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505 488 Helmcken St, Vancouver BC - Apartment/Condo for Sale - MLS# R3088966

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Listing updated: May 12, 2026 at 01:27am

EstateBlock checked: Sep 27, 2026 at 07:45am

Robinson Tower

2 Beds

2 Baths

844 sqft

982 $ /sqft

556.96 $ Maint. fee

1995 built

Closed

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Listing updated: May 12, 2026 at 01:27am

EstateBlock checked: Sep 27, 2026 at 07:45am

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Original list price & price changes

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Days on market & listing history

Map & Neighbourhood

Public Schools

Secondary
King George Secondary School: Average 1.77 km 6.2/10
Elementary
Lord Strathcona Community Elementary School: Below Average 1.03 km 2.1/10

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

Private Schools

Elementary
Claren Academy: Above Average 0.09 km 9/10
Secondary
Pattison High School: 0.49 km

Closest Transit

Bus Stop
Northbound Seymour St @ Davie St: 0.15 km
Skytrain
Skytrain @ Yaletown-Roundhouse Stn: 0.26 km

Crime Rate

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

Demographics

Post-Secondary Education: Above Average 52%
No Certificate/Degree: Below Average 5.5%
Owner Occupied: Average 73.7%
Employment Rate: Below Average 27.3%

Noise/ Power Lines

Road/Hwy Noise: Possible
Railway/Sky train Noise: Unlikely
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

42 / 100

Overall sell-speed score

May take longer

Price competition grade

Avg comparable: $639,905

Balanced

Market conditions

Balanced market — steady conditions

Flood Risk (FEMA/BC)

Unlikely — not in floodplain

Railway / Skytrain noise

Unlikely — 0.26 km from station

Road / Highway noise

Possible — major road nearby

Airport noise (YVR)

Unlikely

Power lines proximity

Unlikely

ALR (Agricultural Land Reserve)

No — not in ALR

How YALETOWN compares

This property

210 DOM

Slower than area

Yaletown avg

49 DOM

Average

Vancouver avg

49 DOM

Faster market

505 488 Helmcken Street has a sell-speed score of 42/100, placing it in the "May take longer than the area average to sell" band. The listing is priced 22.8% above comparable active properties in Yaletown. The local market is currently a Balanced Market with a sales-to-active ratio of 16.1% and an area average of 49 days on market — conditions are balanced. With only 1245 competing homes currently listed, this property has significant competition. Based on these signals, EstateBlock predicts this listing is could take longer than the area average to sell.

Climate Risk for V6B 6E4

Natural hazards vary by location and can change over time. The following provides a summary of potential impacts to this area, postal code V6B 6E4, 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 (~3.7 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

Shopping (358 nearby)

The lounge · 16 m · Hairdresser
Spruce · 30 m · Beauty Shop
Sunscape · 56 m · Beauty Shop

Restaurants (338 nearby)

Yopo · 88 m · Restaurant
Brix & mortar · 114 m · Restaurant
Urban thai bistro · 122 m · Restaurant

Cafes (107 nearby)

O-cha tea bar · 88 m · Cafe
Nine bar coffee · 127 m · Cafe
Analog coffee · 146 m · Cafe

Groceries (66 nearby)

7-eleven · 72 m · Convenience
Your dollar store · 139 m · Convenience
Yaletown liquor store · 149 m · Beverages

Healthcare (16 nearby)

Shoppers drug mart · 189 m · Healthcare
Granville pharmacy · 218 m · Healthcare
The pharmacy yaletown · 307 m · Healthcare

Transit (5 nearby)

Skytrain @ yaletown-roundhouse stn station · 256 m · Transit
Bus stop southbound burrard st @ harwood st · 639 m · Transit
Skytrain @ vancouver city centre stn station · 718 m · Transit

Gyms (4 nearby)

Baza dance studios · 353 m · Gym
Harbour dance centre · 391 m · Gym
Cycklus · 610 m · Gym

