Recommended nearby places to eat are Raga Restaurant, The Universal Enlightenment Society and Once Upon A Bite. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Starbucks. Groceries can be found at Meinhardt Fine Foods which is a 6-minute walk and you'll find Shaughnessy Pharmacy not far as well. For nearby green space, Choklit Park, Charleson Park and Willow Park could be good to get out of your home and catch some fresh air or to take your dog for a walk. As for close-by schools, Family Montessori School Society and Madrona School are a 5-minute walk away.

Without a car, you can get around rather easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop (Eastbound W Broadway @ Alder St) and is not far, but there is also a Subway stop, Broadway-City Hall Station Platform 1, a 11-minute walk connecting you to the TransLink. It also has (Bus) route 009 Boundary/commercial broadway/granville/alma/ubc, and (Bus) route N9 Downtown/lougheed Station/coquitlam Central Station nearby.