| South Granville is a well-known real estate | | | | Avenue on the north, West 37th Avenue on the |
| subdivision in Vancouver Westside. The whole | | | | south, Cypress Street on the east and Larch |
| area ranges from West 41st Avenue on the | | | | street and Trafalgar on the west. Both single |
| north, West 64th Avenue and Park Drive on the | | | | houses and apartment buildings are found in this |
| south. The east boundary is Oak Street and the | | | | area. One massive condo project in Quilchena |
| west is Cypress Street and East Boulevard. | | | | may raise you special attention. |
| There are lots of luxury single houses in this | | | | In Vancouver Westside, Quilchena is not a big |
| subdivision, especially on the west side of Granville | | | | subdivision but it does not reduce her attraction |
| Street and the north side of West 57th Avenue. | | | | to the public. Since the topography of Quichena's |
| Most of the streets in South Granville are lined | | | | northwest corner is a bit higher than the north |
| with tall trees. It seems that those elaborately | | | | neighbors, some of the single houses on this |
| designed villas are right sitting in a private garden. | | | | corner have pretty pleasant view of the |
| A regular lot in this area is about 10,000 square | | | | north-shore mountain. The size of most of the |
| feet and the floor area may be 5,000 - 7,000 | | | | lots in this subdivision is between 6,000-9,000 |
| square feet. The pricing for those grand single | | | | square feet and the floor area is about |
| houses depends on size, location and building | | | | 3,500-5,500. The unit price for a new home is |
| materials. Generally, a new home is sold for $800 | | | | somewhere around $700-850 per square foot, |
| - $900 per square foot in floor area, with a total | | | | while the total purchasing price for a new house |
| price in 3.5-5 million Canadian dollars. | | | | can easily reach $3-4.5 million Canadian dollars. |
| The age of building is the other factor for pricing | | | | Used house may be priced lower according to its |
| used houses. The age of house and the price are | | | | age. In recent months, old timers are hot sellers in |
| in reverse proportion. For instance, if a building is | | | | Quilchena, which means developers put their |
| about 20 years, its unit price per square foot is | | | | interest in this lovely area. |
| about $500-$600. Those 70s or 80s are mostly a | | | | There is a well-known condo village at the cross |
| value of land only, if they were not renovated | | | | of West 33rd Avenue and Arbutus Street. |
| recently. But do not forget that the old ones | | | | 2002-2005, four years in a row, the famous local |
| often have a very good location is the subdivision. | | | | developer POLYGON built 6 wood-frame and 2 |
| This kind of lot is usually about $230 per square | | | | concrete condo buildings covering a huge block. It |
| foot. | | | | made this area the most intensive condo region |
| A buyer may purchase a lot with an old house on | | | | after downtown Vancouver and UBC, in |
| it and then hire first-class architect and builder to | | | | Vancouver Westside. |
| tailor a glory home for your family. I do | | | | Since this block is right next to the beautiful |
| cooperate with some reputable partners in | | | | Quilchena Park on the north and is also in the top |
| providing this kind of handover-key service to my | | | | school catchment, Shaughnessy Elementary and |
| clients. In this way, not only it saves the total | | | | Prince of Wales Secondary, the whole project of |
| cost for your new home, but also it can be an | | | | 8 buildings has received a continuous welcome |
| investment with great appreciation potential. The | | | | from both investors and immigrants after it was |
| only shortcoming is that the local construction | | | | completed. The average price per square foot for |
| time for a high quality villa is pretty long. It could | | | | those concrete units is $850-$900, when some of |
| be about 20 months. Therefore, you may need | | | | the park-view units' are over $1,000. The |
| to plan your schedule accordingly. | | | | wood-frame buildings offer a bit lower to |
| The four boundaries are West King Edward | | | | $750-$800 per square foot. |
