8285 BURNLAKE DRIVE, Burnaby
$1,898,000
This 11,679 sqft property in Burnaby is a detached single-family home on a lot the new rules make suitable for a multiplex. Burnaby follows the provincial small-scale housing rules, so most single-family lots allow three to four homes, and lots near frequent transit can allow up to six. Burnaby's larger average lot size often makes the higher counts easier to lay out.
Large, level 11,679 SF lot on a quiet street in prime Government Road area. Wide 68 foot frontage. Live in or rent out while waiting to build. Main level has 3 bedrooms plus primary bedroom has ensuite. 23'7 x 10' sundeck off the kitchen and dining room. Spacious unfinished basement has separate entry and covered patio under the sundeck. Fully fenced yard. Double carport. 4 residential units allowed with the new high density zoning bylaws. Minutes to Burnaby Lake & Burnaby Mountain, 8 mins to Lougheed Mall & upcoming new Cameron Community Centre. 13 mins to Brentwood Mall. Easy access to Hwy 1 & Lougheed Hwy. Schools: Seaforth Elementary & Burnaby Mountain Secondary.
How this price compares
This lot asks $163 per square foot of lot. That is 40% below the median of $271 across the 258 active lots VanPlex is showing in Burnaby, and puts it 10 of 258 from cheapest to most expensive. Asking prices only, taken from the current MLS® feed.
Land price per square foot is only one input. Frontage, lane access, slope, and how many homes the zoning actually allows decide what a lot is worth to a builder.
Lot and property details
- Price
- $1,898,000
- Lot size
- 11,679 sqft
- Lot dimensions
- 68 x 169
- Frontage
- 68 ft
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Year built
- 1974
- Zoning
- R1
- MLS® area
- Government Road
- MLS® number
- R3110397
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Listing data via MLS®. Displayed for information only. Zoning R1 stamped from the city record on 2026-07-25.