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Fairview, Vancouver

Living in Fairview: homes and lots, what BC's new housing laws allow, who lives here, and the schools, shops and parks nearby.

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33,975people (2021 census)
1,383home lots
$4,162,000middle lot value (not condos)
6,254 ft²typical lot size

About Fairview

Fairview is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 1,383 home lots and about 33,975 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is C-3A, and a typical lot is about 6,254 ft². Most homes were built in the 1980s.

Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 566 can have 6 homes, 99 can have 3 homes, 11 can have 4 homes. 274 lots are close enough to rapid transit that the city must consider buildings up to 20 storeys (Bill 47). The middle assessed value of a single-title home lot (not counting condos) is $4,162,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).

41% of households own their home and 59% rent. 20% of commuters take transit, 27% walk and 53% drive. The median age is about 42.6.

Rapid transit stations here: Broadway-City Hall Station, Olympic Village Station. There are 13 grocery stores, including Four Season Farm, Granville Island Produce, La Win Supermarket. 206 cafés and restaurants and 38 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 4 schools are inside the neighbourhood.

In Fairview

Schools

Groceries

  • Four Season Farm
  • Granville Island Produce
  • La Win Supermarket
  • Loblaws
  • Meinhardt
  • No Frills
  • Organic Acres Market
  • Polo Farmer's Market

Cafés & restaurants

  • 206 inside the neighbourhood
  • Maple Leaf Pizza 60 m
  • Broadway Chinese 60 m
  • Masa Japanese Restaurant 70 m
  • McDonald's 80 m

Parks & playgrounds

  • 13th @ Granville Parklet
  • 6th & Fir
  • Barbara Howard Plaza
  • Charleson Park
  • Choklit Park
  • Ecole Bilingue Big Playground
  • Ecole Bilingue Small Playground
  • Fifth and Pine Pop-up Park (Pollinator Project)

Rapid transit

  • Broadway-City Hall Station
  • Olympic Village Station

Pharmacy

  • Pharmasave 80 m away
  • Shaughnessy Pharmacy 290 m away

Library & community centre

  • False Creek Community Centre
  • University of British Columbia Medical Student and Alumni Centre
  • VPL: Firehall Branch

Zones

  • C-3A 421 lots
  • R3-3 416 lots
  • R5-3 184 lots
  • R4-1 96 lots
  • C-2A 80 lots
  • R3-2 64 lots

Homes by type (2021 census)

TypeHomesShare
Apartments under 5 storeys11,63059%
Apartments 5+ storeys6,82035%
Row houses8905%
Semi-detached1251%
Houses700%
Duplex units550%

Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.

Rezoning & development applications

44 open applications on the map. Most recent:

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Streets in Fairview

2nd Ave W 4th Ave W 6th Ave W 7th Ave W 8th Ave W 15th Ave W Alder St Ash St Birch St Broadway W Burrard St Cambie St Fir St Granville St Heather St Hemlock St Laurel St Oak St Pine St Spruce St W 2nd Ave W 4th Ave W 5th Ave W 6th Ave W 7th Ave W 8th Ave W 10th Ave W 11th Ave W 12th Ave W 13th Ave W 14th Ave W 15th Ave W 16th Ave W Broadway Willow St

Biggest condo buildings in Fairview

1450 Pennyfarthing Drive302 units1777 W 7th Ave256 units2851 Heather St232 units1125 W 12th Ave216 units1425 W 6th Ave214 units3133 Cambie St207 units1450 W 6th Ave179 units2628 Ash St177 units518 Moberly Road158 units1445 Marpole Ave157 units1345 W 4th Ave146 units1508 Mariner Walk143 units456 Moberly Road142 units550 W Broadway137 units603 W 8th Ave134 units1859 Spyglass Place132 units728 W 8th Ave127 units2201 Pine St125 units1628 W 1st Ave97 units1540 W 2nd Ave96 units522 Moberly Road94 units1068 W Broadway93 units2628 Long Life Place92 units1428 W 6th Ave92 units522 W 8th Ave88 units1502 Island Park Walk87 units1529 W 6th Ave86 units1575 W 10th Ave85 units525 Wheelhouse Square83 units2268 Pine St82 units

Other neighbourhoods in Vancouver

Arbutus Ridge Downtown Dunbar-Southlands Grandview-Woodland Hastings-Sunrise Kensington-Cedar Cottage Kerrisdale Killarney Kitsilano Marpole Mount Pleasant Oakridge Renfrew-Collingwood Riley Park Shaughnessy South Cambie Strathcona Sunset Victoria-Fraserview West End West Point Grey

Boundaries: Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Lots: city open data and ParcelMap BC. Places: OpenStreetMap. Homes allowed is our estimate under BC's Bills 44 and 47; confirm with Vancouver before buying or building.