Home Vancouver, BC Grandview Woodland 1978 E 8th Avenue

1978 E 8th Ave, Vancouver BC - Single Family Residence for Sale - MLS# R3160500

1 day on the market

$1,729,000

Est. Mortgage $7,649/mo

Listing updated: Sep 1, 2026 at 12:52pm

EstateBlock checked: Sep 1, 2026 at 10:40pm

4 Beds

2 Baths

1556 sqft

1111 $ /sqft

1944 built

NEW

1 day on the market

$1,729,000

Est. $7,649/mo with 20% down

Listing updated: Sep 1, 2026 at 12:52pm

EstateBlock checked: Sep 1, 2026 at 10:40pm

Photos

Exterior Front Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Exterior Rear Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Living Room Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Family Room Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Dining Area Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Kitchen Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Kitchen Island Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Pantry Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Breakfast Nook Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Primary Bedroom Photo of 1978 E 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Set in the heart of Grandview-Woodland, this 4-bedroom, 2-bath home sits on a generous 4,031 sq ft lot with RM-8A zoning and excellent flexibility for homeowners, investors and future development potential. The main floor offers 2 beds, 1 bath, a functional kitchen and comfortable living/dining areas, while the basement features 2 beds, 1 bath, a den and separate entrance. Outside, enjoy a deck, fenced yard, 1-car garage and enclosed surface parking with convenient lane access. Ideally located just minutes from Commercial-Broadway Skytrain, Commercial Drive's shops, cafes and restaurants, as well as Trout Lake Park and Community Centre. A rare opportunity to own in one of East Vancouver's most vibrant and character-filled communities.

Interior Features

Basement Finished Area (sqft)	720
Basement Features	Full
Appliances Included	Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Stove
Fireplace	1
Heating Type	Forced Air
Laundry	In Unit
# of Kitchens	2
Flooring	Laminate, Tile
Foundation	Concrete Perimeter

Exterior Features

Roof	Torch-On
Structures	Residential Detached

Building Details

Price	$1,729,000
Total Bedrooms	4
Total Bathrooms	2
Full Bathrooms	2
Half Bathrooms	0
Floor Area Total (sqft)	1556
Year Built	1944
Age Of Building	82
Building Type	Single Family Residence
Property Type	Residential
Architecture Style	Basement Entry
Stories	1
Ownership Type	Freehold NonStrata
Community Features	Shopping Nearby
Utility Type	Community, Electricity Connected, Water Connected
Utility Sewer	Public Sewer, Storm Sewer
Water (WaterSource)	Public
Parking Type	Carport Single, Open, Lane Access
Total Parking Spaces	2

Lot & Land

Lot Size	4031.56
Lot Size Depth	Feet
Lot Size Frontage	33
MLS^® #	R3160500
Area	Vancouver East
Neighbourhood	Grandview Woodland
City	Vancouver
Postal Code	V5N 1V1
Gross Taxes	$8,751.86
Zoning	RM-8A

Property Timeline

Status	Date	Price
R3160500 / Active	09-01-2026	$1,729,000

Rooms

Floor	Type	Dimensions
Main Level	Living Room	15'8 x 15'8 ft
Main Level	Dining Room	10'0 x 10'0 ft
Main Level	Kitchen	10'4 x 10'4 ft
Main Level	Primary Bedroom	12'7 x 12'7 ft
Main Level	Bedroom	11'10 x 11'10 ft
Main Level	Foyer	6'1 x 6'1 ft
Basement Level	Living Room	11'10 x 11'10 ft
Basement Level	Kitchen	11'11 x 11'11 ft
Basement Level	Bedroom	13'4 x 13'4 ft
Basement Level	Bedroom	11'9 x 11'9 ft
Basement Level	Den	11'0 x 11'0 ft

Bathrooms

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

Listed by: Grand Central 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

Secondary
Vancouver Technical Secondary School: Above Average 7.28 km 7.1/10
Elementary
Laura Secord Elementary School: Above Average 0.26 km 7.1/10

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

Private Schools

Elementary, Secondary
Stratford Hall School: Above Average 0.72 km 8.9/10
Elementary, Secondary
Stratford Hall School: Above Average 0.72 km 8.9/10

