Condo
$499,999
12% less per sq ft1003 1189 HOWE STREET
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MLS® R3174189
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$629,000
204 943 W 8TH AVENUE
Vancouver · MLS® R3154154
1 bed · 1 bath · 665 sq ft · 1 parking
Condo · Single Family · built 1987 · 60 days on market
Listed by Brent Lewis, RE/MAX Select Properties
Open house · Saturday, October 10, 2pm–4pm
Realtor's description
Welcome to this updated townhouse-style unit in Fairview Slopes, your own private entrance with no hallways to navigate. Well designed and functional floor plan offered by this one bedroom in super desirable area. Updated and modernized with new appliances and fixtures. Fully rainscreened building, a short stroll from Granville Island, the Cambie Village and all the shops and restaurants on South Granville. Fabulous View of the City and North Shore Mountains adds that value and special touch to this apartment. Lovingly cared for and ready for its new owner. In suite laundry and one parking space under the building. Pets & Rentals allowed. Low maintenance fee! OPEN HOUSE OCT 10, 2-4pm
Property details
- Type
- Condo, Single Family
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Living area
- 665 sq ft
- Parking
- 1
- Year built
- 1987
- Property tax
- $2,150 / yr
- Strata fee
- $322 / mo ($0.48 / sq ft)
- Strata rules
- Pets Allowed
- Days on market
- 60
- MLS®
- R3154154
Features
- Central location
- Elevator
- Pets Allowed
- All
Monthly cost
$3,241/mo
Mortgage $2,740 · Tax $179 · Strata $322
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
- $1,863/mo
- After all costs
- −$1,562/mo
- Cap rate
- 2.2%
- yearly net rent ÷ price
Costs: mortgage $2,740 · tax $179 · strata $322 · insurance ~$35 · vacancy 3% · upkeep 5%.
Rent starts at CMHC's average for a 1-bedroom in South Granville/Oak, 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 False Creek Elementaryhomes in this catchment
300 m away · 900 School Green, Vancouver · 604-713-4959
- Secondary Kitsilano Secondaryhomes in this catchment
2.8 km away · 2706 Trafalgar St, Vancouver · 604-713-8961
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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