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The Laureates

5628 Birney Ave, Vancouver · UBC & University Endowment Lands

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Risk read
High · Water, envelope & structural
1
decisions
20242024
span
3
issues
0/1
owner wins

What this building’s record shows

The Laureates has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 1 times (20242024), surfacing 3 distinct issues across 3 categories. The dominant theme is water, envelope & structural, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated high. Owners prevailed in 0 of 1 decisions; total awards on record: $45,147.

Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.

Water, envelope & structural

High severity1 decision

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.

Water Damage · 1

Building systems & safety

Elevated severity1 decision

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.

Plumbing Systems · 1

Maintenance & upkeep

Low severity1 decision

Deferred repairs and general upkeep. Minor on their own, but alongside structural cases they reinforce a picture of a building falling behind.

Maintenance Deficiency · 1

The decisions

Every tribunal decision linked to this building, newest first.

2024 BCCRT 1097
2024-10-31Decided$45,147

The applicant's kitchen sink experienced a wastewater backup during maintenance work on common property plumbing by the strata's contractor, resulting in property damage. The owner claimed compensation totaling $45,146.70 for cleanup, repairs, and temporary housing costs. The tribunal's decision and outcome are not specified in the available excerpt.

Who runs this building

Awm-alliance

Across 118 buildings, this manager has 86 tribunal cases on record — a dispute rate of 3.01 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.