Mount Pleasant, Vancouver
Living in Mount Pleasant: homes and lots, what BC's new housing laws allow, who lives here, and the schools, shops and parks nearby.
Open Mount Pleasant on the GeoLotView map
About Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 2,716 home lots and about 37,095 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R3-2, and a typical lot is about 4,026 ft². Most homes were built in the 1910s.
Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 937 can have 6 homes, 279 can have 3 homes, 6 can have 4 homes. 1,217 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 $1,956,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).
40% of households own their home and 60% rent. 24% of commuters take transit, 18% walk and 58% drive. The median age is about 36.4.
The closest rapid transit is Main Street-Science World Station, about 950 m from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 11 grocery stores, including Jood Halal Meats And Grocery, Kim's Mart, Kosher Food Warehouse. 178 cafés and restaurants and 49 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 6 schools are inside the neighbourhood.
In Mount Pleasant
Schools
Groceries
- Jood Halal Meats And Grocery
- Kim's Mart
- Kosher Food Warehouse
- No Frills
- PriceSmart Foods
- Sakuraya Japanese Supermarket
- Save-On-Foods
- Tama Supermarket
Cafés & restaurants
- 178 inside the neighbourhood
- Nemesis Coffee 130 m
- Kafka 250 m
- Paper Crane Coffee 370 m
- Domino's 380 m
Parks & playgrounds
- Carolina Park
- China Creek Park North
- China Creek Park South
- Creekside Park
- East Park
- Guelph Park
- Habitat Island Park
- Hinge Park
Rapid transit
- Main Street-Science World Station 950 m away
- VCC-Clark Station 1.0 km away
Pharmacy
- La Madonna 420 m away
- Pharmasave 540 m away
Library & community centre
- Creekside Community Recreation Centre
- Heritage Hall
- Mount Pleasant Community Centre
- Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House
- Tonari Gumi– Japanese Community Volunteers Association
- Ukrainian Orthodox Centre
- VPL: Mount Pleasant Branch
Zones
- R3-2 1,480 lots
- R3-3 306 lots
- C-3A 274 lots
- R5-3 225 lots
- C-2A 120 lots
- R5-2 114 lots
Homes by type (2021 census)
| Type | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments under 5 storeys | 10,550 | 52% |
| Apartments 5+ storeys | 7,310 | 36% |
| Duplex units | 1,145 | 6% |
| Semi-detached | 550 | 3% |
| Houses | 450 | 2% |
| Row houses | 365 | 2% |
Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.
Rezoning & development applications
47 open applications on the map. Most recent:
- 25-55 E 12th Ave Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ334 on the map city page ↗ - 44 E 13th Ave Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ551 on the map city page ↗ - 464-482 E 8th Ave and 2401 St. George St Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ583 on the map city page ↗ - 401 Kingsway Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ644 on the map city page ↗ - 421 Kingsway Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ645 on the map city page ↗ - 111 E 5th Ave Rezoning in review (referred back to staff)
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ649 on the map city page ↗ - 314-324 W 12th Ave Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ665 on the map city page ↗ - 2900-2926 Fraser St Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ679 on the map city page ↗ - 124-148 E 6th Ave Rezoning in review
Rezoning: office
Office · RZ505 on the map city page ↗ - 259-293 E 11th Ave and 216 Kingsway Public hearing coming up
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ678 on the map city page ↗ - 1940 Main St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ195 on the map city page ↗ - 325 E 6th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ496 on the map city page ↗
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Streets in Mount Pleasant
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Biggest condo buildings in Mount Pleasant
162 W 1st Ave562 units1618 Quebec St304 units159 W 2nd Ave296 units409 W 2nd Ave259 units288 E Broadway257 units251 E 7th Ave251 units1768 Cook St248 units38 W 1st Ave246 units180 E 2nd Ave240 units1688 Salt St233 units1691 Main St230 units181 W 1st Ave213 units2050 Scotia St202 units1753 Manitoba St189 units1610 Salt St187 units110 Switchmen St181 units1775 Quebec St180 units1678 Pullman Porter St177 units1661 Quebec St174 units123 W 1st Ave169 units63 W 2nd Ave169 units1616 Columbia St166 units108 E 1st Ave166 units288 W 1st Ave155 units1708 Ontario St140 units1988 Wylie St133 units756 Great Northern Way131 units256 E 2nd Ave125 units2321 Scotia St125 units2808 Cambie St125 units
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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.