Stylish South Granville
The Business Improvement Area
Established in 1907, the South Granville Business Improvement Area is south of Vancouver’s Downtown and north of the Kitsilano, Fairview, and Shaughnessy neighbourhoods. The area runs along Granville Street from the Granville Street Bridge over False Creek south to 16th Avenue, where the grand residences of Shaughnessy replace the shops, restaurants, and art galleries of South Granville.
When Vancouver as a city was three years old, South Granville already was an exclusive location and desirable destination before the first Granville Street Bridge went up across False Creek in 1889 to connect it to Downtown. Center Street became Granville Street in 1907. In the fall of that year, plans began for development of what would be First Shaughnessy, 423 acres between West 15th and King Edward avenues from Oak Street west to the BC Electric Railway interurban line to Lulu Island. New First Shaughnessy residents shopped on South Granville, establishing standards of high quality still extant today. Galleries and the Stanley Theatre followed, and the area acquired its cultural caché.
The Stanley Theater
The Stanley opened on the street between 11th and 12th avenues in December 1930 with a Lilian Gish movie, One Romantic Night. The Stanley was the only Vancouver theatre where juveniles could see not one but two Saturday matinees for ten cents. Granville Street and the Stanley went into decline during the ’80s, and it closed in 1991. After some talk of tearing it down, it rose again in 1997 as a fully refurbished venue for live performances. Whether for films or plays, the Stanley has been a major neighbourhood attraction, proof that the lively arts contribute much to neighbourhood prosperity and prestige.
The Granville Street Bridge
The present steel and concrete Granville Street Bridge, nearly a mile long and 90 feet high over Granville Island and False Creek, was the only eight-lane bridge on the continent outside New York City when it opened in 1954. The bridge supplanted an earlier structure that in 1909 had replaced the 1886 original.
Before construction began in 1951, politicians had tried to build a new bridge since 1945. A 1948 newspaper editorial complained that of “Vancouver’s obsolete bridges” “the Granville Bridge, because of its slippery surface, its pitted and rotted roadways, its wooden construction, its wooden approaches and the dangerous curve-in at its lift-spans mended with smooth-worn planks, is by far the worst.”
Information Links:
http://southgranville.org/
http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/fairview.aspx
http://www.falsecreekcc.ca
http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/marpole-community-plan-granville.aspx
Gallery Row
In Vancouver, few would dispute that the highest concentration of art, antiques, painting, sculpture, and unique curiosities are in South Granville’s Gallery Row, the nerve centre of Vancouver’s art community for 40 years. Fourteen galleries cluster along this stretch of Granville Street between 5th Avenue and Broadway.
To list a few, Bau-Xi, the oldest contemporary gallery in Vancouver, exhibits paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings. Heffel, “Canada’s National Fine Art Auction House” in the historic Heffel Building at 7th Avenue, displays and previews inventory in an expansive 7,500-foot space. Uno Langmann Limited specializes in European and North American paintings from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. The gallery showcases a careful selection of antique furniture, silver, and objets d’art in elegant, neo-classical surroundings. Douglas Reynolds Gallery, founded in 1995 between 7th and 8th avenues, specializes in historic and contemporary Northwest Coast aboriginal art. The gallery exhibits museum-quality artifacts of aluminum, bronze, glass, and resin in bentwood boxes, masks, and totem poles.
New South Granville Live MLS Listings
Stylish South Granville
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6551 CHATTERTON Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2642512
6551 CHATTERTON Road Richmond V7C 2Y6 
$5,880,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2642512
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 4,700 sq. ft.
A true masterpiece! Custom home built by experienced Villa Development Ltd. Situated on 11,400 SF lot with gated front yard and beautifully landscaped garden with built-in BBQ equipment. Prestigious Granville Area with multi-million homes surrounding, great street appearance. Close to tourists attractions, schools, public transit. This luxurious custom home features 4700 sf of living spaces with 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms. Best quality materials and dedicated workmanship! It offers everything you need for a luxurious and comfortable living: elegant crystal lighting, large kitchen with high-end appliances includes a good sized Wok-Kitchen, beautiful garden with big patio, 3-car garage, equipped with Air-conditioning, HRV, home security system.A pleasure to show!!Open house: 2-4pm on Sun Jan 16 More detailsListed by LeHomes Realty Premier
- Aedis Realty
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6860 DONALD Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2610973
6860 DONALD Road Richmond V7C 2Y9
$4,580,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2610973
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 7
- Floor Area:
- 4,930 sq. ft.
