Renfrew-Collingwood Up and Coming
People and Boundaries
Renfrew–Collingwood, the second most populous Vancouver neighbourhood after Downtown, had over 50,000 residents in the 2011 Census. A large, diverse eastside neighbourhood on the Vancouver-Burnaby boundary with substantial business centers and some fast-growing residential sectors, this neighbourhood had a population of 44,950 in 2001, 43.6 percent of whom then spoke Chinese as their first language. Canada’s 2011 census reported only 28 per cent of Renfrew-Collingwood residents as native English speakers. Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese are the languages heard most often on the streets.
Renfrew–Collingwood’s northern border is Broadway, East 41st Avenue is on the south, Nanaimo Street on the west, and Boundary Road on the east. Kingsway runs through the southern part of the neighbourhood, Grandview Highway through the middle, and the Trans-Canada Highway through the northeast corner.
History
In 1861, Colonel Richard Moody built a military trail through the area from New Westminster to English Bay. By 1891, Canada’s first electric interurban railway along Vanness Avenue connected Vancouver’s Downtown to New Westminster and opened the area to what became the thriving community of Collingwood near the present intersection with Joyce Street, and to the north the Renfrew district began to grow in the 1920s.
Over the years, the two areas grew together with commercial developments along Kingsway, Grandview Highway, and Boundary Road and growing numbers of condominiums and multi-family residential developments joining traditional single-family 
homes throughout. Two SkyTrain lines, five stations, and interconnecting bus routes now serve neighbourhood transit needs well. Many immigrants find Renfrew-Collingwood attractive for that reason.
Information Links:
http://shopcollingwood.ca/
http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/renfrew.aspx
http://www.renfrewcc.com
http://vancouver.ca/docs/planning/renfrew-collingwood-community-vision-full-report.pdf
Future Development/Collingwood Village
In 2007, the City of Vancouver announced several neighbourhood centre programs as parts of an Eco-Density initiative to rezone Renfrew–Collingwood from single-family to duplex with rowhouses along busy streets to increase density and encourage commercial development along Earles and Rupert streets. The plan is controversial; many residents want their neighbourhood to retain its traditional single-family home character.
The Collingwood Village community around the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station is a story of successful redevelopment that might be instructive in the ongoing unrest over plans to redevelop neighbourhoods across the city. Renfrew-Collingwood once faced the unpleasant prospect of too many people packed into multifamily homes, but residents worked with the city government and a sympathetic developer to reach a satisfactory result. A new daycare facility was a welcome amenity.
Completed in 2006, Collingwood Village was the largest master-planned community in British Columbia at that time. The developer constructed 16 condominium and rental buildings of four-storey town homes and mid- and high-rise apartments. Since the 1990s, 2,700 new homes have gone up on what had been industrial land south of Vanness Avenue and east of Joyce Street. Kingsway shops and services are a few blocks south. More than a quarter of the community is parkland.
In 2011, the city council approved a rezoning proposal for 33 parcels of land east of Collingwood Village within Boundary Road, Vanness Avenue, and Ormidale Street to be developed as Wall Centre Central Park, three residential towers of 28, 29, and 30 storeys, all higher than any present Collingwood Village structure. In April 2013 the first 623 units went on sale, almost half priced under $300,000.
New Renfrew-Collingwood Live MLS Listings
Renfrew-Collingwood Up and Coming
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3333 CLIVE Avenue in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2147085
$8,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2147085
- Bedrooms:
- 8
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,880 sq. ft.
Important piece of a land assembly. No Touchbase. PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB TENANTS! Call listing agent for further details. Current City plan allows high density with an FSR of 3.5. More detailsMacdonald Realty (VanMn)
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3317 CLIVE Avenue in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2154872
$8,000,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2154872
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 3,142 sq. ft.
Selling for land value only. Selling for future development land assembly. Area plan includes Townhouses, stacked townhouses, 4, 6, and 12 storey condominium buildings. This lot and block will accommodate 6-12 storeys buildings. Close to all shopping and transit. More detailsRE/MAX Blueprint Realty - Aedis Realty
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5396 RHODES Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2127663
$4,990,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2127663
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,900 sq. ft.
