[GMasterAres]

I'm not following how Brentwood is more central compared to Metrotown.

To me Metrotown is about as central as you can get.

1. Faster to downtown (no transfers)
2. Same time to UBC basically though from Metrotown you have more options (aka Joyce, Nanaimo, Downtown busses)
3. Faster to New Westminster
4. Faster to Surrey
6. Faster to Richmond
7. With Evergreen still have access though slower and not direct to Coquitlam

And that's just looking at transit. From a road standpoint, it is a little further but no hugely so from HWY1, but quicker to the above mentioned cities and quicker to YVR, Alex Fraser, etc.

Brentwood on the other hand is currently closer to only the North Shore and SFU generally. I guess you could argue Coquitlam but once you're on HWY1, it is quicker to Coquitlam than trucking along Lougheed most of the day so they're both pretty much the same.

I guess Brentwood in the future after Broadway SkyTrain extension will also be easier to UBC with no transfers whereas on Expo from Metrotown you would need to transfer trains. Time wise though will be abouts the same imho.

49 cents a square foot is ridiculously high for maintenance though. I mean are they laying down platinum and diamond tiles in the lobby or something? Given the typically higher price for the units themselves due to location, you add that maintenance in there and it is even more unaffordable than much of the region. My only guess is they are purely catering to wealthy or well off individuals. I dunno seems crazy. I thought my maintenance fees were high at 29 cents a square foot.

What is the average in Yaletown or Metrotown?

I could be clueless and 49 cents is actually norm.

*shrug*