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2608 E 4th Ave, Vancouver BC V5M 1K4 – House for Sale – MLS® R3162837

2608 E 4th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5M 1K4

Vancouver Houses for Sale

61 days on the market

$1,485,000

Est. monthly cost $6,654/mo

Updated with MLS® - Nov 8, 2026 at 08:45am

2 Beds

1 Baths

1702 sqft

873 $ /sqft

1951 built

7.1% price reduction

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A rare opportunity in a prime East Vancouver location with a South facing backyard. This 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom home with detached garage offers excellent holding, renovation or redevelopment potential. Zoned R3-1, the property benefits from Vancouver's new low-rise residential zoning. An exciting opportunity for builders, developers and long-term investors. Ideally situated close to neighbourhood parks, shopping, restaurants, transit and SkyTrain. A well-connected East Vancouver property offering immediate usability today with significant potential for tomorrow.

Building 18 fields Inside & out 13 fields Lot & land 10 fields

Building Details

Price	$1,485,000
Total Bedrooms	2
Total Bathrooms	1
Full Bathrooms	1
Half Bathrooms	0
Floor Area Total (sqft)	1702
Year Built	1951
Age Of Building	75
Building Type	Single Family Residence
Property Type	Residential
Stories	2
Ownership Type	Freehold NonStrata
Community Features	Shopping Nearby
Utility Type	Electricity Connected, Water Connected
Utility Sewer	Public Sewer, Storm Sewer
Water (WaterSource)	Public
Parking Type	Garage Single, Lane Access
Total Parking Spaces	1

Interior Features

Basement Finished Area (sqft)	927
Basement Features	Partially Finished
Appliances Included	Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Stove
Interior Features	Storage
Fireplace	1
Heating Type	Forced Air
Laundry	In Unit
# of Kitchens	1
Flooring	Mixed
Foundation	Concrete Perimeter

Exterior Features

Exterior Features	Private Yard
Roof	Asphalt
Structures	Residential Detached

Lot & Land

Lot Size	4026
Lot Size Depth	Feet
Lot Size Frontage	33
MLS^® #	R3162837
Area	Vancouver East
Neighbourhood	Renfrew VE
City	Vancouver
Postal Code	V5M 1K4
Gross Taxes	$8,042.66
Zoning	R3-1

Property Timeline

Status	Date	Price
R3162837 / Active	09-08-2026	$1,485,000

Rooms

Floor	Type	Dimensions
Main Level	Dining Room	9'0 x 9'0 ft
Main Level	Kitchen	9'0 x 9'0 ft
Main Level	Bedroom	12'6 x 12'6 ft
Main Level	Bedroom	12'6 x 12'6 ft
Main Level	Foyer	6'3 x 6'3 ft
Main Level	Living Room	12'5 x 12'5 ft
Below	Other	6'0 x 6'0 ft
Below	Other	12'2 x 12'2 ft
Below	Other	12'5 x 12'5 ft
Below	Other	12'2 x 12'2 ft
Below	Storage	4'10 x 4'10 ft
Main Level	Nook	7'5 x 7'5 ft

Bathrooms

Floor	Ensuite	Pieces
Main Level	No	#3

Listed by: Century 21 In Town 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, sell speed & climate

SkyTrain 1.02 km · Vancouver Technical Secondary School 7.1/10 · 8.2 km · crime average · flood lower risk · wildfire low

Map & area Sell speed Climate risk

Map & Neighbourhood

Nearby Restaurants, Cafes & Shops

Restaurants (25 nearby)

Yuan soy food · 487 m · Fast Food
Kook · 500 m · Restaurant
Fuku ramen & sushi · 509 m · Restaurant

Shopping (17 nearby)

Busy bee · 485 m · Laundry
Pharmasave · 491 m · Pharmacy
Big bro's barbershop · 512 m · Hairdresser

Groceries (10 nearby)

7-eleven · 493 m · Convenience
å¤§çµ±è¯ t&t supermarket · 494 m · Supermarket
Viti wine and lager · 533 m · Beverages

Cafes (9 nearby)

Ruka coffee · 600 m · Cafe
My frosty · 600 m · Cafe
Ding tea · 608 m · Cafe

Healthcare (1 nearby)

Pharmasave · 491 m · Healthcare

Transit (1 nearby)

