Van Hoods

The core of Vancouver where it never sleeps, the residents enjoy the hustle and bustle living in this busy walk able neighbourhood close to all; the best clothing stores, restaurants, and venues.

Once the city's warehouse district, Yaletown is today a revitalized part of the city and a "trendy" place to live, work, and do business. In the core of downtown this neighbourhood has its hands in every cookie jar, surrounded by the best of the best, being easily accessible to everything and to everyone. This collar popping community filled with life, day and night. One of Vancouver’s must go to hotspots amongst the “trendy” crowd.

The birthplace of Vancouver, the oldest community still has its pebble and brick character feel. Snuggled between beautiful waterfront and Chinatown’s colourful grit, while only steps from Vancouver’s Business District this area is known for its great eateries, boutiques and nightlife. The area is a mix of loft homes, artist live/work studios and industrial areas. This eclectic community prises itself on housing variety, neighbourhood character, arts and culture.

Nestled in between the hustle and bustle of the Vancouver’s Business District, the colourful grit of Chinatown, the collar popping new-money flash of Yaletown, and the historical character of Gastown, is where Crosstown has made a name for itself. Crosstown is an amalgamation of its cousin hoods creating its own unique style, with many headlines calling Vancouver’s Crosstown - Soho cool.

Overlooking the North shore Mountain and Burrard Inlet, Coal Harbour stretches from Vancouver Business District to world famous, Stanley Park. The area is one of the newest developed communities which include many upscale high-rise apartments, retail, and office and hotel space. In addition, the perfect place to drink Starbucks along the gorgeous waterfront walkway and bicycle routes which connects with the Stanley Park Seawall, all while being close to the hustle and bustle of Vancouver’s hub.

Situated between the world-famous Stanley Park, Vancouver's cherished English Bay Beach, and the downtown business district, the West End is a dynamic, densely populated community overflowing with activity, day and night.

Denman Street is another popular shopping haunt, lined with funky shops, inexpensive dining, and the local community centre and library.

Pride filled Davie Street is recognized by its fabulous pick bus stops and its rainbow flags and is home to many great eateries, coffee shops and bars.

The popular Robson Street shopping area is known throughout the city as the place to "see and be seen." It is a major tourist destination and is filled with upscale boutiques, trendy clothing stores, restaurants and coffee shops.

The downtown business core is just minutes away, making this area an ideal home for office workers and car-less Vancouverites who want the apartment living and convenience.

This unique planned neighbourhood offers the busy life of a student or a working professional the opportunity to relax in its forest surroundings with parks, playing fields, a golf course and famous nude friendly, Wreck Beach. Many people also choose to retire in this community.

One of the most sought after communities of the wealthy, forget the Kraft Mustard and ask for the Grey Poupon. This neighbourhood is known for its amazing houses, views, and recreation activities such as sailing, tennis, and lawn bowling (just to name a few) and only steps away from some of the most popular beaches Vancouver has to offer.

Apart from a great clean, friendly place to raise a family, Kits is known for its summer time life, a young fun atmosphere for muscle pumping and yoga junkies. A perfect place for an athletic person, walking, biking, tennis, beaches volley ball, basketball, great playing fields and very puppy friendly place, this community is easily accessible to shopping, eateries and sushi bars. During the summer, come checkout your local resident meat market at Kit’s beach.

The slopes are a great place for apartment living, close to all amenities and easily commutable. Just steps away from the hub of Broadway and the relaxing sea wall of False Creek leading to Granville Island.

If a long walk along the sea wall admiring the ducks, views, sail boats is your thing, this place is for you. Located on one of the greatest sea walls in Vancouver, False Creek has a variety to offer, biking, tennis, rowing.... The biggest attraction is Granville Island, where the tourists take it over in the summer and the locals reclaim it in the winter.

Great family oriented neighbourhood easily walk able community. The Arbutus area consists of detached houses, ranging from the classic early 1900’s Character Style homes to recently developed properties.

Great family oriented neighbourhood easily walk able community. The Dunbar area consists of mostly detached house, some with fantastic views, ranging from the classic early 1900’s Character Style homes to recently developed properties and some apartments along the main drag, Dunbar Street.

Great family oriented neighbourhood easily walk able community. This area consists of detached houses, some with sweeping views of Vancouver, ranging from the classic early 1900’s Character Style homes to recently developed properties.

