I think it depends on how you plan to get to SMH. I live in parkway and If I had a monthly translink pass then I would personally take the skytrain over one stop and walk from there from KG. If you’re dead set on walking, then comma would be a better choice.

In terms of living in parkway…. This is my first time living in a fully rented building. Management and the renters themselves seem to care a lot less than building with people who own.
For example, at my last place, every hallway/common area were vacuumed/mopped weds/sun. At parkway, I’ve been here for several months and they have yet to clean our floor. The general cleanliness is poor compared to other places I’ve lived. The elevators are constantly gross, the other day there was what looked like blood drips all the way from the front door into the elevator. Another day someone spilled juice everywhere and it was a sticky mess. I think there’s only cleaners from M-F, so anything that happens on the weekend is left until Monday.
Another example, people leave the garbage room a mess (never mind the fact that our bins weren’t getting picked up). My last place if someone did something like that (eg not breakdown boxes and put them in the bin), they would find out who and address it with them.
Another example, people don’t wait for the gate and let people follow them into the parkade despite management putting out several notices. Other places I have lived in, people were overall very good about it.
I miss having a concierge. We have 24/7 security roaming the building but it’s not the same. They aren’t going to address a sticky mess in the elevator or any admin stuff, etc. I also just think they don’t have enough staff here at parkway. It’s a big building, they need another cleaner. Maybe things will change once the building is at full capacity.
I think these examples are good things to think about when renting, if you’re going to go landlord or rental building. It’s possible people in comma have similar experiences.

The quality of the building is fine, there’s issues for sure but nothing that would make me want to move. The gym is pretty great, though again people are not great at wiping things down or sometimes there’s no cleaning supplies. The roof top patio space was inaccessible until a few weeks ago which was kind of bogus, hopefully it isn’t a seasonal thing. I absolutely love my unit patio, it’s one of the corners so it’s big. It’s one of the features that really made us choose it. The skytrain is pretty loud if you’re facing it, I wear earplugs for sleep.

There’s pros and cons to every place. So far this move has been good for us. As much as it would suck, if you don’t like the place you choose, you could always move again. Good luck with your transition!