213 618 Como Lake Avenue

20% down at 4.34% fixed (Ratehub.ca), 25 years; tax from the listing; strata fee from the listing.

rent

$1,960/mo

after all costs

−$668/mo

cap rate

3.5%

yearly net rent ÷ price

Costs: mortgage $1,995 · tax $152 · strata $289 · insurance ~$35 · vacancy 3% · upkeep 5%.

Rent is today's market rent for a 1-bedroom in Coquitlam: CMHC's average there ($1,708) raised by what new tenants pay against everyone in the Vancouver area, then down 1.5% with Vancouver's asking rents, 2025 Q4 → 2026 Q2. (CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025; CMHC Rental Market Report 2025, table 6.0 (rents on units that turned over to a new tenant); trend: Statistics Canada.) Houses usually rent for more than apartments. 25-year mortgage; rental purchases need at least 20% down.

Rapid transit: Burquitlam SkyTrain station, 400 m (about 6 min walk); Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station, 1.8 km (about 28 min walk).

Estimated tax up 3.1% from 2025 to 2026.

The listing shows $1,828 a year in property tax.

Estimate: the BC Assessment value times Coquitlam's residential tax rate for that year (Province of BC, local government statistics). Leaves out the home owner grant, parcel taxes and utility charges; the city's tax notice is the real figure.

• Development permit for a 26 storey, 288 unit building

  60 m away · 2023 · under review · 625 Como Lake Ave

  Construct a 26-storey tower and seven-storey podium with 288 market-rental units (Phase 3 of entire project)

• Rezoning for a 6 storey, 151 unit building

  350 m away · 2025 · under review · 721, 723, 729, 731, 737, 739 Como Lake Ave & 804 Robinson St

  Construct a six-storey residential building with 151 units.

• Rezoning for a 6 storey, 121 unit building

  280 m away · 2024 · conditionally approved · 711, 713, 717, 721, 723, & 729 Dogwood Street

  Construct one 6-storey apartment building with 104 units and two 4-storey stacked townhouse buildings with 17 units, for a total of 121 units.

• Development permit for a 6 storey, 93 unit building

  290 m away · 2026 · approved · 609 Smith Avenue

  Minor Amendment for landscape changes to six-storey purpose-built rental apartment building with 93 units.

• Rezoning for a 6 storey, 69 unit building

  180 m away · 2022 · under review · 701 Como Lake & 801, 803, 805 Dogwood

  Construct a six-storey apartment building with 69 units and variance to reduce the setback from Dogwood Street from 4.0m to 2.7m.

And 2 smaller applications nearby.

Applications filed with the city, active or decided in the last 3 years, measured from the listing's map pin. An application isn't an approval; the city's page has the current details. Source: City of Coquitlam development applications.

listed now

48 days

median for 507 condos for sale; this one 54 days

Condos in Coquitlam. Sale prices register 1 to 3 months after a sale closes.

the building's lot: 2,858 m² (30,763 sq ft) · PID 029-238-102. from ParcelMap BC; property lines are approximate, a survey is the legal boundary.

Rapid transit: Burquitlam SkyTrain station, 400 m (about 6 min walk); Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station, 1.8 km (about 28 min walk).