1788 Cypress St
Vancouver · PID 031-688-101
BC law allows 6 homes on this lot
5,888 ft² lot · zone R3-3
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What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 6 homes on this lot (a multiplex, a house with suites, or a house plus a laneway home).
Front of the lot
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Lot facts
- Address
- 1788 Cypress St
- City
- Vancouver
- PID
- 031-688-101
- Lot size
- 547 m² · 5,888 ft²
- Zone
- R3-3 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R3-3 rules
- Street
- All 251 lots on Cypress St
- Condo building
- 1788 Cypress St: all 6 units
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Vancouver?
- Assessed value (2026)
- $2,298,000 (land $1,724,000)
- Property tax
- about $7,730 a year
• Near a frequent bus stop
Zoning rules · R3-3 · R3-3 District (Residential, low-rise apartment, rental replacement)
Encourage low-rise apartments and mixed-use residential buildings of varied tenures while preserving lower-density options (s.1.1).
- Max floor area
- 9,421 ft² (875 m²), floor space ratio 1.60
- Max height
- 75 ft (23.0 m)
- Setbacks
- front 3.7 m, side 1.8 m, rear 3.1 m, flanking side 3.7 m
- Homes
- No unit cap for apartments (FSR-based); 100% rental required only where the project demolishes or changes use of rental units (or did so in the prior 3 years) (s.3.1.1.5(a)); Rental Housing Stock ODP applies to such projects of 3+ units (s.2.2.5); multiplex up to 8 under R1-1 rules. Unit mix (s.2.2.6): at least 35% of units 2+ bedrooms and at least 10% 3+ bedrooms (s.2.2.6).
Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 (district schedules consolidated to 2026-06; RT-1, RT-2, RT-4/4A, RT-8, RT-10, RM-2, RM-3, FM-1 headers read May 2026; RM-6 February 2026) · s.1.1, 2.1, 2.2.1-2.2.10, 3.1.1.1-3.1.1.5, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.10, 3.2.1.1, 3.2.2.1-3.2.2.4, 4.1.1-4.1.2. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
More on the map
The map shows this lot's true shape and buildable area, slope, sun and shadow, walking distances, schools, hazards, rents and building permits nearby.
Nearby lots
- 109-1925 2nd Ave W 5 m² · R3-3
- 1750 Maple St 1,916 m² · R3-3
- 1812 Maple St 185 m² · R3-3
- 1888 York Ave 1,448 m² · CD-1 (290)
- 1918 York Ave 1,095 m² · RM-4
- 1925 W 2nd Ave 1,370 m² · R3-3
- 1930 W 3rd Ave 1,656 m² · R3-3
- 1932 W 1st Ave 273 m² · R3-3
- 1937 2nd Ave W 5 m² · R3-3
- 1962 1st Ave W 5 m² · R3-3
- 1966 York Ave 549 m² · RM-4
- 1988 Maple St 1,093 m² · R3-3
Data updated Nov 5, 2026. Sources: lot lines from city open data and ParcelMap BC, zoning from each city's open data and bylaw, values from city open data where published, BC Bills 44 and 47. Estimates only, not an appraisal or legal advice; confirm with the city.