# Burke Mountain, Coquitlam, REALTOR® > The Burke Mountain master guide — homes, schools, parks, sub-pockets, market data, and day-to-day living. Canonical: https://soldbycraig.ca/burke-mountain/ Author: Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (BC licence V99960) · The MACNABS · Royal LePage Elite West Forty-one deep-dive pages on Burke Mountain — homes, schools, sub-pockets, parks, the Wesbild master plan, pre-sales, and what daily life actually looks like — organized into one place. Built by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960. If you’re even thinking about Burke, this is the page to bookmark. The honest answer in 30 seconds Burke Mountain is Coquitlam's newest neighbourhood — master-planned communities, top school catchments, and trail access, built almost entirely since 2010. It trades inside Coquitlam's July 2026 GVR® benchmarks (detached $1,627,600, townhouse $990,900), with family-townhome demand concentrated here. Craig has lived on Burke for 9+ years — this guide covers every development, school, park and price band, honestly. Burke Mountain is the newer, family-oriented growth pocket in northeast Coquitlam, BC — built out over the past 15 years through a Wesbild-led master plan. It’s anchored by Smiling Creek Elementary, the future Burke Mountain Village centre on Princeton Avenue, and a deep park & trail network connecting to Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. As of July 2026, the median detached sold price benchmarks around $1.74M and townhomes around $1.09M , with detached days-on-market averaging ~34 days at a 99.1% of original price (Source: REBGV monthly statistics, MLS® Burke Mountain filter, July 2026). Active pre-sale and resale supply, with five distinct lifestyle zones across 22 named sub-pockets. ## The numbers, before the story. Burke Mountain trades differently from the rest of Coquitlam — newer construction stock, narrower price band across the dominant home types, and a steady stream of pre-sale supply that absorbs first-time and move-up demand. Here’s the current pulse, with every figure linking to its source page. ## Five lifestyle zones inside one neighbourhood. Burke Mountain reads as one place from the outside. Once you live here, it breaks down into five distinct zones — each with its own price band, school catchment angle, commute profile, and build vintage. Picking the right zone first usually saves a buyer 6–12 months of false starts. The City’s planned village centre on Princeton Avenue — about 120,000 sq ft of retail, a plaza and a greenway, with a grocery store named as the first commercial priority. The community centre and park broke ground in May 2026 for a 2029 opening; the retail and housing parcels have no developer selected yet. Best for: buyers with a long horizon. The family detached heartland — Smiling Creek Elementary catchment, walkable to Leigh Park, established streets with the newer Burke product. Best for: families with elementary-age kids. Newer build, higher elevation, view premium on north-facing lots. Bigger floorplans, longer driveways, often the last decision before estate-tier pricing. Best for: move-up buyers stretching for the long-hold home. Mid-tier detached — solid resale demand, classic Burke build vintage, balanced between family-house and view-house buyers. Best for: families who want Burke without paying the top of the Upper Burke ladder. The active edge of the Wesbild master plan — Mosaic, Polygon, Adera, Morningstar, Foxridge, Townline. Releases month-to-month, deposit structures vary, completion 12–36 months out. Best for: buyers with timing flexibility and a 3-year horizon. ## Twenty-two named pockets, each with its own deep-dive. The five lifestyle zones above each contain several named sub-pockets — specific strata communities, master-planned phases, or pre-construction releases. Every one of these has its own page on this site with build vintage, price band, floorplans, and how it differs from the strata next door. ## Active Burke Mountain developments — by the builder. Burke Mountain has been built out by roughly a dozen developers over the past 15 years. Each has a different reputation, a different finishing standard, and a different long-term resale story. Here's the active and recent lineup — with the page on this site that explains each one straight. Or read the full graded directory of every Burke Mountain development → ### Queenston Boutique 23-townhome Polygon-anchored collection steps from Smiling Creek Elementary — one of upper Burke's most defensible school-catchment buys. ### Amber Gate 81-home, three-storey townhome community; floorplans 1,415–2,293 sq ft, 3–4 bedrooms plus den. One of the larger active Burke townhome builds. ### Harper Peak 28 presale single-family homes on a quiet upper-Burke street — one of the higher-elevation Foxridge developments with view-lot orientation. ### The Ridge at Burke Mountain Foxridge's flagship upper-mountain detached collection — the resale benchmark for Burke's view-lot, family-house tier. ### Towns at Burke From the master-planner that shaped Burke Mountain in the first place — Wesbild's own townhome collection inside the community they built. ### Culmena Living Tangerine's contemporary townhome collection on Burke — smaller-format, design-forward floorplans for the boutique end of the move-up