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1616 Nanaimo St, Vancouver BC – House for Sale – MLS® R3161711

1616 Nanaimo Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5L 4V1

Vancouver Houses for Sale

50 days on the market

$1,980,000

Est. Mortgage $8,759/mo

Listing updated: Sep 9, 2026 at 09:11pm

EstateBlock checked: Oct 21, 2026 at 04:45am

3 Beds

2 Baths

2577 sqft

768 $ /sqft

1949 built

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Attention, developers, and investors. Great holding revenue. This prime development opportunity, awaits your ideas. possibly to assemble from 13,598 sq. ft. to 27,590 sq. ft Currently C1 zoning city has indicated the developer can apply for C2 possibly up to 3.2 FSR. This site is located in a highly desirable area just minutes to the drive. Buyer to verify the use and potential with the city of Vancouver.

Interior Features

Basement Finished Area (sqft)	1236
Basement Features	Finished
Appliances Included	Washer/Dryer, Refrigerator, Stove
Fireplace	1
Heating Type	Forced Air
# of Kitchens	2
Flooring	Hardwood
Foundation	Concrete Perimeter

Exterior Features

Roof	Asphalt
Structures	Residential Detached

Building Details

Price	$1,980,000
Total Bedrooms	3
Total Bathrooms	2
Full Bathrooms	2
Half Bathrooms	0
Floor Area Total (sqft)	2577
Year Built	1949
Age Of Building	77
Building Type	Single Family Residence
Property Type	Residential
Stories	2
Ownership Type	Freehold NonStrata
Community Features	Shopping Nearby
Utility Type	Electricity Connected, Natural Gas Connected, Water Connected
Utility Sewer	Public Sewer, Sanitary Sewer
Water (WaterSource)	Public
Parking Type	Detached, Rear Access
Total Parking Spaces	2

Lot & Land

Lot Size	4995
Lot Size Depth	Feet
Lot Size Frontage	45
MLS^® #	R3161711
Area	Vancouver East
Neighbourhood	Renfrew VE
City	Vancouver
Postal Code	V5L 4V1
Gross Taxes	$8,043
Zoning	C-1

Property Timeline

Status	Date	Price
R3161711 / Active	09-01-2026	$1,980,000

Rooms

Floor	Type	Dimensions
Main Level	Kitchen	13'5 x 13'5 ft
Main Level	Living Room	19'6 x 19'6 ft
Main Level	Primary Bedroom	12'11 x 12'11 ft
Main Level	Bedroom	11'2 x 11'2 ft
Main Level	Bedroom	13'1 x 13'1 ft
Basement Level	Kitchen	13'1 x 13'1 ft

Bathrooms

Floor	Ensuite	Pieces
Main Level	No	#4
Basement	No	#3

Listed by: Sutton Group-West Coast Realty

NOTE: This representation is based in whole or in part on data generated by the Chilliwack & District Real Estate Board, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board or Greater Vancouver REALTORS^® which assumes no responsibility for its accuracy.

Map & Neighbourhood

Public Schools

Elementary
Lord Nelson Elementary School: Average 0.35 km 6.9/10
Secondary
Templeton Secondary School: Average 1 km 6.7/10

Information includes BC Government Open License data; school details change often and are offered solely as general guidance.

Private Schools

Elementary
St Francis of Assisi: Above Average 0.99 km 8.9/10
Secondary
Notre Dame Regional Secondary School: Above Average 1.06 km 7.8/10

Closest Transit

Bus Stop
Northbound Nanaimo St @ E 1st Ave: 0.03 km
Skytrain
Skytrain @ Commercial-Broadway Stn: 1.29 km

Crime Rate

Total Crime Rate: Average
Violent Crime Rate: Below Average
Property Crime Rate: Above Average

Demographics

Post-Secondary Education: Below Average 23.1%
No Certificate/Degree: Above Average 23.9%
Owner Occupied: Below Average 50%
Employment Rate: Above Average 68.2%

Noise/ Power Lines

Road/Hwy Noise: Possible
Railway/Sky train Noise: Possible
Airport/Port Noise: Unlikely
Close to major Power Lines: Unlikely

Other

Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR): Unlikely
Flood Area: Unlikely
Close to Cemeteries: Unlikely

Sell Speed & Competition

No data

Overall sell-speed score

Moderate pace expected

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Price competition grade

No comparable data

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Market conditions

Market conditions unavailable

Flood Risk

Unlikely — not in floodplain

Railway / Skytrain noise

Possible — near transit

Road / Highway noise

Possible — major road nearby

Airport noise (YVR)

Unlikely

Power lines proximity

Unlikely

ALR (Agricultural Land Reserve)

No — not in ALR

How RENFREW VE compares

This property

50 DOM

Listed

Renfrew VE avg

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Vancouver avg

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1616 Nanaimo Street has a sell-speed score of 50/100, placing it in the "Expected to sell at a moderate pace" band. The listing is has limited comparable pricing data available. Based on these signals, EstateBlock predicts this listing is may take several weeks to attract serious offers.

