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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3858 W 10TH Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2750533
3858 W 10TH Avenue Vancouver V6R 2G7 
$1,988,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2750533
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 800 sq. ft.
Gorgeous city, water, mountain views from this beautiful lot sitting on the high side of the street on the hill up to Point Grey. A rare opportunity to build your new home on a sunny southern exposed lot. Rare panoramic view lot! More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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204 3639 W 16TH Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey Condo for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2671331
204 3639 W 16TH Avenue Vancouver V6R 3C3
$1,899,999Residential Attached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2671331
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 1,305 sq. ft.
The Grey! A brand new luxurious apartment in Point Grey. This unit gives you panoramic breathtaking views of English Bay, Mountains, Northshore, and Downtown. Open concept masterpiece features 9' ceiling, 1305sf, 2 ensuite bedrooms, pantry, and den. North facing from the balcony and provides lots of natural sunlight. German appliances and wine cooler by Gaggenau, Italian cabinetry, sleek quartz countertop, and oversized kitchen island. Smart home, A/C, Concierge. Side by side parking and storage. Top private schools WPGA, St. George, and OLPH nearby. School catchments: Queen Mary Elementary & Lord Byng Secondary within walking distance. 10 mins drive to UBC, DT, Granville Island, and 20 mins to Richmond. Great opportunity for investment and self-use! More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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310 3639 W 16TH Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey Condo for sale in "THE GREY" (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2744674
310 3639 W 16TH Avenue Vancouver V6R 3C3
$1,860,000Residential Attached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2744674
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 1,144 sq. ft.
The Grey, Vancouver Westside Luxury residences by Westside. A luxury living style at this high-end Point Grey home. South facing with the most exposure to nature light. Centrally located with Vancouver's top schools near by, Lord Byng secondary school, St. George, UBC. This luxury home features central heating and cooling, floor heat in master bathroom, 9" ceilings, Italian custom designed cabinets by Milton, Gaggenau appliances, wine fridge, quartz countertop, large kitchen island and Spa inspired bathrooms, concierge in the lobby. More detailsListed by Macdonald Realty Westmar - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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209 3639 W 16TH Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey Condo for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2726484
209 3639 W 16TH Avenue Vancouver V6R 3C3
$1,768,000Residential Attached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2726484
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Bathrooms:
- 3
- Floor Area:
- 1,144 sq. ft.
THE GREY is nestled in the heart of Vancouver POINT GREY, perfectly located within minutes from Dunbar Villages, beaches, schools, UBC & Kitsilano or Kerrisdale provide additional amenities. School catchments: Queen Mary Elementary & Lord Byng Secondary. Designed by award-winning IBI. The ensuite 2 bdrms + den suite features A/C, engineered hardwood flooring thru-out, Italian-designed kitchen is resplendent w/ Oak cabinets & state-of-the-art Gaggenau appliances & island, Nu-heat flooring in master bathroom with free- standing tub & Italian-imported marble tiles, Smart-home system, Side-by-Side washer & dryer laundry. Full concierge, exercise rm & recreation rm. This home fits your lifestyle needs! Open house: Oct 16, 1-230pm. More detailsListed by Dracco Pacific Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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211 3639 W 16TH Avenue in Vancouver: Point Grey Condo for sale in "The Grey" (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2733985
211 3639 W 16TH Avenue Vancouver V6R 3C3
$1,637,000Residential Attached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2733985
- Bedrooms:
- 2
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 1,073 sq. ft.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HIGH-END LUXURY HOME located in the West Point Grey neighbourbood. This SW corner home features 1073SQ, 2 beds & 2 ensuites & Storage. It provides sunshine throughout the day. Features with zoned heating and cooling plus radiant floor heat in the master bathroom. High ends appliances, imported Italian cabinetry, 9'ceiling, a culinary wall featuring Gaggenau wine fridge. Full concierge offers security and convenience. Close to top private schools-WPGA and St.George's. Easy access to UBC, Downtown, Richmond and YVR airport. School catchment: Queen Elizabeth Elementary, Queen Elizabeth Annex, Lord Byng Secondary. More detailsListed by eXp Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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