Great investment opportunity!!! Facing beautiful Norquay Park, near Kingsway 2700 block, 5396 RHODES ST is on the corner of Rhodes st and E38 Ave. parts of land assembly in Norquay Village Neighbourhood Centre. Zoned RM-9A permit "multiple dwelling" primarily in the form of four-storey low-rise apartments, with some stacked townhouses. OCP-FSR maximum up to 2.00; Rare opportunity for re-zoning to CD-1 for 4 story apartment building. Two lots together 12,828 sqft. Very good housing condition with Huge backyard. Can be rent out for about $100,000 rent annually. Best value for keeping, resale, or re-development. Peek-a-boo mountain view to the North. May be sold with 5378 Rhodes Street, also available on MLS More detailsRoyal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
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3396 QUEENS Avenue in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2135147
$4,800,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2135147
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 3,030 sq. ft.
LAND ASSEMBLY. Measurements are approximate. Buyers verify if deemed important. 4 LOTS IN TOTAL (3396, 3390, 3386, 3382) THERE ARE 18,282 SFT IN TOTAL. THIS HOT LOCATION WILL BE GONE FAST. TAKE ACTION NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. These lots have been rezoned by the city and can be built 4 storeys residential apartment. Each lot 33X138.50=4,570.50 Sft Please don't walk on the property or disturb the occupants. More detailsMetro Edge Realty - Aedis Realty
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3382 QUEENS Avenue in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2134375
$4,800,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2134375
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,500 sq. ft.
Vancouver Special in excellent condition 3 bedrooms up with 1-2 bedrooms basement, the lot can be re-zoned to RM-9BN (4-storey apartment). More detailsSelmak Realty Limited - Aedis Realty
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3390 QUEENS Avenue in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2135095
$4,800,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2135095
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,888 sq. ft.
LAND ASSEMBLY. Measurements are approximate. Buyers verify if deemed important. 4 LOTS IN TOTAL (3396, 3390, 3386, 3382) THERE ARE 18,282 SFT IN TOTAL THIS HOT LOCATION WILL BE GONE FAST. TAKE ACTION NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. These lots have been rezoned by the city and can be built 4 storeys residential apartment. Each lot 33X138.50=4,570.50 Sft Please don't walk on the property or disturb the occupants. More detailsMetro Edge Realty - Aedis Realty
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3386 QUEENS Avenue in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2135167
$4,800,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2135167
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,888 sq. ft.
LAND ASSEMBLY. Measurements are approximate. Buyers verify if deemed important. 4 LOTS IN TOTAL (3396, 3390, 3386, 3382) THERE ARE 18,282 SFT IN TOTAL. THIS HOT LOCATION WILL BE GONE FAST. TAKE ACTION NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. These lots have been rezoned by the city and can be built 4 storeys residential apartment. Each lot 33X138.50=4,570.50 Sft Please don't walk on the property or disturb the occupants. More detailsMetro Edge Realty - Aedis Realty
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2833 E 10TH Avenue in Vancouver: Renfrew VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2137938
$4,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2137938
- Bedrooms:
- 9
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,987 sq. ft.
Development opportunity or buy to hold. Part of land assembly on East 10th. Central location, close to skytrain station, bus stop, shops (Superstore, Save On Foods, T&T SuperMarket, Walmart), restaurants & coffee shops. Call L/R for information. More detailsOakwyn Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
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2851 E 10TH Avenue in Vancouver: Renfrew VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2126674
$4,300,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2126674
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,088 sq. ft.
Development opportunity on E 10th Ave. Part of land assembly. Central location, close to skytrain station, bus, shops (Superstore, Save On Foods, T&T Supermarket & Walmart), restaurants & coffee shops. Call LR for info. More detailsMultiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
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5066 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS(r) # R2182310
$4,200,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2182310
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,236 sq. ft.
Land Assembly, City has potentially zoned this and the neighboring 3 lots as high rise. Most of the area is zoned townhouse or low rise condo but this little area is zoned High Rise. Great opportunity to buy now. Perfect for investors or developers. Right beside 5050 Joyce building More detailsRE/MAX City Realty - Aedis Realty
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