Prestigious Granville 'Millions Dollar Mansions' neighbourhood, this stunning property with its masonry ext. facade & fence wall, electric gate & interlocking brick driveway sits on a 67' x 170' LOT. Shows JUST LIKE NEW. Nearly 5000 sq.ft. luxurious living, it offers 5 generous sized bdrms upstairs all with ensuites, gourmet kitchen + WOK kitchen, high ceiling living & formal dining rooms, large covered patio & expansive manicured lawn at the private S. EXPOSED bkyard. Features A/C, HRV, maple cabinetry,deluxe custom draperies,radiant flr heat,security monitor, central vacuum & lawn sprinkler systems,extensive use of granite & mouldings,high end appliances like Sub-Zero fridge & more! More detailsListed by Nu Stream Realty Inc. and Luxmore Realty - Aedis Realty
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6331 UDY Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2612498
6331 UDY Road Richmond V7C 2X8
$4,080,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2612498
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,860 sq. ft.
A real masterpiece in the prestigious Granville area. This quality and beautiful house sited on 8712 ft land which was extremely convenient meanwhile quiet and private. The highly textured material and excellent workmanship make this 3860 ft house have an unparalleled living experience. It offering the customized chandeliers and cabinets, high-grade marble&quartz countertop, high-quality Miele&Wolf kitchen appliances, AC / HRV, beautiful wine cellar, and customized outdoor barbecue area. This 5-bedroom and 6-bathroom exquisite house can meet all your expectations for luxury. Flawless house at a perfect location, do not miss!! More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
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6688 CHELMSFORD Street in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2643739
6688 CHELMSFORD Street Richmond V7C 4J2 $3,998,800Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2643739
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,781 sq. ft.
Welcome to 6688 Chelmsford. This is truly a solid custom craftsman home with beautiful entryway and high 20 ft plus ceilings adorned by two large exquisite crystal chandeliers in the living room. Custom millwork cabinets in large kitchen complete with Wolf and Miele range appliances and 48" subzero fridge. This home is fully loaded with oak hardwood flooring thoughtout with extensive crown moldings and a comfortable floor plan. This is very nice family home primely located in the desirable Granville area on a very quiet street. Beautiful 1 brick cloud exterior and lovely landscaped yard gives this properstreet appeal and charm. Large car garage located on side of the house. More detailsListed by Unilife Realty Inc. - Aedis Realty
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5828 LINSCOTT Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2599180
5828 LINSCOTT Road Richmond V7C 2X1
$3,900,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2599180
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 4,129 sq. ft.
Welcome to this one of a kind luxury home with over 4000 sft floor areas located on super wide huge lot, frontage 120' x 80' depth. Features European style flr plan, the ceilings above the hall way, dining room & living room are the Dramatic designed & handcrafted. 10' & 20' ceilings on main, 9' on 2nd floor, 2 Master bdrm w/11 ft ceiling! Wet bar in dining & theater room. Huge gourmet & wok kitchen w/top of line s/s appliances. Huge Euro/crystal chandeliers thru-out. Granite & marble counters, air con, HRV system. 5 bdrms, 5.5 bath, steam bath, sauna rm. Huge walk-in closet(15'x6'). Huge sunny south & north yards, lawn sprinkler & fully fenced. Excel neighborhood & loc NR Granville/No 2 RD. Great Street appeal. Burnett high & Elem closed by. A truly beautiful family home you will love it! More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty (Kingsway) Ltd. - Aedis Realty
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5220 LANCING Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2622128
5220 LANCING Road Richmond V7C 3A1
$3,680,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2622128
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 4,485 sq. ft.
