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Strathcona, Vancouver

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

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13,795people (2021 census)
782home lots
$1,595,000middle lot value (not condos)
3,057 ft²typical lot size

About Strathcona

Strathcona is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 782 home lots and about 13,795 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is RT-3, and a typical lot is about 3,057 ft². Most homes were built in the 1900s.

Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 406 can have 6 homes, 99 can have 3 homes. 264 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 $1,595,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).

24% of households own their home and 76% rent. 22% of commuters take transit, 29% walk and 49% drive. The median age is about 44.5.

Rapid transit stations here: VCC-Clark Station. There are 4 grocery stores, including Quality Enterprise Ltd., Sunrise Market, Tin Lee Market. 77 cafés and restaurants and 27 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 3 schools are inside the neighbourhood.

In Strathcona

Schools

Groceries

  • Quality Enterprise Ltd.
  • Sunrise Market
  • Tin Lee Market
  • Vegan Supply

Cafés & restaurants

  • 77 inside the neighbourhood
  • Bonus Bakery 270 m
  • Subway 280 m
  • Papa John's 290 m
  • Indian Burger Joint 300 m

Parks & playgrounds

  • Discovery Park
  • MacLean Park
  • Oppenheimer Park
  • Strathcona Linear Park
  • Strathcona Park
  • Thornton Park
  • Trillium Park

Rapid transit

  • VCC-Clark Station

Pharmacy

  • yYoung Medicine Mart 640 m away
  • Pharmasave 750 m away

Library & community centre

  • Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House
  • Downtown Eastside Seniors Centre
  • Emily Carr University Library
  • Evelyne Saller Centre
  • Kong Chow Benevolent Association of Canada
  • La Boussole Centre Communataire
  • Lung Jen Benevolent Society
  • RayCam Co-operative Centre

Zones

  • RT-3 660 lots
  • HA-1A 59 lots
  • FC-2 23 lots
  • HA-1 22 lots
  • FC-1 15 lots
  • RM-3A 3 lots

Homes by type (2021 census)

TypeHomesShare
Apartments under 5 storeys2,89543%
Apartments 5+ storeys2,51537%
Row houses4256%
Duplex units3806%
Houses3605%
Semi-detached1302%

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

Rezoning & development applications

16 open applications on the map. Most recent:

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Streets in Strathcona

Atlantic St Campbell Ave Central St Dunlevy Ave E 2nd Ave E Georgia St E Pender St Glen Drive Gore Ave Hawks Ave Heatley Ave Jackson Ave Keefer St Main St Pender St E Princess Ave Prior St Station St Terminal Ave Union St Vernon Drive

Biggest condo buildings in Strathcona

947 E Hastings St298 units384 E 1st Ave209 units289 Alexander St163 units221 Union St140 units333 Terminal Ave86 units718 Main St82 units220 E 1st Ave74 units336 E 1st Ave67 units231 E Pender St64 units906 Main St62 units1120 E Georgia St54 units1220 E Pender St43 units400 E Pender St38 units211 E Georgia St34 units219 E Georgia St29 units239 Keefer St29 units503 E Pender St26 units557 E Cordova St26 units288 E Georgia St25 units626 Alexander St25 units1147 Grant St18 units663 Gore Ave16 units700 E Pender St12 units427 Dunlevy Ave12 units1263 Clark Drive12 units1055 E Pender St10 units800 Hawks Ave9 units730 Hawks Ave8 units761 Keefer St8 units239 E Georgia St8 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.