Orchid: Convenience of condo living with walk-out hiking trails

By Sheryl Gray, February 26, 2016

The time is now to hurry out to Port Coquitlam so that you can stop rushing around, and start to live a more relaxed lifestyle, with an easy commute and out-the-door access to the great outdoors. Imagine stepping out your front door and hopping on the Traboulay PoCo Trail, or walking down the street to huge, open parkland, or even just sitting along the edge of the Coquitlam River. Just as easy is the walk to the West Coast Express commuter train to downtown Vancouver, or mere minutes’ drive to major highways.

Life is this good at Orchid, a new condominium development in Port Coquitlam, just steps from Gates Park. Two, six-story buildings of one- and two-bedroom condos bring convenience and affordability to home ownership. Building 1 is on the cusp of sell-out, and Building 2 is halfway to sold. The price is right, starting in the low $200Ks, and the location seals the deal.

“Our new homebuyers hear of the tremendous value of the homes, and we’re seeing so many first-time buyers coming east from Burnaby, Coquitlam, and the North Shore,” says Karen Gallant, sales manager with Quantum Properties, Orchid’s developer and builder. "Our clients start to explore not just our homes, but also the surrounding community, and the river’s edge setting is a beautiful new reality for everyday living."

Quantum Properties is a local Abbotsford-based company that manages its own projects from design to construction to sales. They have an in-house construction team and work with skilled craftspeople and tradespeople from the Lower Mainland. The Quantum sales team picks up where the construction ends off, and works with homebuyers to ensure a stress-free experience from first viewing to key handover.

"The Orchid homes are set around beautiful courtyards with a relaxing water feature, patios, garden benches, walkways and beautifully landscaped arbour areas," says Gallant. "With the adjacency of trails, parkland, and the river, the whole living experience really melds into one tremendous outdoor living space for everyone, whether seeking activity or pure relaxation."

Orchid also provides for indoor relaxation and enjoyment. Residents will enjoy many shared amenities including a yoga studio, weight and cardio rooms, theatre room and craft and hobby room. For the entertainers and multi-taskers, there is a business centre with library, an open-concept meeting space with kitchenette and an overnight guest suite. Fido will enjoy the pet washing station after playing at the nearby off-leash dog park.

All suites feature nine-foot ceilings, with the addition of vaulted areas on the sixth floor. A wide range of modern, open floor plans all boast large windows with 2" slat blinds. A feeling of airiness and space is predominant in the two designer colour schemes, the sleek "white on white" and the urban contemporary "shades of grey."

Standard features include wide plank vinyl laminate in the main living space and fully carpeted bedrooms. Stainless steel appliances include a side-by-side refrigerator with water and ice, smoothtop slide-in range, flush mount hood fan and dishwasher. Optional add-ons include built-in microwave, front-loading washer and dryer, custom closet organizers and on-site private, locked storage rooms.

Orchid is located at 2495 Wilson Avenue in Port Coquitlam. One-bedroom condos range from 528 to 705 sq.ft and start in the low $200Ks; two-bedroom condos sized from 654 to 840 sq.ft start at $259,900. The Show Suite is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 6pm. More information about Orchid is available at www.orchidcondos.com or by contacting Trevor Street PREC of Keller Williams Elite Realty at 778-846-9096 or TrevorStreetTeam@gmail.com.

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