Housing & setting
A municipal town centre
Brentwood serves northwest Burnaby within the City’s town-centre framework.
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Burnaby · NEIGHBOURHOOD GUIDE
Brentwood
A growing town centre in northwest Burnaby. Explore established transit, local services and the plans shaping what comes next.
Official guide sources reviewed . Project updates and photographs have their own dates.
GET TO KNOW THE AREA
Brentwood at a glance
Rapid transit
Millennium Line access
Brentwood Town Centre is an established SkyTrain station.
Parks & public space
Jim Lorimer Park
The City published an upgrade update in August 2026.
Daily destinations
Shopping & services
A town-centre mix of retail, services and employment.
Planned / developing Brentwood Community Centre remains a planned facility. The City’s schedule is a forecast, not an opening guarantee. View the plan ↗
Source reviews dated 2026-10-18. Amenities and routes vary by address; check access and current service with the provider.
URBYN PULSE · BRENTWOOD
What changed here
Planning records, project updates and local stories connected to Brentwood. Every item links to its evidence. Dates show when Urbyn recorded the update.
No dated changes have been established for this neighbourhood in the available history. This does not mean there is no local activity.
Sources and coverage
Includes available municipal and project history, the latest 50 published Urbyn stories, and reviewed inventory comparisons. Associations require a linked local project or an explicit neighbourhood label. City-wide stories stay in the city feed. A record check, first inventory observation or planned completion date does not create a new milestone.
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Housing and community context
Brentwood’s town-centre role brings higher-density housing together with shopping, services and employment. Check project-specific records for an individual building’s proposed homes, approvals and completion evidence.
Transit and getting around
Brentwood Town Centre station is on the Millennium Line. TransLink’s schedules and station maps provide the appropriate starting point for comparing transfers, entrances and your own commute. This guide does not convert transit access into an invented walkability score.
Parks and public space
The City’s August 2026 update describes the upgraded Jim Lorimer Park in Brentwood. Parks are a useful part of a neighbourhood visit, but a district-wide description does not establish walking distance from an individual project. Check the official update and visit the specific route.
What is changing
The City says the Brentwood Community Centre design is finalized and its building permit issued. The published schedule plans construction to begin in 2027, with completion anticipated in 2030. These are plans observed on October 17, 2026, not an operating facility or a guaranteed delivery date.
Before choosing a home here
- Separate existing recreation options from the planned community centre.
- Read the latest municipal project update before relying on a forecast completion year.
- Compare station access and street crossings from the actual address you are considering.
Check school catchment, accessibility and service eligibility for the actual address with the responsible provider.
Development context
Guide area follows the named community context. Project associations use explicit source neighbourhood labels, not inferred boundaries or proximity.
No project association has been established for this guide yet. That does not mean there are no developments here. Explore the city-wide collections below.
Sources and review
- City of Burnaby — Town Centres ↗
Municipal source · reviewed 2026-10-17 - TransLink — SkyTrain schedules and station maps ↗
Transit authority · reviewed 2026-10-17 - City of Burnaby — Jim Lorimer Park update ↗
Municipal source · reviewed 2026-10-17 - City of Burnaby — Brentwood Community Centre ↗
Municipal source · reviewed 2026-10-17
Summaries describe what these sources supported on their review dates. Planned facilities and schedules can change. Report a correction.