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FAST FACTS
DOMINANT AGE RANGE DOMINANT EDUCATION LEVEL

30-34 27%
BIA SIZE RESIDENTIAL MARKET SIZE YEARS HIGH SCHOOL

40 BLOCKS 13 SQ. KM. CERTIFICATE

average age is 41

RESIDENTIAL CATCHMENT AREA POPULATION BUSINESS SIZE

63,755 RESIDENTS 575 BUSINESSES; 56%

5% growth since 2011-2016 OF WHICH HAVE FEWER THAN

with a population density of

FIVE EMPLOYEES
5,012 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
PEOPLE PER SQ. KM.
SIGNIFICANT WITH ZONING ALLOWING
FOR 4-6 STOREY BUILDINGS,
COMMERCIAL SIZE
HIGHER THAN MOST EXISTING BUILDINGS
401 PROPERTIES
with an assessed commercial value of almost
ATTRACTIONS
$
1.7 BILLION
DOMINANT HOUSEHOLD INCOME RANGE

$
100,000 - $ 124,999 Breweries Distilleries Notable
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Updated August 2018

POPULATION GROWTH OF DOMINANT AGE GROUP

EAST VILLAGE
EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA

FAST FACTS
DOMINANT AGE RANGE DOMINANT EDUCATION LEVEL

30-34 27%
BIA SIZE RESIDENTIAL MARKET SIZE YEARS HIGH SCHOOL

40 BLOCKS 13 SQ. KM.

CERTIFICATE
average age is 41

Overview People
POPULATION:
BUSINESS SIZE
The Hastings-North
RESIDENTIAL BIA,AREA
CATCHMENT marketed as the
POPULATION East

575 BUSINESSES; 56%

»» A total of 63,755 residents live in the East Village market
63,755 RESIDENTS
Village, runs along East Hastings Street (from
Renfrew Street to Clark Drive), with an industrial/
area, which represents a 5% growth from 2011-2016, similar to
Vancouver (4.6%) and Metro Vancouver (6.5%).
mixed use commercial5% growtharea bounded by East
since 2011-2016 OF WHICH HAVE FEWER THAN
»» The dominant age group is 30-34 years of age, with an age
Hastings Street, Clark Drive, Powell Street and
Semlin Street.density
with a population Covering
of approximately 40 city
FIVE EMPLOYEES
range distribution similar to Vancouver (see Figure 1).

5,012
blocks, the BIA has aMetro rich, small-scale
Vancouver industrial
heritage that has uniquely adapted to Vancouver’s
Figure 1: Population by Age
Figure 1: Population by Age

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

PEOPLE PER SQ. KM.
changing scene, with an emerging and distinct 28%

mix of primarily accommodation and food sector SIGNIFICANT WITH ZONING ALLOWING
FOR 4-6 STOREY BUILDINGS,
businesses and services. Due to its reasonable lease 21%
% of total population

rates and favourable infrastructure, a number of

COMMERCIAL SIZE
breweries and distilleries have built up in the area HIGHER THAN MOST EXISTING BUILDINGS
401 PROPERTIES
14%

which is ideally located just east of Vancouver’s

downtown
with an assessedcore.
commercial value of almost 7%
ATTRACTIONS
$
1.7 BILLION
The East Village forms the commercial hub of two of
Vancouver’s key historic residential neighbourhoods:
0%
Under 20 20 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 or Older

Grandview-Woodlands and Hastings-Sunrise East Village Vancouver Metro Vancouver

(bordered HOUSEHOLD
DOMINANT by Boundary Road, RANGE
INCOME The Burrard Inlet, Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census

$
100,000 - $ 124,999
Clark Drive and East Broadway). The area’s still
affordable housing and mix of both low-rise
Breweries Distilleries Notable
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apartments and single-family homes attracts a blend Figure 3: Ethnic Origin
of young families, singles and older residents.
30%

