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Buying a home in Cambie

The busiest newly built neighbourhood inside Vancouver, and the one that behaves least like the rest of the city. Cambie is townhouse territory rather than half duplex territory, because the Cambie Corridor plan allowed assembled sites along the Canada Line.

The short answer

49 newly built ground-oriented homes are active in Cambie, Vancouver. The median lists at $1,599,900 for 1,266 sq ft at $1,280 per square foot. The stock is 42 townhouses and 7 half duplexes, 21% below the regional median size.

Active listings
49
Median price
$1,599,900
Median per sq ft
$1,280
Median size
1,266 sq ft

Newly built ground-oriented homes in Cambie

49 active listings

Median list price
$1,599,900

typical range $1,070,800 to $2,109,180

Median price per sq ft
$1,280

typical range $1,153 to $1,498

Median size
1,266 sq ft

typical range 815 sq ft to 1,738 sq ft

Median strata fee
$472

typical range $268 to $571

42 of 49 listings state one

Median annual property tax
$4,701

typical range $1 to $7,043

12 of 49 listings state one

Measured across 49 active listings on .

What Cambie is actually like

Almost everywhere else in Vancouver, new ground-oriented housing means a single family house replaced by two half duplexes. Cambie is the exception. The corridor plan allowed larger sites, so what got built is townhouse complexes, and the ownership, the strata, and the monthly fee all follow from that.

The Canada Line is the reason the corridor exists and the reason the land costs what it does. This is one of the few places in the region where a newly built ground-oriented home sits within a short walk of a rapid transit station.

Homes here are smaller than the Vancouver median and considerably smaller than the suburbs, which is the trade for the location. Expect a tight floor plate over three storeys.

Prices per square foot are among the highest in the region. You are paying for the corridor, and the numbers on this page show exactly how much.

Rapid transit

Most homes here are within the usual walking catchment of a rapid transit station.

Median distance to the nearest station
540 m

straight line, across 49homes

Closest station to any home here
150 m

King Edward

Stations these homes are nearest to

  • King EdwardCanada Line · nearest home 150 m
  • Oakridge-41st AvenueCanada Line · nearest home 510 m
  • Broadway-City HallCanada Line · nearest home 900 m

Distances are measured in a straight line from each listing to the nearest SkyTrain, SeaBus, or West Coast Express station, using coordinates published by TransLink. A straight line is not a walk: a station 400 m away across a rail cut, a river, or a highway can be a twenty minute journey. Check the specific address on a map before treating any of these numbers as a commute.

Cambie against Vancouver, and against the region

Price per sq ft

$1,280

Vancouver: $1,140

Region: $812

Median size

1,266 sq ft

21% below the regional 1,607 sq ft

Freehold, no strata

0 of 49

Region: 245 of 1,322

Is Cambie right for you

Works well if

  • Buyers who want rapid transit access and are willing to pay for it in price per square foot
  • People who want a strata complex with professional management rather than a two-owner half duplex
  • Anyone commuting downtown or to the airport without a car

Does not work if

  • You need four or more bedrooms, which are thin on the ground here
  • Floor area is your priority, since the same money buys far more further out
  • You want a freehold home with no strata, which the corridor product does not offer

Check before you offer

  • The actual walking distance to the station, not the neighbourhood name
  • The strata fee and the amenities it funds, which vary sharply between corridor developments
  • Whether the unit faces Cambie Street itself, and what that means for noise
  • The parking allocation, since one space is common here

Cambie on the map

Every home behind the figures above. Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link, so you can see the street before you plan a visit.

49 of 49 homes plotted. Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link. Zoom with the plus and minus buttons or by pinching.

Newly built homes for sale in Cambie

31 more active listings are not shown here. Search every active listing . Prices are the list price. Most new homes have GST added on top.

Common questions

What does a newly built home cost in Cambie?

The median list price across 49 active newly built ground-oriented listings in Cambie is $1,599,900, at $1,280 per square foot for a median 1,266 sq ft. That compares to $1,140 across Vancouver as a whole.

Are homes in Cambie townhouses or half duplexes?

Of the 49 active listings, 42 are townhouses and 7 are half duplexes. 0 are freehold with no strata and 49 are strata. That mix decides whether you get a complex with a monthly fee or half a house with one neighbour.

Why is Cambie mostly townhouses when the rest of Vancouver is half duplexes?

Because the Cambie Corridor plan allowed larger assembled sites along the Canada Line, so builders could deliver whole complexes instead of replacing one house at a time. That is a policy difference, not a market one, and it is why the product here looks like a suburb and prices like the west side.

Can you walk to the Canada Line from a new Cambie home?

Often, yes, and that is the reason the corridor exists and the reason the land costs what it does. This is one of the few places in the region where a newly built ground-oriented home routinely sits within a short walk of a rapid transit station. Confirm the actual distance for a specific listing rather than assuming the neighbourhood name guarantees it.

Are Cambie homes smaller than the rest of Vancouver?

Yes. Homes here run smaller than the Vancouver median and considerably smaller than the suburbs, which is the trade for the transit access. Expect a tight floor plate spread over three storeys rather than a wide, low layout.

Can you buy a freehold home in Cambie with no strata?

Very little of the corridor product is freehold. The larger assembled sites that made the Canada Line access possible were built as strata complexes, so plan on a monthly fee and shared building decisions rather than sole ownership.

What should you check before buying in the Cambie Corridor?

The strata fee and the amenities it funds, since these vary sharply between corridor developments. Also confirm whether the unit faces Cambie Street itself, which affects noise, and check the parking allocation, since one space per unit is common here.

How current are these numbers?

They are recalculated from active MLS® listings every time the site is rebuilt, and were last measured on 2026-09-07. They describe what is on the market now, not what has sold.

Where these figures come from

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