At a time when applications for new builds are seemingly endless, not all condo amenities are created equal.

The common denominator is convenience: amenities should remove the requirement for residents to leave the building for everyday routines and rhythms. But, as life evolves, so do the types of amenities today’s (and tomorrow’s) condo dwellers really want — and need.

To analyze the rise and fall of amenities in new builds, Spark Real Estate Technologies — a Vancouver-based company that specializes in new development sales and marketing software — surveyed a panel of industry experts based on what they were seeing in the market.

The panel ranked each condo amenity in terms of homeowner desirability in 2023, and assessed whether that ranking is on the rise, unchanged, or sinking. The results were then reviewed, consolidated, and curated into the rankings shown below.

With backgrounds in everything from urban planning to media to real estate software sales, this expert panel includes Naama Blonder (Urban Planner, Smart Density); Laura Hanrahan (Deputy Editor, Storeys Publishing); Jessica Radziszewska (Vice President of Sales, Spark); Riel Sammy (Strategic Director, Channel 13 Advertising & Design Inc.); and Sally Turner (Director of Consulting, Urbanation).