Closest Transit

Bus Stop
Westbound E Broadway @ Semlin Dr: 0.07 km
Skytrain
Skytrain @ Commercial-Broadway Stn: 0.36 km

Crime Rate

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

Demographics

Post-Secondary Education: Above Average 38%
No Certificate/Degree: Above Average 16%
Owner Occupied: Below Average 48.3%
Employment Rate: Average 62.7%

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

35 / 100

Overall sell-speed score

May take longer

Price competition grade

Avg comparable: $1,282,918

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Market conditions

Market conditions unavailable

Flood Risk (FEMA/BC)

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 GRANDVIEW WOODLAND compares

This property

1 DOM

Listed

Grandview Woodland avg

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Vancouver avg

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1978 E 8th Avenue has a sell-speed score of 35/100, placing it in the "May take longer than the area average to sell" band. The listing is priced 25.8% above comparable active properties in Grandview Woodland. Based on these signals, EstateBlock predicts this listing is could take longer than the area average to sell.

Climate Risk for V5N 1V1

Natural hazards vary by location and can change over time. The following provides a summary of potential impacts to this area, postal code V5N 1V1, 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 (BC ENV 2024). Nearest station: Vancouver Clark Drive, Vancouver (~1 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 (59 nearby)

Donair dude · 359 m · Restaurant
Megabite pizza · 360 m · Fast Food
A&w · 361 m · Fast Food

Shopping (46 nearby)

Del ray barbershop · 105 m · Hairdresser
Grandview · 320 m · Post Office
Shoppers simply pharmacy · 349 m · Pharmacy

Groceries (24 nearby)

Express news · 415 m · Convenience
City avenue market · 423 m · Convenience
Solo market · 460 m · Convenience

Cafes (11 nearby)

Tim hortons · 372 m · Cafe
Grounds for coffee · 505 m · Cafe
The hanoi corner · 562 m · Cafe

Healthcare (6 nearby)

Shoppers simply pharmacy · 349 m · Healthcare
Alberto pharmacy · 387 m · Healthcare
Maggie's pharmacy · 441 m · Healthcare

Transit (2 nearby)

Skytrain @ commercial-broadway stn station · 357 m · Transit
Bus stop northbound clark dr @ e 6th ave · 972 m · Transit

Schools NearBy

52 Schools are within 3km

School	Type	Grades Served	Catchment Info	Rating	Distance
Laura Secord Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info In Catchment	7.1 / 10	Distance 258 m
Queen Victoria Annex	Public	Grades Served K-5	Catchment Info —	6.4 / 10	Distance 515 m
Stratford Hall School	Independent	Grades Served K-12	Catchment Info —	8.7 / 10	Distance 716 m
Stratford Hall	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	8.7 / 10	Distance 759 m
St.Joseph's School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.1 / 10	Distance 947 m
Vancouver Technical Secondary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	7.1 / 10	Distance 1.01 KM
Lord Nelson Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 1.12 KM
Lord Nelson Elementary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 1.13 KM
Chief Maquinna Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.5 / 10	Distance 1.14 KM
Westside Montessori Academy	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 1.25 KM
Tyee Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.0 / 10	Distance 1.27 KM
Britannia Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	5.9 / 10	Distance 1.38 KM
Norval-Morrisseau	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 1.44 KM
Lord Beaconsfield Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.0 / 10	Distance 1.50 KM
Britannia Community Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	5.0 / 10	Distance 1.51 KM
Lord Selkirk Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.1 / 10	Distance 1.52 KM
St Francis of Assisi	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.9 / 10	Distance 1.54 KM
Coquitlam College - Brookmere Secondary	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 1.57 KM
Charles Dickens Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 1.60 KM
Gladstone Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 1.61 KM
Gladstone Secondary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 1.64 KM
St.Jude's School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.8 / 10	Distance 1.74 KM
Templeton Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.7 / 10	Distance 1.77 KM
Nootka Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.3 / 10	Distance 1.92 KM
Charles Dickens Annex	Public	Grades Served K-3	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 1.95 KM
Notre Dame Regional Secondary School	Independent	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	7.8 / 10	Distance 2.04 KM
Lord Selkirk Annex	Public	Grades Served K-4	Catchment Info —	3.5 / 10	Distance 2.07 KM
Admiral Seymour Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 2.09 KM
Our Lady of Sorrows School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.7 / 10	Distance 2.10 KM
Our Lady Of Sorrows	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.7 / 10	Distance 2.12 KM
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	5.3 / 10	Distance 2.18 KM
Florence Nightingale Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.0 / 10	Distance 2.20 KM
St. Francis Xavier	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.6 / 10	Distance 2.25 KM
St Francis Xavier	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.6 / 10	Distance 2.27 KM
Hastings Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.4 / 10	Distance 2.39 KM
Sir Richard McBride Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 2.39 KM
Columbia College	Independent	Grades Served 11-12	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 2.42 KM
John Norquay Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 2.50 KM
Windermere Community Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.3 / 10	Distance 2.59 KM
Dr. A. R. Lord Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.59 KM
Renfrew Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.6 / 10	Distance 2.65 KM
Tillicum Community Annex	Public	Grades Served K-4	Catchment Info —	7.4 / 10	Distance 2.68 KM
St Patrick's	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	8.3 / 10	Distance 2.72 KM
Vancouver Christian	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 2.76 KM
Vancouver Christian School	Independent	Grades Served K-6	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 2.76 KM
St.Patrick Regional Secondary School	Independent	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 2.77 KM
Sir Richard McBride Annex	Public	Grades Served K-3	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 2.79 KM
David Livingstone Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.0 / 10	Distance 2.80 KM
St.Patrick's Elementary School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.6 / 10	Distance 2.80 KM
West Coast Christian School	Independent	Grades Served K-12	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.84 KM
Tecumseh Annex	Public	Grades Served K-3	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 2.95 KM
G. T. Cunningham Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.3 / 10	Distance 2.97 KM

