Mount Pleasant Vancouver West

 

Mount Pleasant is one of the few neighbourhoods in Vancouver that span the city’s east-west divide. That’s why Mount Pleasant house prices range from less than $800,000 east of Main Street to almost $1.3 million closer to Cambie Street.

In recent years Mount Pleasant gentrified, especially in its SoMa (South Main) district. The area was once a hangout for artsy types, but now many first-time homeowners, including young professionals, couples and families, are heading to Mount Pleasant to buy their first house or condo and take advantage of the area’s laid-back lifestyle.

Mount Pleasant is also home to several important city landmarks. Vancouver City Hall dominates the corner of Cambie Street and 12th Avenue; Heritage Hall — opened in 1915 as a post office — sits at Main Street and 15th Avenue and serves as a community meeting place; and, at the heart of the neighbourhood stands the former Evangelistic Tabernacle, which was converted into private condominiums in the 1990s.

Mount Pleasant Amenities

Mount Pleasant Shopping

South Main (SoMa) shopping is a Mount Pleasant must. The area between 2nd avenue and 28th avenue is bustling with independent retailers, local fashion designers and some of the best vintage clothing and furniture stores in the city. A large MarketPlace IGA grocery store, Tisol Pet Nutrition & Supply store and Brewery Creek Liquor Store are all located between 14th and 15th avenues on Main Street.

Schools and Education in Mount Pleasant

Elementary schools

• Florence Nightingale Elementary School
• Mount Pleasant Elementary School
• Simon Fraser Elementary School

Mount Pleasant Cafés and Restaurants

Most food in Mount Pleasant can be found along Main Street, which is the commercial centre of the neighbourhood and is packed with artisan coffee shops, mom-and-pop diners, lively bars and cozy pubs, not to mention a cornucopia of multi-ethnic restaurants.

Mount Pleasant Sports and Recreation

Eleven public green spaces dot the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant. Residents enjoy the skateboard ramps at China Creek South Park, tennis courts at Guelph Park, the community garden at Sahalli Park and the fenced off-leash dog area at the Southeast False Creek park site.

Mount Pleasant also boasts a new multi-service civic centre that includes, along with Mount Pleasant Community Centre, virtually everything under one roof: climbing wall, fitness centre, dance studio, public library, child development centre, café and market-value rental housing.

Mount Pleasant Transportation

Located in the southeast portion of Vancouver between Cambie Street to the west and Clark Drive to the east, 2nd Avenue to the north and 16th Avenue and Kingsway to the south, Mount Pleasant provides quick access to the city’s downtown core along several main thoroughfares. It also features multiple SkyTrain rapid-transit stations along Cambie.

Mount Pleasant Property Statistics

Home prices*
Houses	$1,018,000
Townhouses	$637,500
Apartments	$453,000
Rentals**
Average gross rent	$772

*Source: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, average sale prices in Fairview, False Creek, Mount Pleasant West/Grandview, Mount Pleasant East for 12 months ended November 3, 2010

**Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006

Mount Pleasant Demographics

Population* – 23,615

*Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006

Age*
65+	8.2%
40 to 64	33.4%
20 to 39	44.8%
19 and under	13.7%

*Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006

Occupancy*
Fully owned	12,790

*Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006

Dwellings*
Single-detached house	3.8%
Semi-detached house	2.2%
Detached duplex	9.2%
Row house	1.4%
Apartment, under five stories	74.4%
Apartment, five or more stories	8.9%
Rented dwellings	67.2%

*Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006