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Buying a home in Kitsilano

The most expensive neighbourhood per square foot in this entire dataset. Kitsilano's newly built ground-oriented homes are mostly half duplexes, and what the money buys is the address rather than the floor area.

The short answer

33 newly built ground-oriented homes are active in Kitsilano, Vancouver. The median lists at $2,398,000 for 1,560 sq ft at $1,466 per square foot. The stock is 8 townhouses and 25 half duplexes, 4% below the regional median size.

Active listings
33
Median price
$2,398,000
Median per sq ft
$1,466
Median size
1,560 sq ft

Newly built ground-oriented homes in Kitsilano

33 active listings

Median list price
$2,398,000

typical range $1,910,000 to $2,663,600

Median price per sq ft
$1,466

typical range $1,254 to $1,640

Median size
1,560 sq ft

typical range 1,416 sq ft to 1,836 sq ft

Median strata fee
Not enough data

2 listings

2 of 33 listings state one

Median annual property tax
$9,769

typical range $7,569 to $11,805

16 of 33 listings state one

Measured across 33 active listings on .

What Kitsilano is actually like

The product is half duplexes on rebuilt lots, the same pattern as east Vancouver, at roughly triple the price per square foot. The building is not three times better. The land is.

The area is genuinely walkable, close to the beaches, and served by frequent bus routes along Broadway and 4th Avenue. The Broadway Subway extension changes transit access along the Broadway corridor, so check the address against the published alignment rather than assuming.

Homes are around the Vancouver median in size, so this is not a case of paying more for more space. It is paying more for where the space is.

Very little of the stock is freehold. Expect a strata, usually of two owners.

Rapid transit

This is not a rapid transit neighbourhood. The nearest station is far enough that driving is the realistic assumption.

Median distance to the nearest station
3.8 km

straight line, across 33homes

Closest station to any home here
2.7 km

Broadway-City Hall

Stations these homes are nearest to

  • Yaletown-RoundhouseCanada Line · nearest home 2.9 km
  • Broadway-City HallCanada Line · nearest home 2.7 km

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.

Kitsilano against Vancouver, and against the region

Price per sq ft

$1,466

Vancouver: $1,109

Region: $816

Median size

1,560 sq ft

4% below the regional 1,619 sq ft

Freehold, no strata

5 of 33

Region: 243 of 1,469

Is Kitsilano right for you

Works well if

  • ✓ Buyers for whom the specific location is the point and the budget allows it
  • ✓ People who want a new home on an established west side street
  • ✓ Anyone who values walkability and proximity to the beaches above floor area

Does not work if

  • ✕ You are optimising for space per dollar, where this is the worst area in the dataset
  • ✕ You need four or more bedrooms at a sane price
  • ✕ You want a freehold home with no strata

Check before you offer

  • → What the price per square foot is relative to the rest of the region, which this hub makes easy to check
  • → Whether the Broadway Subway alignment affects the specific street
  • → Front or back half, and what that does to light and outdoor space
  • → Parking, which is at a premium here

Kitsilano 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.

32 of 33 homes plotted. 1 more has coordinates but was left off to keep the map readable. The ones shown are spread evenly across the price range rather than taken from one end. 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 Kitsilano

14 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 Kitsilano?

The median list price across 33 active newly built ground-oriented listings in Kitsilano is $2,398,000, at $1,466 per square foot for a median 1,560 sq ft. That compares to $1,109 across Vancouver as a whole.

Are homes in Kitsilano townhouses or half duplexes?

Of the 33 active listings, 8 are townhouses and 25 are half duplexes. 5 are freehold with no strata and 28 are strata. That mix decides whether you get a complex with a monthly fee or half a house with one neighbour.

Why is Kitsilano so expensive per square foot?

Because construction costs are broadly the same across the region and land costs are not. A newly built half duplex in Kitsilano and one in Chilliwack are similar buildings. The gap between them, which this hub measures, is almost entirely the ground underneath.

Are Kitsilano homes bigger than the rest of Vancouver?

No. Homes here are around the Vancouver median in size, so buyers are not paying more for more space. The premium is entirely about where the space is, not how much of it there is.

Can you buy a freehold home in Kitsilano?

Rarely. Very little of the stock is freehold, and most listings are strata, usually shared between two owners in a half duplex. Buyers wanting to avoid a strata entirely should look elsewhere on the west side.

Is Kitsilano walkable and near transit?

It is genuinely walkable, close to the beaches, and served by frequent bus routes along Broadway and 4th Avenue. The Broadway Subway extension changes access along the Broadway corridor, so check the specific address against the published alignment.

What should you check before buying in Kitsilano?

The price per square foot relative to the rest of the region, which this hub makes easy to compare, whether the Broadway Subway alignment affects the specific street, whether the home is the front or back half, and parking, which is at a premium here.

How current are these numbers?

They are recalculated from active MLS® listings every time the site is rebuilt, and were last measured on 2026-10-23. They describe what is on the market now, not what has sold.

Where these figures come from

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