Bus stop southbound renfrew st @ william st · 990 m · Transit

Public Schools

Secondary
Vancouver Technical Secondary School: Above Average 8.2 km 7.1/10
Elementary
Chief Maquinna Elementary School: Above Average 0.19 km 7.5/10

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

Private Schools

Elementary
Westside Montessori Academy: Above Average 1.12 km 9.1/10
Secondary
Coquitlam College - Brookmere Secondary: 0.96 km

Closest Transit

Bus Stop
Northbound Nanaimo St @ E 4th Ave: 0.34 km
Skytrain
Skytrain @ Renfrew Stn: 1.02 km

Crime Rate

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

Demographics

Post-Secondary Education: Below Average 21.3%
No Certificate/Degree: Above Average 22.1%
Owner Occupied: Below Average 44.2%
Employment Rate: Above Average 67.9%

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

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

61 DOM

Listed

Climate Risk for V5M 1K4

Natural hazards vary by location and can change over time. The following provides a summary of potential impacts to this area, postal code V5M 1K4, 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 (~2 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.

Schools NearBy

44 Schools are within 3km

School	Type	Grades Served	Catchment Info	Rating	Distance
Chief Maquinna Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info In Catchment	7.5 / 10	Distance 189 m
Norval-Morrisseau	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 489 m
Vancouver Technical Secondary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	7.1 / 10	Distance 703 m
Lord Nelson Elementary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 867 m
Lord Nelson Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 867 m
Laura Secord Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.1 / 10	Distance 883 m
Coquitlam College - Brookmere Secondary	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 957 m
Queen Victoria Annex	Public	Grades Served K-5	Catchment Info —	6.4 / 10	Distance 1.08 KM
Westside Montessori Academy	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 1.12 KM
Notre Dame Regional Secondary School	Independent	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	7.8 / 10	Distance 1.19 KM
St.Jude's School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.8 / 10	Distance 1.29 KM
Our Lady of Sorrows School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.7 / 10	Distance 1.44 KM
Our Lady Of Sorrows	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.7 / 10	Distance 1.47 KM
Templeton Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.7 / 10	Distance 1.50 KM
St Francis of Assisi	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.9 / 10	Distance 1.51 KM
Nootka Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.3 / 10	Distance 1.58 KM
Lord Beaconsfield Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.0 / 10	Distance 1.61 KM
Stratford Hall School	Independent	Grades Served K-12	Catchment Info —	8.7 / 10	Distance 1.62 KM
Stratford Hall	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	8.7 / 10	Distance 1.66 KM
Britannia Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	5.9 / 10	Distance 1.67 KM
Dr. A. R. Lord Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 1.72 KM
Britannia Community Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	5.0 / 10	Distance 1.73 KM
Hastings Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.4 / 10	Distance 1.79 KM
St.Joseph's School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.1 / 10	Distance 1.86 KM
Gladstone Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.11 KM
West Coast Christian School	Independent	Grades Served K-12	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.13 KM
Vancouver Christian	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 2.13 KM
Gladstone Secondary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.13 KM
Vancouver Christian School	Independent	Grades Served K-6	Catchment Info —	9.1 / 10	Distance 2.13 KM
Tyee Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.0 / 10	Distance 2.17 KM
Renfrew Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.6 / 10	Distance 2.19 KM
Tillicum Community Annex	Public	Grades Served K-4	Catchment Info —	7.4 / 10	Distance 2.23 KM
Lord Selkirk Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.1 / 10	Distance 2.24 KM
Windermere Community Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.3 / 10	Distance 2.34 KM
Admiral Seymour Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 2.47 KM
Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-Burnaby	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	10.0 / 10	Distance 2.53 KM
Sir John Franklin Community School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.7 / 10	Distance 2.57 KM
Charles Dickens Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 2.58 KM
John Norquay Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 2.69 KM
Kitchener Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.8 / 10	Distance 2.78 KM
Lord Selkirk Annex	Public	Grades Served K-4	Catchment Info —	3.5 / 10	Distance 2.81 KM
Sir Wilfred Grenfell Community School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.89 KM
Charles Dickens Annex	Public	Grades Served K-3	Catchment Info —	N/A	Distance 2.89 KM
Sir Wilfred Grenfell Community	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 2.89 KM

Pre-computed routes from 2608 E 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC

2608 E 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC Renfrew 1.0 km

27 min

Downtown Vancouver Waterfront Station

By transit (Skytrain)

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

By car (off-peak)

Downtown Vancouver via HWY 1 / Grandview
6 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

2608 E 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC is ideally located for commuters. The property is 1.0 km from Renfrew, with a 27 min SkyTrain ride to Downtown Vancouver (Waterfront Station). The closest bus stop is Northbound Nanaimo St @ E 4th Ave (0.34 km). Walk Score Transit rating: Good Transit (69/100).

