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Buying a home in Grandview-Woodland

East Vancouver's busiest newly built neighbourhood, and one of the few places in the city where new ground-oriented housing sits on established, walkable streets close to rapid transit.

The short answer

34 newly built ground-oriented homes are active in Grandview-Woodland, Vancouver. The median lists at $1,549,950 for 1,455 sq ft at $1,061 per square foot. The stock is 13 townhouses and 21 half duplexes, 9% below the regional median size.

Active listings
34
Median price
$1,549,950
Median per sq ft
$1,061
Median size
1,455 sq ft

Newly built ground-oriented homes in Grandview-Woodland

34 active listings

Median list price
$1,549,950

typical range $1,014,000 to $1,879,700

Median price per sq ft
$1,061

typical range $928 to $1,160

Median size
1,455 sq ft

typical range 996 sq ft to 1,775 sq ft

Median strata fee
$386

typical range $267 to $615

12 of 34 listings state one

Median annual property tax
$4,844

typical range $3,912 to $7,944

9 of 34 listings state one

Measured across 34 active listings on .

What Grandview-Woodland is actually like

The stock here is dominated by half duplexes: single family houses replaced by two homes on the same lot. That means established streets, mature trees, and a home that shares one wall with one neighbour rather than sitting in a complex.

Commercial Drive is the spine of the area and one of the genuinely walkable high streets in the city. Commercial-Broadway station connects both the Expo and Millennium lines, which is unusual reach for an east side address.

Lots here are narrow, so the homes go up rather than out. Three storeys with the bedrooms upstairs is the norm, and the floor plate is tight by suburban standards.

Price per square foot sits well above the east side average and well below the west side. You are paying for walkability and the transit interchange.

Rapid transit

Rapid transit is close but generally beyond an easy walk from most homes here. Expect to drive, cycle, or take a bus to the station.

Median distance to the nearest station
920 m

straight line, across 34homes

Closest station to any home here
500 m

Nanaimo

Stations these homes are nearest to

  • Commercial-BroadwayExpo Line, Millennium Line · nearest home 520 m
  • NanaimoExpo Line · nearest home 500 m
  • VCC-ClarkMillennium Line · nearest home 600 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.

Grandview-Woodland against Vancouver, and against the region

Price per sq ft

$1,061

Vancouver: $1,140

Region: $812

Median size

1,455 sq ft

9% below the regional 1,607 sq ft

Freehold, no strata

2 of 34

Region: 245 of 1,322

Is Grandview-Woodland right for you

Works well if

  • ✓ Buyers who want to live without a car and still have a ground-oriented home
  • ✓ People who value an established street over a new complex
  • ✓ Anyone who wants a two-owner strata rather than a large one with a management company

Does not work if

  • ✕ You need a large flat floor plate, since the lots here do not allow it
  • ✕ Stairs are a problem, because three storeys is standard
  • ✕ You want two parking spaces, which are less common here than in the suburbs

Check before you offer

  • → Whether the home is the front or the back half, which changes light, yard, and street noise
  • → The strata arrangement between the two owners, and whether the bylaws are workable
  • → Parking, since some homes here have one space or none
  • → The actual walk to Commercial-Broadway, which varies a lot within the area

Grandview-Woodland 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.

34 of 34 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 Grandview-Woodland

16 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 Grandview-Woodland?

The median list price across 34 active newly built ground-oriented listings in Grandview-Woodland is $1,549,950, at $1,061 per square foot for a median 1,455 sq ft. That compares to $1,140 across Vancouver as a whole.

Are homes in Grandview-Woodland townhouses or half duplexes?

Of the 34 active listings, 13 are townhouses and 21 are half duplexes. 2 are freehold with no strata and 31 are strata. That mix decides whether you get a complex with a monthly fee or half a house with one neighbour.

Is a half duplex in Grandview-Woodland a good buy?

It is one of the few ways to get a newly built ground-oriented home on a walkable east side street near a major transit interchange. The trade is size: the lots are narrow, so the homes are tall and tight compared to anything suburban at a similar price.

Can you walk to SkyTrain from Grandview-Woodland?

Yes for a meaningful share of the area. Commercial-Broadway station connects both the Expo and Millennium lines, which is unusual reach for an east side address, though the actual walk varies a lot depending on where in the neighbourhood the address sits.

Are Grandview-Woodland homes tall and narrow?

Yes. The lots are narrow Vancouver lots, so the homes go up rather than out. Three storeys with the bedrooms upstairs is the norm, and the floor plate is tight compared to anything you would find in the suburbs.

Is Commercial Drive walkable from new homes in the area?

Commercial Drive is the spine of Grandview-Woodland and one of the genuinely walkable high streets in the city, with shops and services along its length. Most of the newly built half duplexes sit on the residential streets just off it.

What should you check before buying a Grandview-Woodland half duplex?

Whether the home is the front or back half of the lot, which changes light, yard, and street noise. Also check the strata arrangement between the two owners and whether the bylaws are workable, parking since some homes have one space or none, and the actual walk to Commercial-Broadway station from that specific address.

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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