Home Work: Vintage Condos Noa Glow | March 2012 While you most likely won’t get a gym or a pool in your vintage building, you may see the tradeoff in having such heritage features as original hardwood flooring, retro ceramic … Continue reading
A – Air quality B – Bikram Yoga West End (Alberni St) C – Community Centre and Library D – Delany’s E – English Bay F – Farmer’s market G – Gelato places (Denman St and Robson St) H – … Continue reading
If you’re under 40 or if you’ve never owned property before, or if you’ve owned property but suffered financial loss and feel like you are starting over, you may wonder whether it makes sense to purchase property in Vancouver at … Continue reading
Detached homes for sale are rare in the West End and range from around $1.5-3 million. There are some beautifully restored heritage houses being run as bed and breakfasts and guesthouses. Browse current West End detached house listings → Financing … Continue reading
Freehold strata ownership is by far the most common type of individually-held real estate in the West End. Owners of individual strata lots also own a share of the common property and are responsible for the strata corporation’s maintenance and … Continue reading
There are nine corporate-owned leasehold apartment buildings in the West End, mostly in the Harwood/Burnaby St corridor south of Davie. Leasehold strata title gives the lessee the right to occupy a suite until the lease expires, at which point the … Continue reading
Before strata law came into effect in British Columbia in 1966, creating condo ownership, equity cooperative corporations were formed as a way of dividing up ownership of non-subdividable buildings and land. The corporation would purchase the land and building and … Continue reading
Owning real estate in the West End is gratifying, as it’s a neighbourhood that has everything, and you won’t grow out of it unless you have several children and can no longer afford the space you need. If you’re worried … Continue reading