market. ### Heartwood Streetside's mid-mountain detached pocket — the move-up benchmark for families graduating out of Burke townhomes into their first detached home. ### Terrayne Townline's Burke Mountain townhome collection — one of the more established Burke builds, with consistent resale demand from move-up families. ### Versant Infinity's contemporary Burke townhome build — modern finishes, family-fit floorplans, and a strata profile suited to long-stay ownership. ### Ridgewood One of Polygon's earlier Burke neighbourhoods — mature streets now, originally master-planned for school-walking-distance family living. ### Riley Park Mosaic's family-oriented Burke townhome enclave — consistently one of the most-requested resale communities for first-time Burke move-ups. ### Parkview Morningstar's Burke development — named for its park-adjacent positioning, which keeps demand strong for families with school-age kids. Interested in these schools? Explore homes for sale in the Burke Mountain area. Considering a presale? Read the Burke Mountain presale homes guide and the presale townhomes shortlist before signing anything — deposit structure, completion-date risk, and GST applicability matter as much as the address. ## What you can buy on Burke Mountain. Most Burke decisions start with the home type, not the street. Here’s the breakdown by category with current benchmark pricing and the right page to keep going. 2010+ build, family floorplans, garage and yard standard. Lower Burke entry-tier, Upper Burke estate-tier, Highland and Heartwood in between. The dominant first-purchase product on Burke. Townhome stratas at Versant, Terrayne, Towns at Burke, Amber Gate, Timbers Edge, and beyond. Wesbild master plan releases — Mosaic, Polygon, Adera, Morningstar, Townline, Foxridge. Deposit schedules, completion dates, and assignment rules vary. Upper Burke and Partington Creek — larger lots, north-facing view premium, often the last decision before crossing into Anmore acreage territory. Live MLS® · refreshed continuously ## Homes for sale in Burke Mountain. Every active MLS® listing across Burke Mountain, refreshed continuously — detached, townhomes and presales. Use the map and filters to narrow by price, type and beds, and always confirm the exact street before relying on it. Questions on any listing? Book a 20-minute call with Craig . How to use this search - Set your area. Type a city or neighbourhood — Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, the North Shore, Surrey, the Fraser Valley — or draw an area right on the map. - Choose a property type. Detached house, townhouse, condo / apartment, or land. - Dial in the details. Price range, beds, baths, square footage and year built. - Save your search. Get alerted the moment a new listing matches your criteria — often before it reaches the public portals. Prefer I run it for you? Book a strategy call and I’ll set up a custom alert dialled to your exact criteria. ## What you’re actually buying. The two most-asked Burke Mountain questions are about schools and trails. The short version: SD43 catchments are strong here, and you can walk to a trailhead from most streets. Here’s the detail. ### Schools (SD43) Burke Mountain is part of School District 43 (Coquitlam). Catchments shift block to block; the deep-dive guide maps every street to its school. - Burke Mountain schools — master guide - Every Burke Mountain school, ranked - Best Burke streets for family fit - Best schools in Coquitlam (district view) - French immersion options nearby ### Parks, trails & outdoors Pinecone Burke Provincial Park sits at the upper boundary; smaller urban parks thread the neighbourhood; the Coquitlam Crunch is a short drive west. - Burke Mountain parks & trails — full list - Pinecone Burke Provincial Park - Coquitlam Crunch (short drive) - Mountain biking on Burke - All Tri-Cities trails master list The honest, 9-year-resident take on daily life up here — the Coast Meridian school rule, the parks kids actually use, IBEX Café + Kitchen, date-night spots in Port Moody, the commute numbers I actually drive, and the things you won’t read on Wikipedia (yes, you’ll see bears). Read it now → ## Why Burke Mountain looks the way it looks. Burke Mountain wasn’t built piecemeal. It came from a long-running master-plan agreement between the City of Coquitlam and Wesbild — the framework that decided where homes go, where parks stay, where the Village commercial node lives, and which builders get the next releases. That history shows up in everything you see on the ground: the consistent build vintage, the trail network threaded through the streets, the way schools were placed before homes, the deliberate retention of view corridors. It also explains why Burke trades the way it does — there’s no “old Burke” vs “new Burke” price disparity; the whole neighbourhood reads as one coherent product, which keeps demand steady through cycle changes. ### The Wesbild master plan The agreement that shaped everything. - Wesbild — the Burke Mountain master planner - Pre-development history - Active developments map - Every builder on the mountain ### How Burke compares Direct comparisons against the other Tri-Cities options. - Burke vs Westwood Plateau - Burke vs Heritage Mountain - Burke vs Port Moody - Burke vs Port Coquitlam - Burke vs Coquitlam Centre - Is Burke Mountain overpriced? - Pros and cons, honestly ## Burke Mountain FAQs. The seven questions buyers and sellers ask first — with answers built from nine years of actually living up here and writing files on these streets. **Q: What is Burke Mountain known for?