Pre-computed routes from 1978 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC

1978 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC Commercial-Broadway 0.4 km

16 min

Downtown Vancouver Waterfront Station

By transit (Skytrain)

Downtown Vancouver via Commercial-Broadway → Waterfront
16 min
Metrotown, Burnaby via Commercial-Broadway → Metrotown
16 min
SFU Burnaby via Commercial-Broadway → Production Way
23 min
Richmond Centre via Commercial-Broadway → Brighouse
41 min
YVR Airport via Commercial-Broadway → YVR-Airport
42 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
13 min
Richmond Centre via No. 3 Rd
14 min
YVR Airport via Bridgeport / Sea Island
14 min

Calculate your commute

1978 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC is ideally located for commuters. The property is 0.4 km from Commercial-Broadway, with a 16 min SkyTrain ride to Downtown Vancouver (Waterfront Station). The closest bus stop is Westbound E Broadway @ Semlin Dr (0.07 km). Walk Score Transit rating: Rider's Paradise (91/100).

Walkability & Transit Near 1978 E 8th Avenue

Car-Dependent 92

Walk Score - Walker's Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car

Some Transit 91

Transit Score - Rider's Paradise

World-class public transportation

Somewhat
Bikeable 92

Bike Score - Biker's Paradise

Daily errands can be accomplished on a bike

BC Assessment Value — 1978 E 8th Avenue

2026 assessed value, sourced from City of Vancouver open data (PID 015-278-034).

Total Assessed Value (2026)

$1,846,600

-6.1% YoY

+0.1%/yr over 4 yr

2022 Value Trend 2026

Land

$1,821,000

Buildings

$25,600

Year Built

1944

Class

Residential

Zoning

RM-8A

Property Tax

$8,752

Year	Land	Improvements	Total Assessed	YOY Change
2026	$1,821,000	$25,600	$1,846,600	-6.1%
2025	$1,937,000	$29,800	$1,966,800	+1.0%
2024	$1,915,000	$31,400	$1,946,400	+2.1%
2023	$1,875,000	$31,200	$1,906,200	+3.8%
2022	$1,805,000	$31,200	$1,836,200	—

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Financing 80% of the $1,729,000 asking price over 30 years at 4% results in approximately $7,333/month in total estimated carrying costs, $729 property tax.

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This listing generates an estimated $5,410/month in rental income, leaving a -$2,103/month cashflow at current carrying costs. Investors targeting break-even would need roughly 46% down.

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