Oakridge in South Vancouver
Oakridge Briefly
In the 2001 Census, the Oakridge multicultural neighborhood of the City of Vancouver in the Canadian Province of British Columbia had a population of 11,795, 50 percent of whom spoke Chinese as their first language. Oakridge is a geographic rectangle with Granville Street on the west border and Main Street on the east, West 41st Avenue marking the northern neighborhood border and West 57th Avenue the southern. Oak Street and Cambie Street, both busy roads, are also Oakridge north-south thoroughfares with lots of rush-hour traffic.
History
Until after the Second World War, Oakridge remained mostly in its natural, undeveloped, unimproved state except for the Langara Golf Course, which opened in 1926. Then development expanded into the wooded areas as the city’s Jewish community moved south along Oak Street, and the Canadian Pacific Railway opened its lands to development in the 1950s of single-family homes and the Oakridge Centre Mall, Vancouver’s first shopping centre, in 1959 at West 41st Avenue and Cambie Street as a business centre for the residential boom of bungalow homes. In later years larger low- and high-rise multifamily residences replaced many of these small homes.
Langara College, a campus of 21,000 students on the north fringe of the golf course off West 49th Avenue between Cambie and Main, commenced operations in 1994. These three developments, the golf course, the shopping mall, and the campus, are the foremost community features of Oakridge today enhanced by completion in August 2009 of the SkyTrain Canada Line along Cambie Street with stations at 41st and 49th avenues.
Oakridge Centre Redevelopment
In March 2014, the Vancouver City Council approved a massive redevelopment plan for the Oakridge Centre Mall following a week of public hearings. The plan is for new affordable housing, new childcare spaces, a new community centre and library, a new seniors centre, and significant new park space, says the mayor. A joint venture of the mall ownership and developer Westbank Projects Corporation applied for rezoning for the redevelopment project. The developer expressed satisfaction with the council vote and rejected suggestions that there had been insufficient public consultation on the proposal.
Many residents support revitalization of the mall and Cambie Street, but many others say the new residential and business towers, one of 45 stories, are too much for the neighbourhood and will bring excessive density and aggravated traffic conditions despite the recent arrival of the SkyTrain, which plan opponents argue is already overcrowded.
The vertical redevelopment plan for Oakridge exemplifies how Canadian retail shopping malls these days must expand upwardly if at all, according to an August 2012 Toronto Globe and Mail newspaper article reporting that in Vancouver “the last regional malls were built in 1979” and that “Only two enclosed malls have been built in Canada since 1989.” There, development of new malls much more difficult than it is in the USA because of the lack of available land, the restrictions that Canadian cities impose on commercial space, and the demands of provincial highway ministries, and mall developers must be “creative and persistent” for their ambitions to succeed.
Information Links:
http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/oakridge.aspx
http://www.marpoleoakridge.org
http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/marpole-community-plan.aspx
New Oakridge Live MLS Listings
Oakridge in South Vancouver
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407 W 43RD Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale in "OAKRIDGE" (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2283202
$11,000,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2283202
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,156 sq. ft.
Prime Oakridge development location!! Located 1/2 block east of Oakridge Shopping Centre this property is part of Cambie Corridor Development Plan. More detailsListed by Macdonald Realty Westmar
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
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460 W 45TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2233149
$6,880,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2233149
- Bedrooms:
- 11
- Bathrooms:
- 8
- Floor Area:
- 5,016 sq. ft.
ALL Developers & Investors! 3 Lots in a row **Assembly Site** on West 45th Ave, 460, 438, 422. This location is one of the best! *Rare opportunity.* Rezoning opportunity. Steps to Oakridge Mall and Skytrain Station. All data & measurements are approximate, Buyer to verify. House is being sold "AS IS WHERE IS". Don't disturb tenants. DON'T MISS OUT! ASK YOUR REALTOR TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
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406 W 45TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2323269
$5,750,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2323269
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 4,944 sq. ft.
Prominently situated lot within thriving Cambie Corridor Planning Program, only steps from Oakridge Mall. Opportunity to own in an area posed for world class development and revitalization. Call now for more information. More detailsListed by Rennie & Associates Realty - Aedis Realty
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449 W 46TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2260775
$4,980,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2260775
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 5,130 sq. ft.
Location! Location! Don't miss this Completely rebuilt and tastefully designed 4,359 sf FRONT HOUSE with a lovely BRAND NEW 750 sf Laneway HOUSE just beside Oakridge Mall along Cambie Corridor! This contemporary 6 bdrm, 6 bathrm house repre sents the greatest concern for the detail & craftsmanship, and it also features high ceiling in the living room, kitchen island, walk in closet. HRV, A/C, top of the line appl, 4k TV, radiant heating, Heat Pump and the surround sound system around the house. Steps to skytrain station, bus stop, Oakridge Mall, Langara College, banks, restaurants. Close to Eric Hamber Secondary School, Langara College, UBC, Queen Elizabeth Park and Golf Course. All size and ages are approx only. More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
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38 W 44TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale in "OAKRIDGE" (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2303667
$4,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2303667
- Bedrooms:
- 9
- Bathrooms:
- 8
- Floor Area:
- 4,860 sq. ft.