Great family oriented neighbourhood easily walk able community. The Quilchena area consists of mostly detached house, some with fantastic views, ranging from the classic early 1900’s Character Style homes to recently developed properties and a few apartments along the main drag, Arbutus Street.

The largest lots of land in Vancouver this desirable area, Shaughnessy is known for mansions, nice cars and tree lined streets. Old money and new money, you better know which fork to use first.

The area is set apart by one of the most beautiful places in Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Park. Also known is Little Mountain; the park is the highest point in Vancouver and provides a 360-degree view of the city. Cambie is known for being a fun friendly family orientated community with many new venues such as one of the 2010 Olympic Games sites, Nat Bailey Stadium ( known for great Farmer’s Markets, hotdogs and of course baseball), Community Pool and Gymnastics centre. This vibrant community is only minutes from the downtown core and very accessible with the rapid transit Canada line right at your door.

Mount.Pleasant makes up a variety of mirco-hoods: Mount. Pleasant, Cambie Village, The Village, Chinatown, and Strathcona.

Mount Pleasant is one of the most diverse communities. The district has developed as Vancouver's fashionable "uptown” neighbourhood centre. The area is an eclectic mix of new and old homes, artist live/work studios and industrial areas. This community prises itself on housing variety, neighbourhood character, arts and culture, public places, transportation, environment and downtown development. Everyone is at home here from new style yuppies to hipsters to emos, a very welcoming community with amazing cafes, eateries, and boutiques.

Grandview known as, The Drive, is one of the most diverse ethnic communities. The area is an electric mix of people who thoroughly enjoy each other socializing in the hub of the most delicious eateries that Vancouver has to offer. This open minded community has a range of housing and is close to the only lake in Vancouver, Trout Lake Park, the local Community Centre, Farmer’s Markets and great sporting fields.

The Hastings area is one of the most eclectic communities with Gastown and Chinatown trying to brush their best qualities off on this district. A changing community with developers developing along the Hasting Street, with easily access to major transportation routes brings change to this neighbourhood. The area is a mix of old homes, lofts, artist live/work studios and industrial areas. This community prises itself on housing variety, neighbourhood character, arts and culture, transportation and downtown development.

Hastings-Sunrise is a strong family-oriented community. The neighbourhood is probably best known as the historic home of the Pacific National Exhibition - Hastings Park. The Hastings East is one of the most eclectic communities. A changing community with developers developing along the Hasting Street, with easily access to major transportation routes brings change to this neighbourhood while still having your classic ethnic grocers’. The area is an eclectic mix of new and old homes (some with amazing views of the Inlet), lofts, artist live/work studios and industrial areas. This community prises itself on housing variety, neighbourhood character, arts and culture, public places, transportation and development. Bring your lucky horse shoe because the Hasting Horse Race Track is right at your door.

Once upon a time Main was known for being “Antique Road”, like Mount Pleasant, this neighbourhood is one of the most diverse communities. The district has developed as Vancouver's fashionable "uptown” neighbourhood centre. The area is an eclectic mix of new and old homes. This community prises itself on housing variety, neighbourhood character, arts and culture, public places, transportation and the environment. Main Street is a young family orientated area where everyone is at home at local cafes, boutiques, and eateries, a very welcoming community.

Main and Mount Pleasant fashionable "uptown” vibe is spreading to Fraser, this area is rapidly transforming into a community which also prises itself on housing variety, neighbourhood character, arts and culture. Developers are also changing this area by developing new properties which brings boutiques and eateries.

Located in the heart of the East Vancouver, Knight also known as Kensington-Cedar Cottage. The community is a combination of two historic neighbourhoods, Cedar Cottage, North of Kingsway and Kensington Heights, to the south of Kingsway.

The area is a family-oriented community with cute character houses. This neighbourhood is filled with a charming housing variety.

The district is a truly special one. Its residents - a rich mix of nationalities and cultures - enjoy outstanding city and mountain views, many parks and schools.

A community known for its spirit, Collingwood is a family-oriented community on the slopes of east Vancouver a truly special one; its residents - a rich mix of nationalities and cultures. This area has been rezoned for different forms of housing including, community planed Collingwood, old classic character homes, park space, community house, schools, and some industrial land. This community has a lot of charm with convenience of Kingsway and a Skytrain station for your shopping and for your commuting needs.

