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$1,099,000

14 4157 SOPHIA STREET

Vancouver · MLS® R3162314

2 bed · 2 bath · 1,236 sq ft · 2 parking

Townhouse · Single Family · built 1990 · 29 days on market

Listed by Mary Cleaver, Stilhavn Real Estate Services

Wonderful opportunity to an own a spacious, bright, and well laid out townhome steps to Main Street. This single owner home was well loved and cared for and is listed for the first time and ready for a new generation. By the numbers - Part of a pristine 18 unit complex, featuring 3 floors, 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 3 exposures, 3 outdoor spaces, 2 skylights, and 2 parking spots. Generous room sizes for big families and lively dinner parties. Easily accommodates a king sized bed in the primary and so much more. Walk to the best restaurants in the city, as well as parks, schools, Hillcrest Pool, coffees, bakeries, and shops. Bring your design ideas and make this blank canvas your forever home! Call your agent to book a private appointment.

Type: Townhouse, Single Family
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Living area: 1,236 sq ft
Parking: 2
Year built: 1990
Property tax: $4,350 / yr
Strata fee: $655 / mo ($0.53 / sq ft)
Strata rules: Pets Allowed With Restrictions, Rentals Allowed With Restrictions
Days on market: 29
MLS®: R3162314

Buying in a building from 1982 to 2000: what to read first

Below typical for the area (-13%)

2026 assessment: $1,293,000 · asking is -15%
Price per sq ft: $889 vs $1,027 median for townhouses in Vancouver for sale (479)

An estimate from public BC Assessment records, registered sales and the listings for sale right now, not an appraisal. Condition, renovations, views and lot all move real value.

Central location
Pets Allowed With Restrictions
Rentals Allowed With Restrictions
All

On market 29 days

Listed now: 44 days; median for 480 townhouses for sale; this one 29 days

Townhouses in Vancouver. Sale prices register 1 to 3 months after a sale closes.

FloodplainNo
Not within a designated floodplain on the provincial floodplain maps. These maps are historical and don't cover every river or the coast.
Source: Province of BC, Mapped Floodplains in BC
Agricultural Land ReserveNo
Not inside the Agricultural Land Reserve on the provincial map.
Source: Agricultural Land Commission, ALR boundary
HeritageNo
Not on the BC Register of Historic Places or in a heritage conservation area.
Source: BC Heritage Branch, historic places and conservation areas

From public government maps, matched to the listing's map pin. Maps can be out of date or miss a lot line; confirm with the municipality.

Catchment schools, Vancouver School Board

Elementary Wolfe Elementaryhomes in this catchment
500 m away · 4251 Ontario St, Vancouver · 604-713-4826
Secondary Sir Charles Tupper Secondaryhomes in this catchment
400 m away · 419 24th Ave E, Vancouver · 604-713-8233

From the Vancouver School Board's published catchment maps. A catchment gives priority, not a guaranteed seat, and French immersion and choice programs work differently. The district confirms catchment: check with its school locator.

$5,806/mo

Mortgage $4,788 · Tax $362 · Strata $655

20% down at 4.34% fixed (Ratehub.ca), 25 years; tax from the listing; strata fee from the listing.

estimated payment

$4,788/ monthly

loan $879,200

25-year amortization

down payment20% · $219,80020%+ down: no mortgage insuranceinterest rate4.34%Rates from Ratehub.ca (best 5-year fixed and variable), checked Oct 7, 2026. Semi-annual compounding; your lender's rate may differ.amortizationpayment frequency

total interest: $557,271
property transfer tax: $19,980; BC general rate
cash to close: $239,780; down + PTT
total paid: $1,436,471

Estimates only. Rates change daily and lenders qualify at the stress-test rate; first-time-buyer and newly-built PTT exemptions aren't applied. Talk to a mortgage broker before you offer.

Rent: $2,512/mo
After all costs: −$3,670/mo
Cap rate: 1.2%; yearly net rent ÷ price

Rent / moDown payment %Rate %

Costs: mortgage $4,788 · tax $362 · strata $655 · insurance ~$175 · vacancy 3% · upkeep 5%.

Rent starts at CMHC's average for a 2-bedroom in Mount Pleasant/Renfrew Heights, Vancouver (CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025). Averages include long-time tenants, so new leases usually ask more; houses usually rent for more than apartments. 25-year mortgage; rental purchases need at least 20% down.

BC rules for landlords

Short-term rentals are limited to the host's principal residence in most communities. gov.bc.ca
Rent increases are capped once a year at the province's set amount. gov.bc.ca
The speculation and vacancy tax applies in many areas to homes not lived in or rented out. gov.bc.ca
Vancouver also charges an empty homes tax. vancouver.ca
Selling within two years of buying can trigger the BC home flipping tax. gov.bc.ca

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