Question 1

What information can I find about a strata or condo building here?

Accepted Answer

For each building we surface what's publicly available from BC land title and municipal registries: street address, building name (when registered), year built, floor and unit counts, strata or condominium plan number, management company when listed, depreciation report status, and approximate location. The directory does not include current condo fees, special levy history, or reserve fund balances — those live in the strata corporation's document package (Form B, financial statements, minutes, depreciation report) and are surfaced by uploading the package to SearchStrata for AI-powered analysis.

Question 2

How do I find a strata plan number for a BC condo?

Accepted Answer

Type the street address in the search box above and the matching building will surface with its strata plan number (formats like NWS236, EPS11539, BCS3096). If the address isn't found, the building may not be in the public registry yet — you can confirm the strata plan number by ordering a title search through the BC Land Title and Survey Authority (LTSA) or by asking your realtor.

Question 3

Where do condo fees and strata fees come from in BC and Alberta?

Accepted Answer

Condo and strata fees are set by the strata or condominium corporation's annual budget, which is approved by owners at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The amount is driven primarily by operating expenses (insurance, utilities, management, maintenance) and contributions to the Contingency Reserve Fund (CRF) for major capital projects. To see the actual fees and how they've trended for a specific building, you need the strata package — the budget, financial statements, and recent AGM minutes.

Question 4

What's a special levy and why does it matter?

Accepted Answer

A special levy is a one-time assessment charged to strata owners on top of monthly fees, usually for unbudgeted capital work like building envelope remediation, roofing, plumbing, or balcony repairs. A history of special levies — or projected upcoming ones flagged in the depreciation report — is one of the strongest signals about a building's financial health and what the next 5–10 years might cost an owner.

Question 5

Is a depreciation report required for every BC strata?

Accepted Answer

BC strata corporations with five or more residential strata lots are generally required to obtain a depreciation report and refresh it every five years (subject to owner-vote exemptions, which are increasingly restricted). The report projects 30 years of major capital costs and is the single most important document for understanding a building's long-term financial trajectory.

Question 6

Can I research a building's leaky-condo history through this directory?

Accepted Answer

We flag the construction era (pre-1985, the 1985–2000 rainscreen era, 2000–2010 post-rainscreen, and post-2010 newer construction) so you know whether a building falls in the high-risk window. Whether a specific building has had envelope remediation — completed, partial, or pending — only the engineering reports and minutes inside the strata package can answer. Upload the package and SearchStrata will extract the envelope history with page-level citations.

Question 7

Does the directory work for Alberta condo corporations?

Accepted Answer

Yes, partially. Alberta uses the Condominium Property Act rather than BC's Strata Property Act, and the public registry coverage in Alberta is currently thinner — we have a few hundred AB buildings tagged as condos. For Calgary and Edmonton condo research, address and city search work; for the richest data, BC is the more complete dataset today.

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Discovery Place 1 — 3980 Carrigan Crt

Botanica — 585 Kemsley Ave

Botanica — 588 Harrison Ave

Park Avenue Towers 1 — 4134 Maywood St

Tantalus At Silver Springs — 2959 Silver Springs Blvd

Sydney By Ledingham Mcallister — 555 Sydney Ave

Parkside Manor — 6455 Willingdon Ave

The Melville — 1189 Melville St

West Wind At Lelem By Polygon — 5380 Crooked Branch Rd

Richards Living — 1088 Richards St

Kings Crossing Iii — 7303 Noble Lane

Tapestry — 750 W 12th Ave

Elan — 1255 Seymour St

Soco Two — 311 Alderson Ave

Wall Centre — 1050 Burrard St

Ivy On The Park — 5629 Birney Ave

Azure 2 At Southgate City — 7769 Park Cres

Space Lofts — 1238 Seymour St

Perspectives — 2133 Douglas Rd

Etoile — 5333 Goring St

Exeter Hall — 6036 Gray Ave

Sophora At The Park By Polygon — 1182 Westwood St

Granville Island Village — 1345 W 4th Ave

Soco One By Anthem — 308 Alderson Ave

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