The Sweet Life in Point Grey
Point Grey at a Glance
The Point Grey neighbourhood of the Canadian City of Vancouver, British Columbia, faces English Bay to the north, abuts the University Endowment Lands at the end of the Burrard Peninsula to the west, and extends to 16th Avenue to the south and to Alma Street to the east. Most of the northern border on the ocean bay is parkland and beach shoreline with steep slopes down to the water at Locarno Beach and the Spanish Banks.
Resident population within that defined area is just under 12,000. In Point Grey, the top five ethnic cohorts, as in Metro Vancouver, are English, Scottish, Canadian, Irish, and Chinese but proportionally more English and Scottish and fewer Chinese. Languages in order of prevalence are English, Chinese, German, Greek, Japanese, and Dutch with relatively fewer numbers of Chinese and Punjabi speakers than the Metro Vancouver average. The $105,404 average household income compares to $64,889 for the City of Vancouver and $68,853 for Metro Vancouver. The $950,000+ average house sale price is significantly higher than the Vancouver average generally. There is no nonmarket housing within or near Point Grey.
Business Opportunities and Transportation Resources
The main commercial area of shops and services is in the Point Grey Village Business Improvement Association area between Tolmie and Discovery streets along West 10th Avenue. The association says commercial businesses catering to affluent professionals will find a profitable market in the Point Grey Village area, where zoning accommodates all sorts of goods and services in a central neighbourhood location also close to the growing University of British Columbia (UBC) residential area, where there is significant opportunity for businesses to take advantage of this expanding market segment.
No rail transit reaches Point Grey, but there is plenty of street parking to make the Point Grey Village merchants easily accessible by vehicle. Frequent bus service along Routes ##7, 9, and 17 and night service routes between Downtown and Dunbar and UBC operate along 10th Avenue and Alma Street. The 99-B Route is a convenient service to Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Community College, and the SkyTrain Expo and Millennium lines.
Point Grey Fiesta
The annual Point Grey Fiesta began in 1986, Vancouver’s centennial year, which coincided with the Expo ’86 world’s fair, when a small group of Point Grey organizers formed the Point Grey Fiesta Committee. The festivities formally start the summer with a Saturday morning parade on West 10th Avenue and continue the weekend celebration with stage performances and exhibitions in Trimble Park, where carnival rides, contests, and games continue from Friday to Sunday. The volunteer members of the Point Grey Fiesta Committee plan and oversee the activities and attractions with care as a financially self-sustaining but nonprofit annual neighbourhood community event that brings together 
social and business groups with visitors and day-trippers for a day of community fun and frolic. The fiesta is a village celebration with a small-town parade, amateur stage performances, and a carnival.
Information Links:
http://www.shopwestbway.com/
http://pointgreyvillage.com/
http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/point-grey.aspx
http://www.westpointgrey.org
http://vancouver.ca/docs/planning/west-point-grey-community-vision-full-report.pdf
New Point Grey Live MLS Listings
The Sweet Life in Point Grey, Vancouver, BC
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4572 W 3RD Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2434342
4572 W 3RD Avenue Vancouver V6R 1N2 
$7,680,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2434342
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 4,353 sq. ft.
Unobstructed, panoramic ocean, mountain & City views from this exquisitely expanded & renovated luxury residence in prestigious North of 4th Point Grey neighbourhood. This 4 level, 3 bedroom & den, (can be 4 br) 5 bath home features spectacular roof deck boasting breath-taking views, eating area, dumb waiter & re-enforced for a hot tub. Gorgeous teak millwork & Lapis counters in kitchen, 13 appliance package incl Subzero, Miele & Thermador. Private south-facing patio with outdoor kitchen, surrounded by lush gardens. Show-stopping theatre, 1,100 bottle wine cellar, luxuriating steam room & home gym. Intricate detailing & design efficiency create a harmonious ambience that exudes ease of living.The perfect Vancouver City home. Close foremost private schools, UBC, walk to the beach & parks. More detailsListed by Faith Wilson Group
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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4608 LANGARA Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2423433
4608 LANGARA Avenue Vancouver V6R 1E1
$7,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2423433
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,700 sq. ft.
Enjoy some of the best panoramic views Vancouver has to offer from this 65’ x 110’ elevated corner lot just a block from the beach. Benefiting from 180 degree unobstructed and protected views, from Bowen Island to downtown, even from the main level, this lot truly is a gem. Build your dream home in a premier location. Existing plans for a modern masterpiece are transferable to a new owner and site prep documentation is available upon request. Renderings are for illustration purposes only. Please contact the listing agent for more details. Spectacular opportunity. More detailsListed by Stilhavn Real Estate Services - Aedis Realty
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- 604-657-1111
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4519 W 12TH Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2424689
4519 W 12TH Avenue Vancouver V6R 2R4
$6,880,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2424689
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 8
- Floor Area:
- 4,780 sq. ft.
A perfect blend of modern aesthetics and classic design with a touch of Scandinavian flair! This well-appointed home promotes practical open spaces, upscale cabinetry & fixtures, soaring 11 ft ceilings, and warm inviting colors... all cleverly designed for comfortable family living. Be amazed with the great room, gourmet wok kitchen, versatile eating nook/multi-purpose sun room, year-round entertainment patio, handy mud room, cozy media room, charming 665 sf laneway home, private landscaping, fully secure fencing, and more! This is another distinctive home built by reputable Sky & Star Enterprise Inc., leaders in home building in collaboration with renowned Formwerks Architectural. Walk to Queen Mary, Lord Byng, WPGA. Close to UBC, Crofton and St. Georges. A real pleasure to show! More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. and RE/MAX Select Properties - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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4626 W 12TH Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2423330
4626 W 12TH Avenue Vancouver V6R 2R6
$6,390,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2423330
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 7
- Floor Area:
- 4,808 sq. ft.
Newly constructed modem executive home in prestigious Point Grey. Contemporary open floor plan with "party-in-the-sky" rooftop terrace. Bright living spaces, den w/custom millwork, & high end-finishings, dream kitchen w/custom island, Wolf, Sub-Zero. 4 bdnns up and l in bsmt. Rooftop patio w/stunning city and mountain views. Media room, rec room w/wet bar, encased wine wall. 2 bdnn laneway house almost 900 sqft + 2 car garage. School catchment Lord Bying, close to WPGA, Trimble park, UBC. Open house cancelled. More detailsListed by Luxmore Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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4306 LOCARNO Crescent in Vancouver: Point Grey House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2437497
4306 LOCARNO Crescent Vancouver V6R 1G3
$6,200,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2437497
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 4,348 sq. ft.
Point Grey! Land 7861 SQFT with finishing area 4348 SQFT. Built in 2000. Beautiful water and mountain view. Designed by Margot Innes with solid red oak flooring throughout and granite counters. Wok kitchen, large theatre room, wrap around balcony, large private backyard. Walking distance to Jericho beach, Spanish Banks, Royal Vancouver Yatch club and Jericho Sailing Club. Steps to BC's top school (OLPH, WPGA, Lord Byng, Queen Mary, York House, St.George's). Shopping, parks, beaches, forests and transit all nearby. More detailsListed by Amex Broadway West Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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