25%

POPULATION GROWTH OF DOMINANT AGE GROUP

%
5 30-34
20%

IS
% of population1

15%

from 2011-2016 10%

5%

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0%
Updated August 2018
Chinese English Scottish Canadian Irish
FAST FACTS
5% 30-34 27%
30-34
IS
EAST VILLAGE
from
BIA 2011-2016
SIZE RESIDENTIAL MARKET SIZE YEARS HIGH SCHOOL

40 BLOCKS 13 SQ. KM. CERTIFICATE

EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA average age is 41

THE TOP 3 % BUSINESS SIZE%

70 575
%
13 2
RESIDENTIAL CATCHMENT AREA POPULATION

63,755
LANGUAGES
SPOKEN AT2011-2016
RESIDENTS
HOME ARE ENGLISH
BUSINESSES;
CANTONESE
%
VIETNAMESE
56
5% growth since OF WHICH HAVE FEWER THAN
FIVE EMPLOYEES
with a population density of
Metro Vancouver
5,012
Figure 1: Population by Age
HOME LANGUAGE: ETHNIC ORIGIN:
»»
58%
English is the dominant language used by residents (70%),

PEOPLE REPORTED
PER SQ. KM.
higher than Vancouver (66%) and Metro Vancouver (67%).
29 REPORTED
Refers
COMMERCIAL
28%
to the cultureDEVELOPMENT
or ethnic roots with which residents identify
POTENTIAL
themselves. Respondents may select more than one ethnic origin if %
WESTERN EUROPEAN HERITAGESIGNIFICANT
»» Cantonese is the second most used language at home (13%),
applicable.
21%
WITH ZONING ALLOWING
CHINESE HERITAGE,

% of total population
particularly English (19%), Scottish (16%), Irish (13%)
which is proportionately higher than Vancouver (9.7%) and »»FOR 4-6 STOREY BUILDINGS 8% of residents in the East Village catchment area report
5
and German (10%)
Metro Vancouver 14%
COMMERCIAL SIZE (5.4%). Western European heritage (English, Scottish, Irish, German),
HIGHER THAN MOST EXISTING BUILDINGS
401 PROPERTIES
only slightly higher than Vancouver (see Figure 3).
»»Reflecting the area’s history, proportionately more residents
»» The most common ethnic origin reported by residents is
7%
in the East Village area speak Italian at home (1.2%) compared
with an
to assessed
the city, commercial value of fewer
while significantly almosthave Mandarin, Korean, or
Chinese, representing responses from 29% of residents;
ATTRACTIONS
$
1.7 BILLION
Punjabi as their dominant household language when compared proportionately
0% fewer residents report East Indian origin
Under 20 20 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 or Older
to the city and region. (2%) than the city or region (5% and 10% respectively).
East Village Vancouver Metro Vancouver
Figure 2: Dominant Languages »» Notably, the area is also home to proportionately fewer
residents of first-generation status (40%) as compared
DOMINANT HOUSEHOLD INCOME RANGE
THE DOMINANT
to Vancouver (48%) and Metro Vancouver (45%).

100,000 - 124,999
East Village Vancouver Metro Vancouver
$Dominant $
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Breweries

English 70.4% 66.4% 66.5%

Figure 3: Ethnic Origin
Figure 3: Ethnic Origin
1 Distilleries Notable
IS
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Other 30% $
100,000-$124,999
Cantonese 13.2% 9.7% 5.4% 25%

Vietnamese 1.8% 1.1% 0.6%

POPULATION GROWTH OF 20%
DOMINANT AGE GROUP
% of population1

Mandarin 1.6% 4.8% 5.7%

Italian

Tagalog
(Filipino)
from 2011-2016
% 1.2%

1.0%
5 0.9%

1.5%
0.8%

1.3%
IS
15%

10%
30-34
French 0.5% 0.6% 0.4% 5%

Korean 0.3% 0.8% 1.4%

0%
Farsi (Persian) 0.2% 0.7% 1.1% Chinese English Scottish Canadian Irish

Punjabi
27 % 0.2% 1.3% 4.3%
33% HAVE%
THE TOP 3OF RESIDENTS
70 %
13 %
2
East Village Vancouver Metro Vancouver
Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census
HAVE THE EDUCATION LEVEL SOME LEVEL OF
LANGUAGES Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
OF A HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
SPOKEN AT HOME ARE ENGLISH CANTONESE VIETNAMESE
Figure 4: Average Household Income