Climate Risk for V5L 4V1

Natural hazards vary by location and can change over time. The following provides a summary of potential impacts to this area, postal code V5L 4V1, over the next 30 years. Projections use the 2041–2070 period (2050s) under a moderate emissions scenario (SSP2-4.5).

Flood Lower Risk

Outside of designated flood hazard zones. Under 10% of buildings in this area have flood risk over the next 30 years.

Fire Low

Located within the "Vancouver" WUI zone (Risk Class 5 — Low). Based on BC Wildfire Service provincial WUI Risk Class mapping; not a site-specific assessment.

Air Quality B / Good

Annual avg PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³ — meets Canada's CAAQS. Nearest station: Vancouver Clark Drive, Vancouver (~1.9 km). Annual avg AQHI 2.2 — Low Risk.

Heat Low

Vancouver currently sees ~1 day above 30 °C per year (1981–2010 baseline), projected to rise to ~6 by the 2050s (SSP2-4.5 moderate emissions). Hottest day of the year: ~29.7 °C baseline, ~32 °C projected. Tropical nights (>18 °C): ~0 baseline, ~4 projected.

Precipitation Increasing

Annual precipitation ~1515 mm (1981–2010 baseline), projected ~1575 mm by the 2050s. Extreme 1-day rainfall: ~50.5 mm baseline, ~57 mm projected. Values vary modestly across the Lower Mainland.

Drought Stable

Longest annual dry spell (consecutive dry days): ~22 days baseline, ~24 days projected for the 2050s. CDD is used as a regional drought proxy; drought risk varies modestly across the Lower Mainland.

Nearby Restaurants, Cafes & Shops

Restaurants (35 nearby)

Song huong · 50 m · Restaurant
Folietta · 153 m · Restaurant
Panago · 264 m · Fast Food

Shopping (31 nearby)

Busy bee · 37 m · Laundry
Big bro's barbershop · 66 m · Hairdresser
San marco jewellers · 279 m · Jeweller

Groceries (22 nearby)

7-eleven · 35 m · Convenience
To live for · 114 m · Bakery
Columbus meat market · 321 m · Butcher

Cafes (10 nearby)

To live for · 114 m · Cafe
Mah milk bar · 683 m · Cafe
Sharetea · 853 m · Cafe

Healthcare (3 nearby)

Pharmasave · 754 m · Healthcare
The drive pharmacy · 961 m · Healthcare
Shoppers simply pharmacy · 994 m · Healthcare

Transit (1 nearby)