Schools NearBy

38 Schools are within 3km

School	Type	Grades Served	Catchment Info	Rating	Distance
Claren Academy	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.0 / 10	Distance 85 m
Pattison High School	Independent	Grades Served 9-12	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 492 m
Elsie Roy Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.8 / 10	Distance 502 m
Lowell High School	Independent	Grades Served 10-12	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 635 m
The Westside School	Independent	Grades Served K-9	Catchment Info —	8.8 / 10	Distance 675 m
Columbia Academy	Independent	Grades Served 10-12	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 857 m
Lord Strathcona Community Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info In Catchment	2.1 / 10	Distance 1.03 KM
Madrona School	Independent	Grades Served K-9	Catchment Info —	8.3 / 10	Distance 1.05 KM
Franklin School	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	4.1 / 10	Distance 1.05 KM
Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) Ltd	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 1.07 KM
False Creek Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 1.09 KM
False Creek Elementary	Public	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 1.11 KM
Alexander Academy	Independent	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.1 / 10	Distance 1.12 KM
Sino Bright School BC	Independent	Grades Served 10-12	Catchment Info —	4.3 / 10	Distance 1.27 KM
Canada Royal Arts High School	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	4.6 / 10	Distance 1.40 KM
Lord Roberts Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.0 / 10	Distance 1.62 KM
Queen Alexandra Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	5.7 / 10	Distance 1.66 KM
St. Lawrence School	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	8.2 / 10	Distance 1.72 KM
King George Secondary School	Public	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info In Catchment	6.2 / 10	Distance 1.77 KM
VISST	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.9 / 10	Distance 1.85 KM
Henry Hudson Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	6.2 / 10	Distance 1.94 KM
Blessed Sacrament School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.0 / 10	Distance 2.06 KM
Columbia College	Independent	Grades Served 11-12	Catchment Info —	0	Distance 2.08 KM
Century High School	Independent	Grades Served 10-12	Catchment Info —	5.7 / 10	Distance 2.21 KM
St.Patrick Regional Secondary School	Independent	Grades Served 8-12	Catchment Info —	6.9 / 10	Distance 2.24 KM
St Francis Xavier	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	9.6 / 10	Distance 2.29 KM
St. Francis Xavier	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	9.6 / 10	Distance 2.30 KM
St.Patrick's Elementary School	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.6 / 10	Distance 2.37 KM
Simon Fraser Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.6 / 10	Distance 2.40 KM
St Patrick's	Independent	Grades Served —	Catchment Info —	8.3 / 10	Distance 2.43 KM
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	5.3 / 10	Distance 2.49 KM
Lord Tennyson Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.3 / 10	Distance 2.51 KM
St. Augustine's	Independent	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	8.9 / 10	Distance 2.56 KM
Edith Cavell Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.3 / 10	Distance 2.68 KM
Florence Nightingale Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.0 / 10	Distance 2.74 KM
St. John's School	Independent	Grades Served K-12	Catchment Info —	9.8 / 10	Distance 2.84 KM
Fraser Academy	Independent	Grades Served 2-12	Catchment Info —	6.2 / 10	Distance 2.94 KM
Emily Carr Elementary School	Public	Grades Served K-7	Catchment Info —	7.8 / 10	Distance 2.97 KM

Pre-computed routes from 505 488 Helmcken St, Vancouver, BC

505 488 Helmcken St, Vancouver, BC Yaletown-Roundhouse 0.3 km

10 min

Downtown Vancouver Waterfront Station

By transit (Skytrain)

Downtown Vancouver via Yaletown-Roundhouse → Waterfront
10 min
Metrotown, Burnaby via Yaletown-Roundhouse → Metrotown
28 min
SFU Burnaby via Yaletown-Roundhouse → Production Way
35 min
Richmond Centre via Yaletown-Roundhouse → Brighouse
27 min
YVR Airport via Yaletown-Roundhouse → YVR-Airport
28 min

By car (off-peak)

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

Calculate your commute

505 488 Helmcken St, Vancouver, BC is ideally located for commuters. The property is 0.3 km from Yaletown-Roundhouse, with a 10 min SkyTrain ride to Downtown Vancouver (Waterfront Station). The closest bus stop is Northbound Seymour St @ Davie St (0.15 km). Walk Score Transit rating: Rider's Paradise (100/100).

Walkability & Transit Near 505 488 Helmcken Street

Car-Dependent 99

Walk Score - Walker's Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car

Some Transit 100

Transit Score - Rider's Paradise

World-class public transportation

Somewhat
Bikeable 86

Bike Score - Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips

Mortgage Calculator for 505 488 Helmcken Street

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Property Taxes $211

Maintenance fee 556.96

A 20% down payment of $165,800 on this $829,000 listing yields an estimated mortgage of $3,166/month (30-year fixed, 4%). Total estimated housing cost: $3,934/month, $211 property tax, $557 maintenance fee.

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

Listing data last synced: May 12, 2026

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With $2,835/month in estimated rental income against $3,986/month in mortgage payments, the monthly cashflow is -$1,151/month. A 50% down payment would reach break-even.

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