Views and value on offer at Horizon 21

Centred Development launches 150-unit tower in a growing Coquitlam neighbourhood.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have choked off much economic activity in the Lower Mainland, but the developers behind a new residential tower in Coquitlam are hoping that people still know a good deal when they see one. Centred Development’s Horizon 21 is a 150-unit development that will stand at the intersection of Blue Mountain Street and Lougheed Highway. It has plenty to recommend it

The development gets its name from the 21 stories in the building and the views it offers of the Fraser River, according to Sally Wang, a sales representative with Key Marketing who is working with the developers.

“There’s lots of shopping and amenities in the area already and the walk to Braid Skytrain is also only 13 minutes. As a result, we’ve had a lot of purchasers coming from downtown Vancouver — it’s only 33 minutes away using rapid transit,” Wang said.

Located adjacent to two major thoroughfares – the Lougheed and Trans-Canada Highways, residents at Horizon 21 will have easy access to Lower Mainland destinations in all directions. And if they want to stay closer to home, there’s plenty of shopping, dining, schools and amenities in the area. The website for the development lists the highlights, including Cineplex Cinemas, Cactus Club Café, Town Hall Public House, Real Canadian Superstore, Ikea, Place Des Arts, Alderson Elementary and Maillard Middle School.

“This is a chance to be among the first to move into a new condo in this neighbourhood,” said Wang. “I can really see this area becoming the next Brentwood or the next Lougheed Town Centre.”

“We’ve seen lots of first-time buyers and investors here because the price is right for them,” she added. “Our studios and one-bedrooms are facing south so you’ll get a view and lots of natural light. Then on the north side there are mountain views as well.”

Chris Tioseco, a realtor who lives in Yaletown, is one of those investors, having bought a small studio apartment at Horizon 21. He liked the development so much he even recommended it to one of his clients, who also bought one of the homes on offer.

“The reason I chose that particular plan is because of the way it faces,” said Tioseco. “You get a water view with a small studio, which is tough to find anywhere else. I like the layout of it. It was relatively wide, rather than long and narrow. I thought the floor plans in this development were very well done.”

“I like being the first in the neighbourhood,” Tioseco added. “It went from Brentwood to the North Road area and the Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station where we were seeing tons of highrises. But in this neighbourhood, which is the next stop down at Braid Station, there weren’t any. There’s been some lowrise development here, but I think this is the next gap that’s going to be filled, so to me it seemed like a great investment.”

Centred Developments is a new company and Horizon 21 will be their first project. They also have a townhouse project in the works on the west side of Vancouver.

“They’re a fast-growing developer that has bought a lot of land,” said Wang. “They’ve hired a very good construction company and architects with Kerkhoff Construction and DA Architects & Planners to help them design and put this building together.”

The result of their efforts will be a concrete tower with a façade of metal, glass and limestone-like panels. There will be retail and office space on the podium levels and the building will also include a fitness centre, a multi-functional amenity room and a south-facing outdoor patio on the fourth floor. The development includes studios, plans of between one and three bedrooms and eight townhouses. Homes are priced from $299,900 to $1,222,900.

Kitchens at Horizon 21 come with quartz countertops and marble-inspired porcelain tile backsplashes, under cabinet lighting and double-bowl stainless steel sinks. Luxury matte black pull-down faucets are an upgrade option. The appliance packages are by Blomberg, Bosch, Panasonic and AEG.

Bathrooms have quartz countertops, mirror cabinets for extra storage, under cabinet lighting activated by motion sensors, chrome shower kits (again with optional matte black upgrades) and porcelain tile flooring.

“I like the finishes in the homes — the black faucets in particular — and the colour schemes,” said Tioseco. “As an investment, they also look like they’ll wear very well so that was one of the things that drew me to this project. I thought it was just a very well-done building.”

Horizon 21
Project location: 218 Blue Mountain Street
Project size: 150 homes – studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom plans and eight townhomes. Prices range from $299,900 to $1,222,900.
Developer: Centred Developments
Architect: DA Architects & Planners
Interior designer: Ross & Company Interiors
Sales centre: 218 Blue Mountain Street
Hours: By appointment only
Sales phone: 604.423.4222
Website: horizon21living.com