Some good places to grab a bite are House of Orange Foods, El Inka Latin Restaurant or Taste of Splendour. Venture a little further for a meal at one of the neighbourhood's restaurants. If you love coffee, you're not too far from Tim Hortons located at 3935 Kincaid St. Groceries can be found at Enterprises Neven which is a 14-minute walk and you'll find Burnaby Hospital a short distance away as well. You are only a 5 minute walk from great parks like Avondale Park and Wesburn Park.

Getting around the area is made simpler with access to the TransLink. Joyce-Collingwood Station Platform 1 Subway stop is a 17-minute walk. There is also Eastbound Kincaid St @ MacDonald Ave BusStop, only steps away, with (Bus) route 025 Brentwood Station/ubc, and (Bus) route 129 Patterson Station/holdom Station nearby.