BRAND NEW! TOTAL property consists of 4 KITS, 9 BDRMS & 9.5 BATHS! THOUGHTFULLY designed & built by Woodbine Builders in OAKRIDGE area. Over 4170sf + LANEWAY 686sf. MAIN level (10' clg ht) includes: Office, Full bathroom, LR w/Cozy Gas Fireplace/DR, Family rm w/BI shelves, KIT + Spice/Wok KIT w/SUBZERO /WOLF/ASKO/BLOOMBERG/LG appliances, security video monitor, NEST controls, quartz counters. Skylight/tread-lit staircase to UPPER level (9' clg ht): Mstr bdrm w/huge WI closet + STEAM shower + balcony & 3 more BDRMS ALL w/ENSTE BATHS + WI CLOSETS & LAUNDRY. BSMT:w/2 SEPARATE ENTRIES to: 2 bdrm LEGAL ste + Media rm, Spare bdrm + RI's for extra KIT. Sunny S EXPOSED yd feat glass canopy over tiled BBQ deck. LANEWAY HOUSE (8' clg ht & no gable) w/2 bdrm + balc, 1.5 bathrm + storage rm + SINGLE gar + paved parking. A/C MAIN House (#38)=5 bdrms + ofc w/7 baths & LEGAL Ste(#36) =2 bdrm w/1 bath. LANEWAY (#32)=2 bdrms w/1.5 baths. SHORT walk to Oakridge Centre, transit, schools. *OPEN HOUSE Sun DEC 15 (2-4) More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
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160 W 44TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2309178
$4,488,888Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2309178
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Bathrooms:
- 1
- Floor Area:
- 1,746 sq. ft.
DEVELOPERS & INVESTORS – DON’T MISS IT! Designated townhouse development area, potential to land assemble with 168 W44 and 178 W44. Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School catchment. Walk to Oakridge Mall, skytrain, YMCA, Langara College, Sir William Van Horne Elementary School, golf course. Good tenants keeping this solid house immaculately. 3 bedrooms on main floor plus 1 bedroom in basement. Unfinished area for your creative ideas. South facing backyard with lane. Potential for a laneway house. Please DO NOT walk on property. Do Not disturb tenants. Fixed term tenancy until Oct, 31, 2018, then month-to-month. More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. and Homeland Realty - Aedis Realty
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825 W 46TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2323889
$3,688,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2323889
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 4,610 sq. ft.
Prime Oakridge location! 7,429 sq ft lot with 4,610 sq ft of living space. The House is solid construction, and it’s the first time on the market. Main level features a family room, bedroom, laundry, & workshop. Top floor has two large bedrooms, one gorgeous master bedroom, and a large covered balcony at back, & with a formal dining room completed update refreshed with new paint, and new bathrooms. Lots of opportunities to expand for growing family or build your dream home in prime Oakridge. Allow time for presentation, and seller out of town. More detailsListed by Maxcel Westcoast Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
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736 W 48TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2239912
$3,688,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2239912
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 3,623 sq. ft.
PRIME OAKRIDGE! Best Location! SOUTH FACING 7,748 (62 x 124.97) sq ft large level lot with 3,626 sq ft solid updated house on a beautiful tree lined quiet street. Total 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with 2 car garage. Newly renovated with painting, water tank, furnace, and roof. Steps to BC’s top schools: Jamieson Elementary, Eric Hamber Secondary, YMCA, Oakridge Mall, Langara Golf Course, Tisdall Park. Great invenstion or self use. Must see! More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
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122 W 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2292284
$3,688,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2292284
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 1,926 sq. ft.
Land assembly with 116 w 41st av ( 33*129 lot), Steps to Oakridge Centre, Canada Line, Queen Elizabeth park, Eric Hamber Secondary and Van Home Elementary school. Great investment opportunity. Call for more info. More detailsListed by New Coast Realty - Aedis Realty
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6069 FREMLIN Street in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale in "Oakridge" (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2134029
$3,598,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2134029
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 3,168 sq. ft.
Great property to hold and build later on this 62.5X120 SF west facing lot in Oakridge area. Central location with walking distance to Oakridge Shopping Centre & the Canada Line. Property in immaculate livable condition, 3 level house, vaulted ceilings in the Living room. Very bright and huge Recreation room. Property is to be sold as is where is condition. More detailsListed by Sutton Group Seafair Realty - Aedis Realty
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