Parks and Sports in Riley Park
Introduction to Riley Park
Riley Park is a midtown neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, bounded in clockwise order from the north by 16th Avenue, Fraser Street, 41st Avenue, and finally Cambie Street on the west with SkyTrain stations at King Edward and 41st Avenues. Main Street, the principal commercial thoroughfare p;arallel to Cambie and Fraser, bisects the neighbourhood into nearly even east and west halves. Probably the most picturesque neighbourhood landscapes, Mountainview Cemetery in the eastern half and Queen Elizabeth Park in the western, are in the city area of highest elevation, Little Mountain, 500 feet above sea level, a former name for the neighbourhood from the days when it was much smaller.
Overpopulation has not been a problem in Riley Park lately. There has been a gradual, hardly perceptible decrease from 21,990 in 2001 to 21,815 in 2006 to 21,795 in 2011, year of the most recent quinquennial census. Nearly 40 percent of residents are immigrants, mostly Chinese and Filipino. Average family annual income is nearly $89,000, and nearly 49 percent of residents have university degrees.
History & Heritage
In the late 19th Century, neighbourhood pioneers cut logging trails around the base of Little Mountain, and quarry workers mined its volcanic rock for use as pavement for the area’s first roads. The plan to transform the quarries into sunken gardens took hold in the 1930s, King George VI dedicated the park in a 1939 visit, and in 1940 Little Mountain formally became Queen Elizabeth Park in honor of the king’s consort.
Over the next 15 years, the Vancouver Park Board converted the land into lushly sculpted sunken gardens. With landscaping complete by the mid-1950s, the park reached its present splendor. Meanwhile, Mountainview Cemetery, owned and maintained by the city since 1886, now has new spaces available for the first time in more than 20 years in lots purchased before 1940 but never claimed.
Olympic Legacy
In Hillcrest Park across Midlothian Avenue from Queen Elizabeth Park, the Hillcrest Centre served as the venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics curling event. Constructed with post-Olympic community recreation in mind, this multifaceted athletic facility operates an aquatic center, a fitness center, a year-round ice-skating rink, a dance studio, game rooms, athletic fields, and sports instructional programs. The Vancouver Park Board and the Riley Park Community Association jointly administer the complex.
Information Links:
http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/riley-park.aspx
http://www.hillcrestcentre.com/default.aspx#.U8mC9FZRHnc
http://vancouver.ca/docs/planning/riley-park-south-cambie-community-vision-full-report.pdf
Riley Park Boulder
In the same area as the Queen Elizabeth and Hillcrest parks, in a playground near Ontario Street and 33rd Avenue there is an artificial boulder that has become a neighbourhood landmark since its fabrication in 2002. Climbers who enjoy this alternative to costly indoor climbing gyms expect the boulder to remain there for a long time. “It’s absolutely indestructible and will be here in the next glacier era,” says an acrobatics instructor for CircusWest, a Vancouver performing arts society. Despite the boulder’s popularity, however, the park board probably will not build another because of cost and potential liability. The boulder budget more than doubled during fabrication, and a new one could cost as much as $100,000.
New Riley Park Live MLS Listings
Riley Park, Vancouver, BC, Real Estate
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485 W 28TH Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2308132
$12,700,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2308132
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 3,463 sq. ft.
Prime Cambie Corridor Phase 2 Corner Site. Rarely available. Most desirable Cambie Area, walking steps to QE Park, steps to transit, Canada Line, & Oakridge Mall. It's a great investment to hold or build. The neighbourhood will become a walk-able mixed use urban environment that will include quality public featuring public art, public plaza, commercial and institutional mixed-use buildings. More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty and Royal Pacific Realty Corp.
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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430 W 37TH Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale in "Cambie" (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2306872
$7,950,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2306872
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,525 sq. ft.
Attention Developers & Investors. "Queen Elizabeth Land Assembly" Create your everlasting dream project on this parcel directly across from one of Vancouver's most prized parks. Queen Elizabeth Park offers the stunning Bloedel Conservatory, tennis courts, pitch & putt, lawn bowling & Seasons in the Park restaurant. Walking distance to Hillcrest Community, VanDusen Gardens & Aquatic Club + Vancouver Canadians Baseball Stadium. Only a 10 minute walk away from Oakridge Town Centre & the Canada Line Skytrain station, these properties qualify for either a 6 storey rental apartment building (2.5 FSR) or a 4 storey strata development (2.0 FSR). Potential 8 lots in total with a 414' frontage x 117 = 47,728 sqft. Parcels like this rarely become available. More detailsListed by Macdonald Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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416 W 37TH Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale in "Cambie" (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2305351
$7,950,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2305351
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 3,400 sq. ft.
