SFU Gyms, Pool & Fitness Centre
Residents have access to SFU's world-class athletic and recreational facilities and programs, including aquatic activities, fitness classes, and organized sports programs.
W.A.C. Bennett Library
Residents have access to the library, which houses almost two million different items, including books, journals, maps and tapes.
UniverCity Childcare Centre
Opened this spring, the facility uses the renowned Reggio Emilia childcare model in a building that is one of the most sustainable in Canada.
University High Street
Local shops and services including an organic deli, full-service grocery store and pharmacy, banking, restaurants, and more.
University Highlands Elementary
The first school in BC renovated to meet LEED® Gold standards. Students can walk to school.
Verdant Building
Family-oriented housing sold to SFU faculty and staff at 20 per cent below market. 12 space childcare facilty. Undertaking certification for LEED Gold®.
Public Art: Yellow Fence
Created by Vancouver-based artist Erica Stocking, Yellow Fence stands as a linked piece of art at the front gates of family townhomes.
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
One of the largest outdoor recreation areas in the Lower Mainland. Lush terrain via 23 kilometres of multi-use trails.
UniverCity is a complete community located at the top of Burnaby Mountain beside one of Canada's top comprehensive universities, Simon Fraser University. Perched high above its most beautiful metropolis, UniverCity offers the qualities and services of a modern urban neighbourhood - nestled into a wild, protected forest.
Latest News
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April 20, 2012
In the Vancouver Sun (April 13, 2012), journalist Randy Shore describes the recently opened UniverCity Childcare Centre as “more than just sustainable, [it] is poised to be a net contributor rather than a consumer of energy and precious resources.”
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April 20, 2012
On April 12, 2012, SFU Community Trust celebrated the opening of the revolutionary UniverCity Childcare Centre, the greenest such facility in Canada and the first to integrate the most advanced environmental design with the renowned Reggio Emilia childcare program.