20%

OTHER LEADING OCCUPATIONS INCLUDE:

58%
MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS
IN SALES
FOR RESIDENTS AREREPORTED
15%

» Business, finance & administration (14%)

29%REPORTED
WESTERN EUROPEAN HERITAGE
% of households

& SERVICE
CHINESE HERITAGE
25
10%

% particularly English (19%), Scottish (16%), Irish (13%)

and German (10%)
» Education, law, social, community & government (13%)

5%

» Management (10%)
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0%
Refers to the culture or ethnic roots with which residents identify themselves.
4
Respondents may select more than one ethnic origin if applicable.
Less than $20K $20-$39K $40-$59K $60-$79K $80-$99K $100-$149K $150K +
Updated August 2018
 WESTERN EUROPEAN HERITAGE 29 REPORTED
CHINESE HERITAGE
DOMINANT
28% HOUSEHOLD INCOME RANGE

$EAST
and VILLAGE
100,000 - 124,999
particularly English (19%), Scottish (16%), Irish (13%)
German (10%) $ Breweries Distilleries Notable
21% Filming Locations
EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA
% of total population

14%

POPULATION GROWTH OF 7%
DOMINANT AGE GROUP
%
from 2011-2016
0%
Under 20 20 to 34 35 to 44 5
45 to 54 55 to 64 65 or Older
IS
30-34
THE DOMINANT
East Village Vancouver Metro Vancouver

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS
$
100,000-$124,999
THE TOP 3
70% 13% 2%
Figure 3: Ethnic Origin

LANGUAGES
30%

25%
SPOKEN AT HOME ARE ENGLISH CANTONESE VIETNAMESE
20%
% of population1

15%

58%%REPORTED
HOUSEHOLD
10% INCOME: EDUCATION:

29
»»
33%REPORTED
»»
27 OFEUROPEAN
he median 2015 household income of $65,359 is closely aligned
T
5% The highest education attained by residents of the BIA is
with Vancouver ($65,327) but below the Metro Vancouver
WESTERN HERITAGE
predominantly a High School Certificate (27%).
RESIDENTS
median income ($72,662).
0% HAVE
Chinese
HAVE
particularly
English
English
»»
EDUCATION
THE(19%), Scottish (16%),LEVEL
Scottish
Irish (13%)
Canadian Irish
CHINESE
SOME LEVELHERITAGE
OF
19% of residents have no diploma or certificate, higher than
»» he resident mix includes high income earners and lower income
T
OF A HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
and German (10%) UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Vancouver (13%) and Metro Vancouver (14%).
East Village
earners—the dominant income Vancouver Metro Vancouver
bracket is $100,000-$124,999.
However, there are also many households earning smaller »» 20% of East Village area residents have a Bachelor’s Degree,
which is proportionately lower than Vancouver (26%) but equal
incomes, with 33% earning less than $40,000 per year (see
to Metro Vancouver (20%).
Figure 4).

Figure 4: Household Income Distribution OTHER LEADING OCCUPATIONS INCLUDE:

Figure 5: Education Levels
MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS
Figure 4: Average Household Income

20% RESIDENTS ARE IN SALES

Metro
FOR » Business, finance & administration (14%)
East Village Vancouver
Vancouver

& SERVICE Population 15 years or older

25
15%
% » Education,
No certificate, diploma
law, social, THE DOMINANT
community & government
19% 14%(13%)
13%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
or degree
IS
% of households

High school certificate 27% 24% 29%

100,000-$124,999
10%
» Management (10%) $
Trades certificate or diploma 6% 5% 6%

College or other
5% 16% 15% 17%
non-university

University (some/
33% 43% 34%

59 2.4
0% bachelor/higher)

