STANDING at the foot of Heather Crossing your eyes can’t help but stray to the rows of majestic maple trees lining the streets, their immense limbs twisting upwards before disappearing into dense greenery. Beneath, sit handsome vintages of an earlier generation of townhouses, all fronted by finely landscaped and well-manicured foliage. Heather Crossing is as satisfying outside as it is in.

Shopping

Good dinner conversation depends on fresh, well-dressed fare – you forgot to shop ahead? – no problem: Heather Crossing is two very short blocks from City Market. It includes a Safeway, open daily ’til midnight, and an amply stocked wine shop, open daily ’til eleven. You can wander west to South Granville’s boutiques and art galleries, south to Granville Island, or east to bustling Cambie and then on to Mount Pleasant’s vintage couture and chilled-out watering holes. Whether your pace and mood are furious or relaxed, Heather Crossing intersects with all your shopping needs.

Leisure

You don’t have to go far to be at one of Vancouver’s public meeting places. A five-minute walk north brings you to Douglas Park and its wonderful Community Centre. A ten-minute walk south brings you to the well-traveled paths of the Seawall. So, whether your leisure needs keep you in – on the ’net or with a video – or out in the air, Heather Crossing is at the centre of it all.