Bus stop westbound e broadway @ slocan st · 1000 m · Transit

Schools NearBy

43 Schools are within 3km

School	Type	Grades Served	Catchment Info	Rating	Distance
Lord Nelson Elementary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 349 m
Lord Nelson Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info In Catchment	6.9 / 10	Distance 349 m
Chief Maquinna Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.5 / 10	Distance 458 m
Queen Victoria Annex	Public	Grades Served K-5	Catchment Info —	6.4 / 10	Distance 812 m
Norval-Morrisseau	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 923 m
St Francis of Assisi	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.9 / 10	Distance 990 m
Templeton Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info In Catchment	6.7 / 10	Distance 1000 m
Laura Secord Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.1 / 10	Distance 1.02 KM
Notre Dame Regional Secondary School	Independent	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	7.8 / 10	Distance 1.06 KM
Our Lady of Sorrows School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.7 / 10	Distance 1.12 KM
Our Lady Of Sorrows	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.7 / 10	Distance 1.14 KM
Vancouver Technical Secondary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	7.1 / 10	Distance 1.17 KM
Britannia Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	5.9 / 10	Distance 1.20 KM
Britannia Community Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	5.0 / 10	Distance 1.23 KM
Hastings Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.4 / 10	Distance 1.43 KM
Coquitlam College - Brookmere Secondary	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 1.48 KM
Westside Montessori Academy	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 1.58 KM
Dr. A. R. Lord Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 1.61 KM
Stratford Hall School	Independent	Grades Served K-12	Catchment Info —	8.7 / 10	Distance 1.71 KM
Stratford Hall	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	8.7 / 10	Distance 1.75 KM
St.Jude's School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.8 / 10	Distance 1.81 KM
Tillicum Community Annex	Public	Grades Served K-4	Catchment Info —	7.4 / 10	Distance 1.81 KM
West Coast Christian School	Independent	Grades Served K-12	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 1.85 KM
St.Joseph's School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.1 / 10	Distance 1.94 KM
Admiral Seymour Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 1.99 KM
Lord Beaconsfield Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.0 / 10	Distance 2.04 KM
Nootka Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.3 / 10	Distance 2.09 KM
Tyee Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.0 / 10	Distance 2.27 KM
Gladstone Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.43 KM
Gladstone Secondary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.45 KM
Lord Selkirk Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.1 / 10	Distance 2.45 KM
Charles Dickens Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 2.55 KM
Sir John Franklin Community School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.7 / 10	Distance 2.57 KM
Vancouver Christian	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 2.63 KM
Vancouver Christian School	Independent	Grades Served K-6	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 2.64 KM
Renfrew Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.6 / 10	Distance 2.71 KM
Columbia College	Independent	Grades Served 11-12	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 2.83 KM
St. Francis Xavier	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.6 / 10	Distance 2.84 KM
Windermere Community Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.3 / 10	Distance 2.85 KM
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	5.3 / 10	Distance 2.86 KM
St Francis Xavier	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.6 / 10	Distance 2.86 KM
Charles Dickens Annex	Public	Grades Served K-3	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 2.94 KM
Florence Nightingale Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.0 / 10	Distance 2.99 KM

Pre-computed routes from 1616 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC

1616 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC Commercial-Broadway 1.3 km

27 min

Downtown Vancouver Waterfront Station

By transit (Skytrain)

Downtown Vancouver via Commercial-Broadway → Waterfront
27 min
Metrotown, Burnaby via Commercial-Broadway → Metrotown
27 min
SFU Burnaby via Commercial-Broadway → Production Way
34 min
Richmond Centre via Commercial-Broadway → Brighouse
52 min
YVR Airport via Commercial-Broadway → YVR-Airport
53 min

By car (off-peak)

Downtown Vancouver via HWY 1 / Grandview
5 min
Metrotown, Burnaby via Lougheed Hwy
7 min
SFU Burnaby via Gaglardi Way
12 min
Richmond Centre via No. 3 Rd
15 min
YVR Airport via Bridgeport / Sea Island
15 min

Calculate your commute

1616 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC is ideally located for commuters. The property is 1.3 km from Commercial-Broadway, with a 27 min SkyTrain ride to Downtown Vancouver (Waterfront Station). The closest bus stop is Northbound Nanaimo St @ E 1st Ave (0.03 km). Walk Score Transit rating: Good Transit (59/100).

Walkability & Transit Near 1616 Nanaimo Street

Car-Dependent 88

Walk Score - Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot

Some Transit 59

Transit Score - Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options

Somewhat
Bikeable 79

Bike Score - Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips

BC Assessment Value — 1616 Nanaimo Street

2026 assessed value, sourced from City of Vancouver open data (PID 011-277-998).

Total Assessed Value (2026)

$1,579,200

-29.7% YoY

-1.3%/yr over 4 yr

2022 Value Trend 2026

Land

$1,540,000

Buildings

$39,200

Year Built

1949

Class

Commercial

Zoning

C-1

Property Tax

$8,043

Year	Land	Improvements	Total Assessed	YOY Change
2026	$1,540,000	$39,200	$1,579,200	-29.7%
2025	$2,199,644	$45,400	$2,245,044	+9.3%
2024	$2,005,338	$47,800	$2,053,138	+11.1%
2023	$1,800,713	$47,400	$1,848,113	+11.0%
2022	$1,618,000	$46,900	$1,664,900	—

Mortgage Calculator for 1616 Nanaimo Street

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With a 20% down payment, buyers can expect an estimated $8,232/month in total housing costs on this $1,980,000 property — $7,562 mortgage payment, $670 property tax.

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Based on $4,891/month estimated rent and $8,438/month in total housing costs, this property has a -$3,547/month cashflow. Break-even down payment: approximately 58%.

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