Looking for a condo in Lonsdale?
Quick searches:
Use these MLS® searches to find:
Condos in Lonsdale
Townhouses in North Vancouver
Houses in North Vancouver
Or set up your own home hunter alert and get automated alerts by e-mail.
This area of North Vancouver, from Lower Lonsdale, by the seabus terminal, up through Central Lonsdale to Upper Lonsdale is a popular and attractive area in which to live.
Real Estate
In the last year (2005) Vancouver’s property prices have been rising steadily. This has been true of North Vancouver as well as other areas. 2005 was an active year in real estate.
The section below gives a brief sketch of the main areas and provides statistics on property sales within these areas.
Central Lonsdale
This area extends from the Upper Levels Highway to the north, west to Mahon Park, east to Moody Avenue and south to Keith Road. The area is set out in a grid pattern, with Lonsdale Avenue being the centre, and numbered streets running east-west. So Lonsdale Ave marks the division between east and west.
Lonsdale Avenue runs north to south and has the bulk of the shops and facilities in the area. These amenities are one reason for Lonsdale’s popularity. It’s mix includes large stores (Safeway, London Drugs), banks, snowboarding shops, coffee shops, restaurants and music shops, as well as the Centennial Theatre.
The number of medium to high rise apartments bordering Lonsdale Avenue characterize the area. This higher density living being more popular with the younger population of Lonsdale.
The property market in 2005 was active and is shown below in figures from the MLS®:
| Central Lonsdale - 2005 | |||
| Property Type (size) | Listings sold in 2005 |
Average List Price | Average Sold Price |
| Apartment (1 bed) | 97 | $220,936 | $217,692 |
| Apartment (2 bed) | 105 | $346,090 | $341,281 |
| Townhouse (2 bed) | 29 | $413,114 | $407,724 |
| Townhouse (3 bed) | 42 | $463,631 | $460,234 |
| Duplex (3 bed) | 23 | $554,848 | $558,352 |
| House (3 bed) | 13 | $589,762 | $582,531 |
| House (4 bed) | 29 | $601,645 | $594,375 |
Search for apartments for sale in Central Lonsdale
Lower Lonsdale
This area, also centered around Lonsdale Avenue, extends to Keith Road to the north, Bewicke Avenue to the west, Moody Avenue to the east and the Burrard Inlet and Lonsdale Quay to the south.
A condo show suite. Many buyers
look for new build condos as investments.The Lower Lonsdale area is undergoing extensive redevelopment. There are new high rise buildings and more planned around the Versatile Shipyards Site alongside Lonsdale Quay. This mixed use development, called The Pier, has began construction in 2004, with the first stage of completion due in 2007.
The area features the Lonsdale Quay and Market, and the seabus terminal. Along the Esplanade, there are shops, restaurants and a movie theatre, with an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants and businesses in the neighbouring streets.
Partly fueled by the new high rise developments in the area, Lower Lonsdale’s real estate was active in 2005. The table below shows all sales in the area during 2005; figures are from the MLS®.
| Lower Lonsdale - 2005 | |||
| Property Type (size) | Listings sold in 2005 | Average List Price | Average Sold Price |
| Apartment (1 bed) | 222 | $232,022 | $229,538 |
| Apartment (2 bed) | 201 | $366,326 | $361,196 |
| House (all) | 23 | $595,791 | $588,784 |
Search for apartments for sale in Lower Lonsdale
Upper Lonsdale
This area extends north from the Upper Levels Highway in the south. The grid pattern of Central Lonsdale gives way to more variety and houses take over from apartments.
The area’s appeal is more to families.
The 2005 property market sales, from the MLS®, are shown below:
| Upper Lonsdale - 2005 | |||
| Property Type (size) | Listings sold in 2005 | Average List Price | Average Sold Price |
| Apartment (1 bed) | 11 | $192,000 | $189,468 |
| Apartment (2 bed) | 33 | $291,652 | $288,942 |
| Townhouse (3 bed) | 24 | $372,525 | $365,988 |
| House (3 bed) | 18 | $622,861 | $620,844 |
| House (4 bed) | 38 | $678,884 | $666,646 |
| House (5 bed) | 27 | $784,989 | $776,500 |
Search for apartments for sale in Upper Lonsdale
Search for townhouses in Lonsdale (all areas)
Search for houses for sale in Lonsdale (all areas)
Local Amenities
Shopping
Lonsdale Quay (123 Carrie Cates Court)
Lonsdale Quay’s covered marketThis may be a tourist destination, attracted by the short trip across on the Seabus, but the quay is more than a scenic spot. It has a food market, a variety of places to eat and a number of specialist shops. With the development of the old shipyards we believe that the whole lower Lonsdale area will increase in popularity.
Arts
Lower Lonsdale has its own movie theatre, the Esplanade at Lonsdale (200 West Esplanade). Of course the short trip to downtown on the Seabus means that you are not far from Vancouver’s nightlife.
Centennial Theatre (2300 Lonsdale Avenue)
This is the north shore’s major theatre, seating 700 people. It features a varied programme of events from showcasing local artists and community events to hosting international artists. It’s location, at 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, is close to the Upper Levels Highway and easily accessible by bus.
North Vancouver Museum (209 West 4th Street)
If you are interested in North Vancouver’s history, then the Museum is the place to visit. It’s collections include artifacts, photographs, and textual references that cover North Van’s colourful history.
Restaurants
There are a number of restaurants and cafés in the area. These range from the major chains, such as White Spot on Lonsdale Ave, to ethnic restaurants like Palki and the Thai House restaurant. A new addition is Browns, brought to you by the guys who started The Cactus Club.
Local Schools
North Vancouver’s public schools are managed by School District 44. Within this district there are 29 elementary and 7 secondary schools, covering education from Kindergarten to Grade 12, when children graduate from high school and move onto post-secondary education.
The school district’s web site has information on all the schools in the district. In the table below you will find the names of elementary schools and their associated secondary schools within the Lonsdale area. The School District web site has a complete list of schools in North Vancouver.
If you are interested in independent schools then the Federation of Independent School Associations has a directory of schools. The list shown below is only of those broadly within the Lonsdale area.
| Public Elementary School | Associated Secondary School |
| Boundary Elementary (750 East 26th Street) | Argyle Secondary |
| Braemar Elementary (3600 Mahon Avenue) | Balmoral Jr. Secondary |
| Larson Elementary (2605 Larson Road) | Balmoral Jr. Secondary |
| Lonsdale Elementary (2151 Lonsdale Avenue) | Carson Graham Secondary |
| Queen Mary Elementary (230 West Keith Road) | Carson Graham Secondary |
| Queensbury Elementary (2020 Moody Avenue) |
Sutherland Secondary |
| Ridgeway Elementary (420 East 8th Street) |
Sutherland Secondary |
| Ridgeway Annex Elementary (450 East 5th Street) |
Sutherland Secondary |
| Westview Elementary (1660 Bewicke Avenue) | Carson Graham Secondary |
| Secondary schools | Associated Elementary schools |
| Balmoral Jr. Secondary (3365 Mahon Avenue) | Braemar Elementary |
| Carson Graham Secondary (2145 Jones Avenue) | Lonsdale Elementary |
| For information on other public schools visit the school district web site: North Vancouver School District 44 |
|
| Independent Schools | |
| École Française Internationale de Vancouver (4343 Starlight Way) | |
| Holy Trinity Elementary School (128 West 27th Street ) | |
| North Star Montessori Elementary (209 West 13th Street) | |
| St Edmund’s Elementary School (535 Mahon Ave) | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas High School (541 West Keith Rd ) | |
For information on other Independent schools visit: |
|
