Lakewood by DIMEX Group offers sustainability to reflect the Commercial Drive’s forward thinking roots

Iconic, The Drive is one of the most culturally rich, hip and vibrant neighbourhoods’ in the city. It is within this sought-after community that DIMEX Group’s Lakewood will make its home with a forward-thinking Passive House vision for townhomes.

Welcome to Lakewood - a collection of 24 European-inspired Passive House three-bedroom townhomes and one-bedroom garden homes, just three blocks from Commercial Drive.

A leader in passive homes, DIMEX Group is stirring plenty of excitement within the real estate market. With record-breaking heat waves of the past week, Lakewood has attracted even more buzz.

“This last week has continued to reveal extreme changes in temperature that may be a reflection of extend into the winter months,” says Gordana Plemic, director of sales and operations, DIMEX Group. “We need to think about minimizing our carbon footprint to reduce the impact people are having on our planet to stop this trend. Passive homes considerably reduce our carbon footprint on the planet by allowing us to conserve 90 per cent in our heating costs (a minimum of $15,000 over a 10-year span), during the winter but also will reduce the cost of cooling our homes in the summer.”

This is the Tesla car of homes, all electric, Lakewood homes present substantial savings on heating costs while minimizing our carbon footprint. Best of all, they are the most comfortable homes and as an extra bonus, offer the highest air quality with their unique heat recovery fresh air system and thermal bridge free insulation eliminating drafts and maintaining even temperature throughout.

There has never been a better time to get into a Lakewood home. DIMEX Group is offering cash incentives for the remaining collection of homes. During the month of July, those who purchase a one-bedroom garden home will receive $25,000, and $35,000 on the purchase of a three-bedroom.

Lakewood’s thoughtfully designed homes offer open-concept layouts with durable wide plank vinyl flooring, main floor powder room, expansive triple pane windows, built-in shower niche, and adaptable flex-space for storage or home office as well as EV ready parking.

The contemporary townhome kitchens embraces both functionality and timeless elegance - with Fisher & Paykel fridge, Bosch Induction oven, quartz countertop with matching full height quartz backsplash, and integrated pull out cabinet organizer system for utensils, knives and cooking oils, right beside the oven to keep your counters clutter free.

With a high walkable score, Lakewood is steps from the all of the fabulous independent shops and restaurants The Drive is renowned for. In addition, Lakewood is close to numerous parks, Trout Lake's Community Centre and within blocks of both the Skytrain and B-Line to UBC. For young families, Lakewood is a short walk to eight local schools such as Lord Nelson and Laura Secord Elementary and Vancouver Technical and Templeton Secondary. St. Francis Assisi, Our Lady of Sorrows, Notre Dame and Stratford Hal, to provide a wide range of options.

“Commercial Drive is going even greener - the City has recently announced that it is going from four lanes of traffic, down to two,” says Plemic. “Making commutes to work and weekend adventures to countless local parks on two wheels part of living in this community.”

With attractive cash incentives and one-bedroom garden homes starting from $599,900, while the three-bedroom townhomes start at $1,180,000, Lakewood’s remaining homes are sure to sell fast. Lakewood’s Sales Centre is located at DIMEX Group’s head office at 610-1155 West Pender Street in Downtown Vancouver and is open by appointment only. For more information or to book an appointment, email info@lakewoodliving.ca or visit www.lakewoodliving.ca. Completion is set for summer 2023.