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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5005 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2326596
$5,450,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2326596
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 1
- Floor Area:
- 1,600 sq. ft.
Land assembly, City has zoned this and the neighbouring lots as MID RISE BUILDING 140ft 4.5 FSR. Most of the area is zoned townhouse or low rise condo but this little area is potentially zoned MID RISE 140ft 4.5 FSR. Great opportunity to buy now. Perfect for investors or developers. Directly behind Westbanks's approved 30-storey tower. Steps from the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain Station. Call for more info. More detailsListed by RE/MAX City Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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4846 - 4856 EARLES Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2311127
$4,400,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2311127
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 3,875 sq. ft.
Court order sale,selling as a land value only. RM7 multifamily zoning. Both properties 4846 & 4856 must be bought together and this price is for both properties. All sizes are approximate only, please verify everything before writing a offer.A convenient location, only block away from Kingsway. Check with the City of Vancouver for potential zoning. More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Surrey/120) - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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880 RENFREW Street in Vancouver: Renfrew VE Home for sale in "HASTINGS EAST - RENFREW" (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2321805
$4,250,000Land Only- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2321805
Proposed mixed use development site– Assignment of Contract – neighboring property owner 862 Renfrew 1/3 joint venture partnership bringing in 862 land interest w/ 880 Renfrew. Assembled parcel city supported for rezoned increased density 12,848 land ft potential buildable at 3-FAR 37,452 $168 per foot. Secured or affordable rental housing policy considerations. Open ended density determined during proposal. More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5290 RHODES Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2303515
$3,800,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2303515
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 1,960 sq. ft.
West Coast Contemporary style property with open Norquay park view on a quiet tree-lined street whilst close to all amenities, shops, restaurant and transportation. This property is within the Norquay Village Neighborhood Center Plan. An excellent investment to buy, live and hold. A super land assembly candidate for 4-level condo to get to the maximum RM9 zoning. NO SIGN. PLS DO NOT DISTURB. More detailsListed by Homeland Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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3528 WELLINGTON Avenue in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2257839
$3,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2257839
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 2,624 sq. ft.
Sold "AS IS & WHERE IS". Buyer/Buyer's Agent to verify if deemed important. Rezoned by the city and can be built 4 storeys residential. A walk away from the skytrain station with all major banks, restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, schools and much more nearby. More detailsListed by RE/MAX City Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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3325 E BROADWAY in Vancouver: Renfrew VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2119982
$3,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2119982
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,150 sq. ft.
Great Opportunity for INVESTORS to build or hold. LAND ASSEMBLY potential for development. Situated on the higher side of Broadway and close to Skytrain Rupert Station, Bus Stops, Schools and lots of Major Shops like Real Canadian Superstore, Save On Foods, Canadian Tire, Trail Appliances, Walmart, etc. More detailsListed by New Coast Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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5132 RUPERT Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2304218
$3,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2304218
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 7
- Floor Area:
- 4,151 sq. ft.
Luxurious and gorgeous 9 Bedrooms, 7 full bathrooms and one office, like new home with a 2 bedroom legal suite, 2 bedroom laneway house and a potential 1 bedroom suite. Great mortgage helpers. New home warranty still in effect. More detailsListed by Team 3000 Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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5399 WALES Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale in "COLLINGWOOD" (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2312534
$3,490,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2312534
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 2,500 sq. ft.
An excellent development site located in the heart of Norquay Village Neighborhood Plan. Site falls within the Apartment Transition Zone. Excellent 29 years Vancouver special property with 5 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms plus rental suite. The neighborhood is experiencing growth in populations, amenities & improvement of overall city infrastructure. Increasing amenities from mixed use developments near this site will provide convenience for future residences. Twon-homes and apartment projects in Norquay Village received great response from the market with signs of strong demand. The neighborhood demographic shows the demand for more apartment type housing from young professionals/families and down-sizes. More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5035 BOUNDARY Road in Vancouver: Collingwood VE Home for sale in "South Vancouver" (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2291729
$3,380,000Land Only- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2291729
Prime Location!! Potential Multi-Family Site! Please confirm with City of Vancouver for Development Potential. More detailsListed by RE/MAX City Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5027 BOUNDARY Road in Vancouver: Collingwood VE Home for sale in "South Vancouver" (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2291757
$3,380,000Land Only- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2291757
Prime Location!! Potential Multi-Family Site! Please confirm with City of Vancouver for Development Potential. More detailsListed by RE/MAX City Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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