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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5319 JOYCE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE Land for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2564666
5319 JOYCE Street Vancouver V5R 4H3 
$6,000,000Land Only- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2564666
Two homes next to each other with lot dimensions of 33x100 and 33x93 with a combined LOT size of 6,369 SF. Joyce OCP allows for 130' height development if the corner property is also included with a density of 3.5FSR. Great buy and hold or combine with the corner for quicker redevelopment in a fast growing area. Additional density and height is available as a 100% rental development site from the city. Property is only 4min walk to Joyce Skytrain station. More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5030 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2483993
5030 PAYNE Street Vancouver V5R 4J6
$5,678,977Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2483993
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,444 sq. ft.
Build a Landmark in this area. This property is part of a 8 Lot land assembly located in Joyce Collingwood area (5006-5066 Payne Street) and part of the JC-Precinct Plan. With this consolidation, the fortunate Purchaser may apply to the City of Vancouver for Two 14 storey mid-rise with a 4.5 FSR. Gross: 34,125/sf, Buildable: 153,562/sf, 325/sf (front) x 105/sf depth. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5005 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2505629
5005 PAYNE Street Vancouver V5R 4J5
$5,199,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2505629
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 1
- Floor Area:
- 1,600 sq. ft.
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. Most of both sides of Payne St is for sale. Amazing opportunity for the right developer. 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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3303 CHURCH Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE Land for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2564950
3303 CHURCH Street Vancouver V5R 4W7
$5,121,000Land Only- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2564950
Property located in the Joyce-Collingwood Station Precinct, Sub Area J4, designated for up to 6-storey residential development. 3307 Church Street and 5406 Joyce Street also listed for sale. More detailsListed by CBRE Limited - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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5058 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2484314
5058 PAYNE Street Vancouver V5R 4J6
$5,009,307Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2484314
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,592 sq. ft.
Build a Landmark in this area. This property is part of a 8 Lot land assembly located in Joyce Collingwood area (5006-5066 Payne Street) and part of the JC-Precinct Plan. With this consolidation, the fortunate Purchaser may apply to the City of Vancouver for Two 14 storey mid-rise with a 4.5 FSR. Gross: 34,125/sf, Buildable: 153,562/sf, 325/sf (front) x 105/sf depth. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5050 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2484273
5050 PAYNE Street Vancouver V5R 4J6
$4,995,144Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2484273
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,640 sq. ft.
Build a Landmark in this area. This property is part of a 8 Lot land assembly located in Joyce Collingwood area (5006-5066 Payne Street) and part of the JC-Precinct Plan. With this consolidation, the fortunate Purchaser may apply to the City of Vancouver for Two 14 storey mid-rise with a 4.5 FSR. Gross: 34,125/sf, Buildable: 153,562/sf, 325/sf (front) x 105/sf depth. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5066 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2484289
5066 PAYNE Street Vancouver V5R 4J6
$4,978,500Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2484289
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,236 sq. ft.
Build a Landmark in this area. This property is part of a 8 Lot land assembly located in Joyce Collingwood area (5006-5066 Payne Street) and part of the JC-Precinct Plan. With this consolidation, the fortunate Purchaser may apply to the City of Vancouver for Two 14 storey mid-rise with a 4.5 FSR. Gross: 34,125/sf, Buildable: 153,562/sf, 325/sf (front) x 105/sf depth. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5040 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2484308
5040 PAYNE Street Vancouver V5R 4J6
$4,978,500Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2484308
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,166 sq. ft.
Build a Landmark in this area. This property is part of a 8 Lot land assembly located in JoyceCollingwood area (5006-5066 Payne Street) and part of the JC-Precinct Plan. With this consolidation, the fortunate Purchaser may apply to the City of Vancouver for Two 14 storey mid-rise with a 4.5 FSR. Gross: 34,125/sf, Buildable: 153,562/sf, 325/sf (front) x 105/sf depth. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5076 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2524850
5076 PAYNE Street Vancouver V5R 4J6
$4,978,008Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2524850
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 2,234 sq. ft.
Build a Landmark in this area. This property is part of a 8 Lot land assembly located in Joyce Collingwood area (5006-5066 Payne Street) and part of the JC-Precinct Plan. With this consolidation, the fortunate Purchaser may apply to the City of Vancouver for Two 14 storey mid-rise with a 4.5 FSR. Gross: 34,125/sf, Buildable: 153,562/sf, 325/sf (front) x 105/sf depth. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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5013 PAYNE Street in Vancouver: Collingwood VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2530538
5013 PAYNE Street Vancouver V5R 4J5
$4,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2530538
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 2,700 sq. ft.
Investor or Developer ALERT. The City of Vancouver has zoned this property and the neighbouring properties 140 feet 4.5 FSR Mid Rise. Steps from the Joyce Collingwood Station & Westbank's 30 storey tower. More detailsListed by eXp Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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