There are a lot of great restaurants. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Tim Hortons. Groceries can be found at Costco Wholesale which is a 13-minute walk and you'll find Dr Scott Hastings a 7-minute walk as well. For nearby green space, Greentree Village Park and Harwood Park could be good to get out of your home and catch some fresh air or to take your dog for a walk.

Without a car, you can get around quite easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop (Northbound Willingdon Ave @ Sanderson Way) and is a 5-minute walk, but there is also a Subway stop, Brentwood Town Centre Station Platform 2, a 20-minute walk connecting you to the TransLink. It also has (Bus) route 125 Patterson Station/bcit, and (Bus) route 130 Metrotown/pender/kootenay Loop/capilano University nearby.