Homes In Vancouver BC

Vancouver West is Made up of 23 Sub Areas

Homes in Vancouver BC explores the different neighourhoods of Vancouver. Each neighbourhood lies within a sub area. In turn, these sub area names are used when searching the MLS for homes available in the Vancouver West region.

The goal of Homes in Vancouver BC is to help make it easier for you during your search for a new home. Areas and sub areas of Vancouver are important to know when you are searching for listings in printed Real Estate publications, searching Real Estate Agent websites or searching MLS listings on-line, and when speaking with your Real Estate Agent to note areas that you are interested in living.

Homes in Vancouver BC begins with the Vancouver West Area and the sub areas of Vancouver West, with the goal of adding Vancouver East, North Vancouver and continue from there.  The goal of Homes in Vancouver is to give insight and an overview on neighbourhoods you may want to live in and provide highlights to those areas.

Vancouver West is Made up of 23 Sub Areas which are recognized by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).

Note: Vancouver West is an entirely different geographical area than West Vancouver! I just noted that since many newbies to the Vancouver area are not always aware of this.

The 23 Sub areas within Vancouver West are as follows:

• AR - Arbutus
• CA - Cambie
• CB - Coal Harbour
• DT - Downtown
• DU - Dunbar
• FA - Fairview
• FC - False Creek
• FN - False Creek North
• KE - Kerrisdale
• KT - Kitsilano
• MH - Mackenzie Heights
• MP - Mount Pleasant
• MR - Marpole
• OA - Oakridge
• PG - Point Grey
• QU - Quilchena
• SC - South Cambie
• SG - South Granville
• SH - Shaughnessy
• SL - Southlands
• SW - S.W. Marine
• UL - University
• WE - West End

Jeffrey Sefton
www.homesinvancouverbc.ca

Fairview Slopes, Vancouver West

Fairview Slopes is what the locals call an area within Fairview. This area lies on the slopes, giving it the name of Fairview Slopes. 

Fairview Slopes itself is an area bordered on the West by Hemlock and  Cambie on the East, Broadway on the South and 6th Ave on the North.

The "Fairview" border on the South as designated by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver actually goes as far as 16th Ave and it's West boarder as far as Burrard.

Fairview Slopes boasts awesome views of downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains in the background. If you see fresh snow on the mountains you know it's going to be a great day for skiing.

You will find grocery shopping and restaurants within easy walking distance. Within the last couple of years there has been quite a lot of development in the lower Cambie Street area, the corridor on Cambie Street between Broadway and the Cambie Bridge.

Here you will find the addition of a couple of really good grocery stores, and a good combination of retail with condominiums above when you get to the Cambie Corridor. The majority of the housing in the Fairview Slopes area consists of condominiums and townhouses. You will find some single detached older homes with character as well, however there are not many of those left these days.

Below the area of Fairview Slopes to the North is False Creek where Olympic Village is located and moving East from Fairview Slopes is Mount Pleasant.


Highlights include:

    * Close to groceries, shopping and restaurants
    * Easy access to downtown by driving and transit
    * On the 7th Ave and 10 Ave Bike Paths Bike Route Map
    * Awesome views of downtown and the North Shore Mountains

 

Jeffrey Sefton
www.homesinvancouverbc.ca