Located in the heart of the East Vancouver, Victoria is also known as Kensington-Cedar Cottage. The community is a combination of two historic neighbourhoods, Cedar Cottage, North of Kingsway and Kensington Heights, to the south of Kingsway.

The area is a family-oriented community with cute character houses. This neighbourhood is filled with charming housing variety.

The district is a truly special one. Its residents - a rich mix of nationalities and cultures - enjoy outstanding city and mountain views, many parks and schools, and access to the city's only lake, Trout Lake.

Located in the extreme southeast corner of Vancouver – on the bank of the Fraser River – Champlain Heights was one of the last neighbourhoods in Vancouver to be developed. This once rural area has experienced significant residential growth that began in the 1950s and continues to this day focused on comprehensive development planning around its fantastic green spaces and along the Fraser River.

Located on the former EXPO 86 site, on the North shore of False Creek, is a planned development of 83-hectare (204-acre) which includes a variety of housing, commercial space, social housing, parks, schools, community facilities, and a waterfront walkway and bicycle route. This new “glass community” is known for its beautiful marines, walkways and views.

Kerrisdale is a mature, well-established community filled with single-family homes on tree-lined streets, a mix of low- and high-rise apartments, and a thriving commercial centre along 41st Avenue.

The area is considered one of the most stable communities in Vancouver, a safe perfect place to raise a family.

This neighbourhood is a mature, well-established community filled with single-family homes, some with amazing views overlooking the Fraser River, on tree-lined streets and a thriving commercial centre along 41st Avenue.

The area is considered one of the most stable communities in Vancouver, a safe perfect place to raise a family.

Acreages and equestrian properties, need I say more? A desirable location for families that love farms, horses and the outdoors with the convenience of being 15 minutes away from the city.

A step from your door to one of the trendiest shopping areas, eateries and a local live threatre, this area is a fantastic walking community. In the centre of Vancouver, South Granville offers a vibrant mix of housing in a fun lively community for all.

Home to the first permanent White Spot Restaurant - called the White Spot Barbeque - opened at 67th and Granville during the summer of 1928. Marpole is one of the city's oldest communities, and the first area visitors see when entering from the south from the North Arm of the Fraser River, the region's traffic passes through this neighbourhood, just as it did years ago.

The area is a family-oriented community with cute character houses. This neighbourhood is filled with charming housing variety and a rich mix of nationalities and cultures.

A long the Canada Skytrain line, minutes from downtown and Richmond and a Golf course South Cambie is a mature, well-established community filled with single-family homes on tree-lined streets, a mix of low- and high-rise apartments. The area is a family-oriented community with cute character houses. This neighbourhood is filled with charming housing variety and a rich mix of nationalities and cultures.

Although Oakridge is a quiet neighbourhood, it is shopping that many people think of when they hear the area's name. Since it opened in 1959 at the corner of 41st and Cambie, Oakridge Shopping Centre has drawn customers from throughout the Lower Mainland.

The actual community of Oakridge is much more than a shopping centre. Centred on Oak and Cambie Streets, it is a mature, stable residential community characterized by large lots. It is named after nearby Oak Street.

Known for its community spirit and one of Vancouver’s the most east neighbourhoods, the area is a family-oriented community. With its next door neighbour being Hasting East, this neighbourhood is filled with charming housing variety and a rich mix of nationalities and cultures.

Known for its community spirit and one of Vancouver’s the most east neighbourhoods, the area is a family-oriented community. This neighbourhood is filled with charming housing variety and a rich mix of nationalities and cultures.

Also known as Sunset, located on the city's sunny southern slope, it is home to the Punjabi Market shopping district on Main Street and to a well-established, single-family oriented community.

Originally known as South Vancouver and locally known as South Hill, the area's current name dates from 1967, following the naming of Sunset Nurseries, Sunset Park, and the Sunset Community Centre.

Located on Vancouver's southern slope, Fraserview overlooks the Fraser River and has some of Vancouver's best southern views. The community has a long history of redevelopment that will continues, as the Fraser River waterfront changes from industrial to residential use focused on comprehensive development planning around its fantastic green spaces and along the Fraser River.

Killarney is a family-oriented community with cute character houses. This neighbourhood is filled with charming housing variety and affordability.

The district is a truly special one. Its residents - a rich mix of nationalities and cultures