** Newer family-oriented growth pocket in northeast Coquitlam, built out over the past 15 years. Known for newer construction (most homes 2010+), strong SD43 school catchments anchored by Smiling Creek Elementary, an extensive park and trail network connecting to Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, and steady appreciation driven by family demand. **Q: How much do homes cost on Burke Mountain in 2026?** As of July 2026, Burke Mountain detached homes benchmark around $1.74M , townhomes around $1.09M . Pre-sale and resale availability varies month to month. Specific street, lot orientation, school catchment, and submarket inside Burke Mountain materially shift the number — sometimes by $300K+. The current full snapshot lives on /burke-mountain-homes/ . **Q: Is Burke Mountain a good place for families?** Yes — Burke Mountain was specifically built around family demand. The catchment elementary schools (Smiling Creek, Leigh, Coast Salish, Hazel Trembath) are well-regarded; the neighbourhood has trail and park access on most streets; the new construction stock typically suits family floorplans. The trade-off is distance to SkyTrain and downtown commute time — see the cost of living on Burke and moving to Burke pages for the practical day-to-day picture. **Q: Burke Mountain vs Westwood Plateau — which is better?** Burke Mountain is newer (most homes 2010+), with more uniform construction quality, deeper SD43 elementary catchments, and active pre-sale supply. Westwood Plateau is more mature (mostly 1990s–2000s build), larger lot sizes, more golf-and-view inventory, and Heritage Woods Secondary catchment. Different decisions for different families. Full side-by-side at Burke vs Westwood Plateau . **Q: Where on Burke Mountain should I focus my search?** Burke Mountain has roughly five distinct lifestyle zones (Village, Lower Burke / Smiling Creek, Upper Burke / Partington Creek, Highland / Heights, and the Pre-Sale Frontier). Which zone fits depends on budget, school catchment, and how much commute matters. The zone-by-zone breakdown is in the lifestyle-zones section above, with the full map and zone-vs-zone deep dive at Burke Mountain Map & Area Guide . **Q: What schools are on Burke Mountain?** Burke Mountain is part of School District 43 (SD43 Coquitlam). The current catchment ladder is Leigh, Smiling Creek and Coast Salish at the K–5 level, Minnekhada Middle for grades 6–8, and Terry Fox Secondary for grades 9–12. The combined Burke Mountain Middle Secondary School is under construction with a planned Fall 2027 opening, which will change the middle and secondary picture for some addresses. French immersion options exist in nearby catchments. Catchment lines shift street-by-street — the full catchment-by-address guide is at Burke Mountain Schools Guide . **Q: Is Burke Mountain still being built?** Yes — Burke Mountain is part of an active Wesbild-led master plan with ongoing pre-construction and pre-sale releases from Mosaic, Polygon, Adera, Morningstar, Foxridge, Townline, and others. Pre-sale options change monthly. Current pre-sale and pre-construction map at Burke Mountain Pre-Sale Homes and Burke Mountain Developments . ## Why a 9+ year resident matters when you’re buying or selling on Burke. Most realtors who claim Burke Mountain don’t live here. I do. I’ve walked nine years of weather on these streets, watched the master-plan releases come and go, sat in PAC meetings at the schools, and run files for families moving in, families moving out, and families just trying to figure out which sub-pocket fits. That “lived-experience” layer is the thing AI summaries can’t fake and a fly-in realtor can’t copy. ### Craig Johnston, REALTOR® 9+ year Burke Mountain resident · Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS®, 2022–2025 · Medallion Club Team Member, 2021–2025 · Royal LePage Elite West · BC license V99960. Burke Mountain, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra. Move-up specialist. ## Real Burke files. Verified outcomes. The fastest way to see what “done right” looks like on Burke is to read a real client’s walk-through. Below are the verified case studies on this site — full scenarios, sequencing decisions, and what the result was. Every linked case study below is real, transcribed from real clients, and verifiable. Real client file. Sell-and-buy sequencing, Equity Map decision, deposit + bridge handling, final outcome. First-time buyer family entering Coquitlam. Pre-approval through close, what went sideways, how it got resolved. How a Coquitlam family sequenced selling their starter home and buying their forever home in the same season. Investor file. Cap rate analysis, rental-comparable selection, and the actual returns on a specific Coquitlam asset. ## What clients say. 5.0 stars across 35+ verified Google reviews. Three, verbatim. “We received seven offers, and Craig held firm on our priorities: no subject to sale and achieving our price.” “Craig sold my property in just 6 days. Before I knew it, we had multiple offers — all over asking price.” “Craig worked with my