Walkability & Transit Near 2608 E 4th Avenue

Very Walkable 77

Walk Score - Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot

Good Transit 69

Transit Score - Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options

Very Bikeable 75

Bike Score - Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips

BC Assessment Value — 2608 E 4th Avenue

2026 assessed value, sourced from City of Vancouver open data (PID 012-961-574).

Total Assessed Value (2026)

$1,655,100

-6.2% YoY

+1.3%/yr over 4 yr

2022 Value Trend 2026

Land

$1,625,000

Buildings

$30,100

Year Built

1951

Class

Residential

Zoning

R3-1

Property Tax

$8,043

Year	Land	Improvements	Total Assessed	YOY Change
2026	$1,625,000	$30,100	$1,655,100	-6.2%
2025	$1,730,000	$34,600	$1,764,600	+0.8%
2024	$1,715,000	$36,300	$1,751,300	+3.9%
2023	$1,650,000	$36,000	$1,686,000	+7.3%
2022	$1,535,000	$36,000	$1,571,000	—

Costs & calculators

Monthly cost about $6,654/month · rent estimate $4,455/month · owning catches up with renting by year 15 · cash flow if rented −$2,611/month

Mortgage Cash flow Rent estimate Rent vs own

Mortgage Calculator for 2608 E 4th Avenue

$6,654 /month

Principal & Interest $5,984

Property Taxes $670

Maintenance fee $0

The estimated monthly cost of 2608 E 4th Avenue, Vancouver is $6,654: $5,984 principal and interest with 20% down over 30 years at 4.45%, plus $670 property tax.

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All figures are informational estimates by EstateBlock.com; actual mortgage payments and insurance rates vary by many factors.

Investment Cashflow Calculator

−$2,611 /month

Mortgage Payment $5,984

Monthly Cash Flow −$2,611

Break Even Down Payment 55%

Cap Rate -2.1%

Cash on Cash -10.5%

If 2608 E 4th Avenue, Vancouver were rented at $4,455 a month with 5% vacancy, it would fall $2,611 a month short of the mortgage and carrying costs; about 55% down would break even.

All figures are informational estimates by EstateBlock.com; actual mortgage payments and insurance rates vary by many factors.

Estateblock Rent Estimate for 2608 E 4th Avenue, Vancouver

$4,455 / month

Rent $4,455

Own $6,654

Principal: $1,925/mo Interest, tax, insurance, fees: $4,729/mo

Example shown is the principal portion at year 5 of the mortgage. It grows over the loan: ~$1,611/mo (year 1) → ~$3,747/mo (year 20) → ~$5,589/mo (year 29).

Net cost to own at year 5 ~$4,729/mo About $274/mo more than renting

EstateBlock estimates 2608 E 4th Avenue, Vancouver would rent for about $4,455 a month.

Approximate estimates for informational purposes only, not financial advice. Assumes a new 30-year fixed mortgage at the rate shown; actual rent, payments, and equity will vary by loan terms and market conditions. Consult a licensed professional before deciding.

Rent vs own: 2608 E 4th Avenue

Rent vs own

Owning catches up by year 15

With 20% down ($297,000) at 4.45%: renting is cheaper at first, but principal paydown closes the gap

Principal paid off by year 5 $105,867

Principal paid off by year 10 $238,060

Assumes 20% down payment, 4.45% fixed rate, 30-year amortization. Rent line = full rent (money gone). Own line = interest + property tax + fees, excluding principal (money you keep as equity). No appreciation, investment returns or transaction costs included.

Renting 2608 E 4th Avenue, Vancouver is cheaper at first, but owning catches up by year 15, with $105,867 of principal paid off by year 5 and $238,060 by year 10.