Tempe

Tempe stands apart from the rest of this corridor. It's consistently 1980s-built homes on flat, quiet, cul-de-sac streets, an unusually cohesive planned aesthetic for the North Shore, and it's the corridor's practical, family-first option.

If you want newer construction quality and flat, walkable streets without committing to a single commercial corridor, this is it. Tempe also has a distinct school catchment from the other three communities here, worth understanding before you shop this pocket, see the Schools section below.

Housing Stock

• The Asset: Consistently 1980s-built homes, a cohesive planned aesthetic that's unusual for the North Shore.
• The Streets: Flat, quiet, cul-de-sac streets, genuinely walkable in a way the corridor's hillside communities aren't.
• Price tier: Relative to the corridor's blended benchmark (see the Upper Lonsdale & Braemar page for current figures).

Who This Is Actually Right For

Analyst Note: Tempe is the right fit for buyers who want newer construction quality and flat, walkable streets, and are comfortable with a different school catchment than the rest of this corridor. It's the practical, family-first option in this group, not a view or heritage play like Upper Lonsdale or Braemar.

Lifestyle & Amenities

• Flat, walkable streets: A genuinely different feel from the rest of this hillside corridor, quiet cul-de-sacs rather than steep grades.
• Planned cohesion: Consistently 1980s-built stock gives this pocket an unusually unified look for the North Shore.
• Position: Part of the broader Upper Lonsdale & Braemar corridor, distinct in both build era and school catchment.

Schools

Tempe is the exception in this corridor. Most of Tempe feeds Boundary Elementary, leading into Argyle Secondary, rather than the Braemar Elementary/Carisbrooke Elementary/Carson Graham Secondary pattern that covers Upper Lonsdale, Braemar, and Princess Park. Confirming the exact address and catchment matters more here than almost anywhere else in this corridor.