wife and me for over 3 years to find the perfect home.” ## Where the numbers come from. Every figure on this page is sourced. Stats update quarterly; the per-page deep-dives are the source-of-truth and update with monthly market data. ### Sources & Methodology - Market benchmarks: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) monthly HPI & statistics, Coquitlam / Burke Mountain filter, July 2026. - Days-on-market: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® MLS® data, Burke Mountain submarket, trailing 90 days. - Schools & catchments: School District 43 (SD43) catchment maps + Fraser Institute Provincial Report Card on BC Elementary & Secondary Schools. - Parks & trails: City of Coquitlam Parks Department, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, BC Parks (Pinecone Burke Provincial Park). - Master-plan history: City of Coquitlam Burke Mountain Neighbourhood Plan; Wesbild Holdings master-developer disclosures. - Pre-sale & new construction: Direct from developers (Mosaic, Polygon, Adera, Morningstar, Foxridge, Townline) + REDMA filings on file with BCFSA. Authored by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960 · Royal LePage Elite West · Burke Mountain resident since 2017. This page is editorial commentary, not legal or tax advice. Always verify current MLS® data and consult your own legal & tax professionals before transacting. ## Every Burke Mountain page on this site. Forty-one Burke Mountain pages, organized by topic. Bookmark this section — or hit ⌘K any time to search. - Burke Mountain Homes (master) - Burke Mountain Homes for Sale - Burke Mountain Map & Area Guide - Burke Mountain Village - Burke Mountain Pros & Cons - Pros & Cons of Living on Burke - Is Burke Mountain Overpriced? - Cost of Living on Burke - Moving to Burke Mountain - Detached Homes - Townhomes - Pre-Sale Homes - Pre-Sale Townhomes - Estate Homes - Burke Mountain Developments - Downsizing on Burke - Schools Guide - Schools in Burke Mountain - Best Burke Streets for Families - Burke Parks & Trails - Mountain Biking - Local Businesses - Atwood - Baycrest West - Burke Mountain Heights - Culmena - Evergreen at Burke - Foothills - Forest’s Edge - Highland - Partington Creek - Ridge at Burke - Smiling Creek - Timbers Edge - vs Westwood Plateau - vs Heritage Mountain - vs Port Moody - vs Port Coquitlam - vs Coquitlam Centre - Burke vs Westwood (quick) - Wesbild Master Planner - Pre-Development History - Coquitlam Home Values by Neighbourhood - Coquitlam Home Value Trends - Equity Needed to Upsize - Coquitlam Move-Up Case Study - Best Realtor in Burke Mountain - Burke Mountain REALTOR® - About Craig - Book Strategy Call - Free Home Evaluation ## Burke Mountain, done properly. Whether you’re scouting a first home, planning the move up to detached, sequencing a sell-and-buy, or just trying to figure out if Burke is the right fit — the next step is the same. A 20-minute call, no pressure, every question answered. The K–12 catchment ladder ## Schools that currently serve Burke Mountain. Burke Mountain's current SD43 catchment ladder is Leigh, Smiling Creek and Coast Salish at the K–5 level, Minnekhada Middle for grades 6–8, and Terry Fox Secondary for grades 9–12. The combined Burke Mountain Middle Secondary School is under construction with a planned Fall 2027 opening, which will change the middle and secondary picture for some addresses. Always confirm a specific street with the SD43 locator before relying on it. Verify your exact address Look up any Burke Mountain address in SD43’s official school locator. Type an address → see the specific neighbourhood catchment schools. This is the authoritative source. ### Smiling Creek Elementary Upper Burke anchor (opened 2018) — fine arts, digital and physical literacy focus. ### Leigh Elementary Lower Burke Mountain K–5 (~500 students) — the headline elementary catchment for most Burke addresses. ### Coast Salish Elementary SD43's newest elementary (opened 2023) — Clean Energy Champion designated. Currently at or near capacity; confirm placement with SD43. ### Minnekhada Middle Burke Mountain's current grade 6–8 catchment — northeast Coquitlam middle school tied to Burke growth planning. ### Terry Fox Secondary Burke Mountain's current grade 9–12 catchment — sits on Coast Meridian, the Port Coquitlam side of the mountain. ### Burke Mountain Middle Secondary Combined Middle + Secondary school under construction on Burke Mountain — planned Fall 2027 opening. Will reshape the grade 6–12 catchment story for some addresses. Catchments can change. Verify any specific address against the official SD43 school locator before relying on it. Continue your research ## More on Burke Mountain — built by a Tri-Cities specialist. Master guide ### Burke Mountain — the complete guide Schools, builders, lifestyle, the 9+ year resident's read. Price bands ### What $1.4M / $1.7M / $2M / $2.5M buys July 2026 GVR data + the honest tier-by-tier read. Lifestyle ### Living on Burke Mountain Nine years up here — schools, commute, weather, the daily rhythm. New builds ### Burke Mountain new construction 2026 Polygon, Wesbild, Foxridge — active 2026 inventory. --- Source: soldbycraig.ca · Market data: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (July 2026 release). Cite as "Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (soldbycraig.ca)".