1268 W Broadway St, Vancouver · Fairview
See the whole Fairview risk profile →City Gardens has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 1 times (2023–2023), surfacing 6 distinct issues across 4 categories. The dominant theme is water, envelope & structural, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated high. Owners prevailed in 1 of 1 decisions; total awards on record: $12,794.
Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.
Water ingress, roof, and building-envelope failures are the most expensive problems a condo faces, and they’re what drive large special assessments. Structural cases on record are the strongest reason to commission an engineer’s review of the envelope.
Boundaries, parking, and renovation disputes — who controls and can alter shared space. Usually lower-stakes individually, but frequent cases show ongoing friction between owners and the board.
Electrical, HVAC, elevators, and fire safety. Disputes here point to aging or contested infrastructure — confirm the status of major systems and whether any fire-safety orders are outstanding.
Deferred repairs and general upkeep. Minor on their own, but alongside structural cases they reinforce a picture of a building falling behind.
Every tribunal decision linked to this building, newest first.
The owner of a strata lot suffered persistent water damage from balcony leaks spanning two decades. Despite repeated complaints, the strata corporation neglected proper investigation and remediation, resulting in significant interior damage. The tribunal awarded $12,794.24 and mandated engineering assessment plus timely repairs.
Across 42 buildings, this manager has 6 tribunal cases on record — a dispute rate of 0.68 per 100 units. A manager’s portfolio-wide rate is a signal of how they run buildings generally, beyond this one address.
Sourced from published tribunal decisions and analysed by PropTrust. Not legal advice. Verify with the corporation and a licensed professional before purchase.