Riley Park, Vancouver
Living in Riley Park: homes and lots, what BC's new housing laws allow, who lives here, and the schools, shops and parks nearby.
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About Riley Park
Riley Park is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 5,701 home lots and about 23,685 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R1-1, 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 2,781 can have 6 homes, 1,046 can have 3 homes, 116 can have 4 homes. 1,454 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 $2,385,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).
57% of households own their home and 43% rent. 23% of commuters take transit, 11% walk and 65% drive. The median age is about 40.
The closest rapid transit is King Edward Station, about 810 m from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 4 grocery stores, including East West Market, Jasmine Mediterranean Foods, Nesters Market. 108 cafés and restaurants and 28 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 5 schools are inside the neighbourhood.
In Riley Park
Schools
Groceries
- East West Market
- Jasmine Mediterranean Foods
- Nesters Market
- Organic Acres Market
Cafés & restaurants
- 108 inside the neighbourhood
- Simple Love 200 m
- Seasons in the Park 290 m
- connectcafé 630 m
- Connect Express 660 m
Parks & playgrounds
- Cartier Park
- Grimmett Park
- Hillcrest Park
- Lilian To Park
- Nat Bailey Stadium Park
- Prince Edward Park
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Riley Park
Rapid transit
- King Edward Station 810 m away
- Oakridge-41st Avenue Station 900 m away
Pharmacy
- yYoung Pharmacy 790 m away
- Safeway 1.0 km away
Library & community centre
- Hillcrest Community Centre
- VPL: Terry Salman Branch
- Vancouver Welsh Society
Zones
- R1-1 5,066 lots
- C-2A 300 lots
- RT-2 191 lots
- R5-1 38 lots
- RT-5 36 lots
- RM-8A 22 lots
Homes by type (2021 census)
| Type | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Duplex units | 3,505 | 36% |
| Apartments under 5 storeys | 2,990 | 31% |
| Houses | 2,505 | 26% |
| Apartments 5+ storeys | 290 | 3% |
| Row houses | 195 | 2% |
| Semi-detached | 180 | 2% |
Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.
Rezoning & development applications
18 open applications on the map. Most recent:
- 475 W 27th Ave Rezoning in review
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ461 on the map city page ↗ - 4338-4362 Cambie St Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ588 on the map city page ↗ - 486 W 26th Ave Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ655 on the map city page ↗ - 485 W 35th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ166 on the map city page ↗ - 5507-5521 Columbia Street Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ221 on the map city page ↗ - 187-195 West 41st Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ229 on the map city page ↗ - 486 West 26th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ236 on the map city page ↗ - 4338-4362 Cambie St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ237 on the map city page ↗ - 5515-5525 Elizabeth St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ276 on the map city page ↗ - 485 W 28th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ311 on the map city page ↗ - 5412 Cambie St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ312 on the map city page ↗ - 109 E 40th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ242 on the map city page ↗
Thinking of buying or selling in Riley Park?
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Streets in Riley Park
19th Ave E 26th Ave E 30th Ave E 31st Ave E 33rd Ave E 36th Ave E 37th Ave E 38th Ave E 39th Ave E 40th Ave E 41st Ave E 41st Ave W Alberta St Aubrey Place Balkan St Cambie St Carolina St Columbia St E 16th Ave E 17th Ave E 18th Ave E 19th Ave E 20th Ave E 21st Ave E 22nd Ave E 23rd Ave E 24th Ave E 26th Ave E 27th Ave E 28th Ave E 29th Ave E 30th Ave E 31st Ave E 32nd Ave E 33rd Ave E 34th Ave E 35th Ave E 36th Ave E 37th Ave E 38th Ave E 39th Ave E 40th Ave E 41st Ave E King Edward Ave E Woodstock Ave Elizabeth St Fraser St James St John St Kersland Drive Main St Manitoba St Nigel Ave Ontario St Peveril Ave Prince Edward St Quebec St Sophia St St. George St Talisman Ave W 16th Ave W 17th Ave W 18th Ave W 19th Ave W 20th Ave W 21st Ave W 22nd Ave W 23rd Ave W 26th Ave W 27th Ave W 28th Ave W 37th Ave W 38th Ave W 39th Ave W 40th Ave W 41st Ave W King Edward Ave W Woodstock Ave Walden St Woodstock Ave E
Biggest condo buildings in Riley Park
3480 Main St164 units360 E 36th Ave145 units3333 Main St107 units4408 Cambie St90 units5168 Cambie St81 units5212 Cambie St81 units4908 Cambie St79 units4240 Cambie St64 units4928 Quebec St61 units489 W 26th Ave58 units469 W King Edward Ave58 units288 W King Edward Ave55 units5058 Cambie St51 units94 W King Edward Ave51 units688 E 17th Ave50 units475 W 28th Ave50 units168 E 35th Ave48 units5693 Elizabeth St47 units4113 Fraser St46 units209 E 20th Ave46 units688 E 16th Ave45 units438 W King Edward Ave44 units4988 Cambie St44 units5089 Quebec St43 units4080 Yukon St42 units202 E 24th Ave39 units5080 Quebec St38 units215 E 33rd Ave37 units488 W 40th Ave36 units688 E 19th Ave36 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.