There are quite a few restaurants to choose from around Maxwell Green. Some good places to grab a bite are Pink Peppercorn Seafood House and Collective Goods Bistro & Grocer. Venture a little further for a meal at Vietnamese Restaurants, Trung Nguyen Cafe or Al Diwan. If you love coffee, you're not too far from Pallet Coffee Roasters Cafe located at 1398 Kingsway. Groceries can be found at Famous Foods which is only a 3 minute walk and you'll find Alberto Pharmacy a 11-minute walk as well. Nearby schools include: School Board Vancouver and Community Montessori Preschool. Love being outside? Look no further than Brewers Park, Kingscrest Park or Vancouver City, which are only steps away from Maxwell Green.

For those residents of Maxwell Green without a car, you can get around rather easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop (Westbound Kingsway @ Dumfries St) and is not far, but there is also a Subway stop, Nanaimo Station Platform 2, only a 11 minute walk connecting you to the TransLink. It also has (Bus) route 019 Metrotown Station/stanley Park, and (Bus) route N19 Downtown/surrey Central Station Nightbus nearby.