Condo
$499,999
12% less per sq ft1003 1189 HOWE STREET
Vancouverlisted today
MLS® R3174189
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$479,000
202 1520 COTTON DRIVE
Vancouver · MLS® R3173973
1 bed · 1 bath · 441 sq ft · 1 parking
Condo · Single Family · built 1995 · listed today
Listed by Corey Martin, Stilhavn Real Estate Services
Realtor's description
Big on layout, light & location! This bright corner home offers an efficient floorplan that lives larger than its footprint, just one block from all the very best of Commercial Drive. Fully renovated to a high standard in 2019 by Leftcoast Homes with design by award winning Peter Wild. This unit could now use a little polish, but the virtual staging helps show that it can easily shine again! Enjoy a covered balcony, in-suite laundry, gas FP, storage locker & parking. Grantview Place is a well run strata of just 19 homes with a welcoming sense of community. A fantastic starter home in a great building, steps from local favourites like Livia Sweets, Violeté, Havana, Santa Barbara Market, Choices + amazing parks, library, community centres & a 10 minute walk to the Skytrain. Come See!
Property details
- Type
- Condo, Single Family
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Living area
- 441 sq ft
- Parking
- 1
- Year built
- 1995
- Property tax
- $1,647 / yr
- Strata fee
- $260 / mo ($0.59 / sq ft)
- Strata rules
- Pets Allowed With Restrictions, Rentals Allowed With Restrictions
- Days on market
- 0
- MLS®
- R3173973
Features
- Central location
- Private setting
- Elevator
- Pets Allowed With Restrictions
- Rentals Allowed With Restrictions
Floor plans
Found among the listing photos.
Monthly cost
$2,484/mo
Mortgage $2,087 · Tax $137 · Strata $260
20% down at 4.34% fixed (Ratehub.ca), 25 years; tax from the listing; strata fee from the listing.
If you rented it out
- Rent
- $1,692/mo
- After all costs
- −$963/mo
- Cap rate
- 2.8%
- yearly net rent ÷ price
Costs: mortgage $2,087 · tax $137 · strata $260 · insurance ~$35 · vacancy 3% · upkeep 5%.
Rent starts at CMHC's average for a 1-bedroom in East Hastings, 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
Location
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Schools
Catchment schools, Vancouver School Board
- Elementary Britannia Elementaryhomes in this catchment
400 m away · 1001 Cotton Dr, Vancouver · 604-713-8266
- Secondary Britannia Secondaryhomes in this catchment
400 m away · 1001 Cotton Dr, Vancouver · 604-713-8266
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.
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