Magnificent luxury dream house well maintained condition, desirable West Richmond subdivision, 4500sf on an extra large 66x163=10784sf lot, great sunshine on south facing backyard, surrounded by many millionaire homes on the street. 5 HUGE bdrms plus office, 6 baths, super large master bdrm & bath with STEAM shower, SAUNA, ENCHANTING media rm w/wet bar & wine cellar. 16' high ceils & H/W floors, 4 magnificent chanderliers, LR,DR&FR& imported top grade grand MARBLE flr in entrance & kit. Super large maple kit with ENTERTAINMENT sized island, wok kit & top end appls (BOSCH)pkg. Also incl AC, HRV, granite countertops, 3 brand LCD TVs, 4-car garage. outdoor FP, I/G sprinklers & elec gate. Newer metal fence and glass cover sundeck. More detailsListed by Nu Stream Realty Inc. - Aedis Realty
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7351 LOMBARD Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2621171
7351 LOMBARD Road Richmond V7C 3M9
$3,488,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2621171
- Bedrooms:
- 6
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,926 sq. ft.
Totally magnificent quality-built home in the most prestigious GRANVILLE neighborhood. Huge CORNER lot with garage in back yard provides great tranquility and privacy. Excellent floorplan with 5 generous-sized ensuit bedrooms (4up/1down), spacious media room and office on main floor. Functional open concept layout with a high ceiling in both the foyer and living room. Exquisite craftsmanship & details throughout this home includes a chef’s dream kitchen, Miele & Wolf appliances, hardwood flooring, air conditioning and triple garage. Meticulous designed garden in front & Back yard, with additional outdoor fireplace. Walking distance to McKay Elementary and Burnett Secondary. More detailsListed by Unilife Realty Inc. - Aedis Realty
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5959 LANCING Road in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2555788
5959 LANCING Road Richmond V7C 3A7
$3,388,888Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2555788
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 4,187 sq. ft.
Potential land assembly on this large 10,000 SF Lot. Centrally located next to Blundell plaza, close to transit, and #2 road bridge. Last bit of area left to develop on this block. Extremely well kept home with the potential to rent out 3 suites. Live comfortably upstairs with 2259 SF and have two mortgage helpers below! More detailsListed by Macdonald Realty Westmar - Aedis Realty
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6100 DREWRY Crescent in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2634865
6100 DREWRY Crescent Richmond V7C 2V1
$3,388,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2634865
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 3,917 sq. ft.
True European Luxury at this new GEM! Situated on fully fenced and gated CORNER lot, the fully stone clad exterior also features elaborate EPS mouldings and finishes that all show no expense was spared! Inside, you find more luxury details throughout the spacious and bright 5 bed 6 bath floor plan! Thoughtful features include expansive custom cabinetry, intricate moulding details and rooflines, high end Wolf/Subzero/Bosche appliances, smart home security and comfort, HRV humidity control, radiant heating and Air conditioning, steam shower, jet bath, and so many more! Little bonuses like 3 private balconies, finished garage space, and huge sunny covered backyard deck also open up so many possibilities for life in comfort! Come see for yourself today! Call for private showing! OH: Sun, 1/16, 2-4pm. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
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6520 CHELMSFORD Street in Richmond: Granville House for sale : MLS®# R2641906
6520 CHELMSFORD Street Richmond V7C 4H9
$2,990,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2641906
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 3,588 sq. ft.
One of a kind, just not a typical house you will ever find in Richmond. 16'4 feet of drop ceiling, open concept Living Room + Dinning Room connects to your private back yard. Exterior built with hardwood look steel siding, stone, modern plus water proof. Inside all smart home with central Sound system. Miele Appliances come with both Open and Spice Kitchen. Tile, simple concept golden frame European lighting, and light gray wall paper makes the entire home very bight & contemporary at the same time. The great size legal suite with separate entrance can easily be turned to a theatre room inside with wet bar outside. 4 Bedrooms upstairs. Great size Master Bedroom come with build in Make up table, Balcony, and Mr.&Ms. Walk in Closet. Hard to explain with words, call us now for a tour! More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
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