Attention Developers & Investors. "Queen Elizabeth Land Assembly" Create your everlasting dream project on this parcel directly across from one of Vancouver's most prized parks. Queen Elizabeth Park offers the stunning Bloedel Conservatory, tennis courts, pitch & putt, lawn bowling & Seasons in the Park restaurant. Walking distance to Hillcrest Community Centre & Aquatic Club + Vancouver Canadians Baseball Stadium. Only a 10 minute walk away from Oakridge Town Centre & the Canada Line Skytrain station, these properties qualify for either a 6 storey rental apartment building (2.5 FSR) or a 4 storey strata development (2.0 FSR). Potential 8 lots in total with a 414' frontage x 117 = 47,728 sqft. Parcels like this rarely become available. More detailsListed by Macdonald Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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450 W 37TH Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale in "Cambie" (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2302613
$7,950,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2302613
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,215 sq. ft.
Attention Developers & Investors. "Queen Elizabeth Land Assembly" Create your everlasting dream project on this parcel directly across from one of Vancouver's most prized parks. Queen Elizabeth Park offers the stunning Bloedel Conservatory, tennis courts, pitch & putt, lawn bowling & Seasons in the Park restaurant. Walking distance to Hillcrest Community Centre & Aquatic Club + Vancouver Canadians Baseball Stadium. Only a 10 minute walk away from Oakridge Town Centre & the Canada Line Skytrain station, these properties qualify for either a 6 storey rental apartment building (2.5 FSR) or a 4 storey strata development (2.0 FSR). Potential 8 lots in total with a 414' frontage x 117 = 47,728 sqft. Parcels like this rarely become available. More detailsListed by Macdonald Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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75 W KING EDWARD Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2187287
$5,680,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2187287
- Bedrooms:
- 8
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 4,484 sq. ft.
Stately solid home is a bonus to the ever rising Cambie Corridor Phase3 land value. West King Edward deep property, can be purchased with adjacent properties for the most needed quality condo/townhome developments in Vancouver West. Walking distance to Canada Line & East/West transit routes for Downtown, Red Hot Cambie/Main Street districts, QE Park, Oakridge Mall, expanding Langara College, MC2/Marine Gateway Hub; south to the popular Richmond & Kwantlan Polytech Univ.. No Sign by owners' request. Kindly please do not walk onto the property. More detailsListed by M.E.T. Enterprises Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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476 W 26TH Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2236257
$5,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2236257
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 3,121 sq. ft.
Listed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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676 E KING EDWARD Avenue in Vancouver: Fraser VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2291098
$5,500,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2291098
- Bedrooms:
- 8
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 2,934 sq. ft.
Can be assembled with 658 E King Edward Ave. Land assembly potential. Refer to the Affordable Housing Rezoning Policy. Call listing agent for more details. More detailsListed by Oakwyn Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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658 E KING EDWARD Avenue in Vancouver: Fraser VE House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2291103
$5,150,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2291103
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,400 sq. ft.
Can be assembled with 676 E King Edward Ave. Land assembly potential. Refer to the Affordable Housing Rezoning Policy. Call listing agent for more details. More detailsListed by Oakwyn Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
- Contact by Email
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197 W 26TH Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2232168
$4,399,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2232168
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 2,000 sq. ft.
Come build your Dream House on this FANTASTIC building lot with fabulous VIEW of Queen Elizabeth Park on the corner of Columbia & 26th Ave. Near Canada Line Skytrain, Oakridge Mall, world famous Queen Elizabeth Park. Located in sought after General Wolfe Elementary & Eric Hamber High School catchments. More detailsListed by Royal LePage Westside - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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5469 MACKIE Street in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2312742
$4,288,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2312742
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 3,654 sq. ft.
This top quality custom built home offers 3654 sf living space on a 46x115=5291 sf lot next to Q.E. Park. It features wood framed windows, high efficiency heat pumpt air conditioning, wool carpets, coffered ceilings, wainscoting, solid 3/4" oak hardwood floor, hot water on demand, & gourmet kitchen with pantry. The kitchen has 48" SUBZERO firdge, VIKING 6 burner gas stove, ASKO diswasher, & Quartz counter tops & huge island. Bathrooms have GROHE fixtures & Quartz tops. A movie theatre + 1 bdrm in-law suite in the basement. Enjoy the summer on the sunny west exposed patio accented with a water feature. Walking distance to Canada Line & Oakridge! More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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