%
Less than $20K $20-$39K $40-$59K $60-$79K $80-$99K $100-$149K $150K +
Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census

East Village Vancouver Metro Vancouver

Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census

OF HOUSEHOLDS AVERAGE PERSONS
ARE FAMILIES PER HOUSEHOLD

Figure 9: Dwellings by Major Structural Type 27%OF RESIDENTS 33% HAVE

72,099 EXPENDITURE PER HOUSEHOLD
HAVE THE EDUCATIONMetro
LEVEL SOME LEVEL OF
Single-Detached
East Village
$OF A HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Semi-Detached/
Vancouver EAST VILLAGE AVERAGE ANNUAL
Single-Detached
Vancouver
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Semi-Detached/ Single-Detached
Row Row

lower than the average household in Vancouver ($84,710) or in

19% 15% Metro Vancouver ($87,106)
BIZMAP.CA 29%
5
5%
Updated
5% August 2018
OTHER LEADING OCCUPATIONS INCLUDE:
MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS 58%
 HAVE THE EDUCATION LEVEL SOME LEVEL OF
EAST VILLAGE OF A HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

58% REPORTED
EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA

WESTERN EUROPEAN HERITAGE 29 %

REPORTED
OTHER LEADING OCCUPATIONS INCLUDE:
MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS
particularly English (19%), Scottish (16%), Irish (13%) CHINESE HERITAGE
FOR RESIDENTS
and German ARE(10%)IN SALES » Business, finance & administration (14%)
& SERVICE

25 % » Education, law, social, community & government (13%)

» Management (10%)

OCCUPATION: FAMILY STRUCTURE:

»» The top three occupations for BIA-area residents are sales and »» 59% of householdsTHE DOMINANT

59 2.4
in the area are families , closely matching
2

%
service (25%), business, finance and administration (14%), and
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS
Vancouver (57%) but much lower than Metro Vancouver (71%)
education, law, social, community and government (13%). (see Figure 7).

»» There are diverse occupations in the BIA with a variety of

OF HOUSEHOLDS
industries represented (see Figure 6).
$
»» Lower proportion of married
AVERAGE 100,000- 124,999
$
couples (37%) compared to
PERSONS
Vancouver (40%) and Metro Vancouver (49%), but higher
ARE FAMILIES PER HOUSEHOLD
proportion of common law relationships (12%) compared to
Figure 6: Occupation
Vancouver (10%) and Metro Vancouver (8%).

East
Vancouver
Metro »» Household sizes (2.4 persons) in the East Village market area are
Village Vancouver
larger than typical for Vancouver (2.2 persons).

$
72,099
Sales & service 25% 24% 24%

Business, finance &

EAST VILLAGE AVERAGE
Figure 7: Family Structure ANNUAL
EXPENDITURE PER HOUSEHOLD
14% 16% 16%
administration East Metro
Vancouver
Village Vancouver
Education, law, social,
community & government
13% 12% lower11%
than the average household in Vancouver ($84,710) or in
Number of households 27,780 283,920 960,895

33% HAVE
Metro Vancouver ($87,106)
Management
27%OF RESIDENTS
Trades, transport & equipment
10%

10%
12%

7%
12%

12%
Average number of persons
per household

SOME
2.4

59%LEVEL57%
2.2

OF
2.5

operators & related

HAVE THE EDUCATION LEVEL % of households with families2 71%

OF A HIGH9%SCHOOL8%CERTIFICATE
Art, culture, recreation & sport 5% Number of families UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
16,305 160,855 679,365

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Natural & applied sciences 8% 9% 7% Average number of persons
2.7 2.7 2.9
Health % OF DWELLINGS 5% 7% 6%
per family
MOST APARTMENTS HAVE
ARE APARTMENTS FEWER THAN 1.2FIVE STOREYS
Average number of children
Manufacturing & utilities 3% 2% 3% 1.5 1.5
per family

Source: LEADING OCCUPATIONS

N/A 1% 2% 2%
OTHER Statistics Canada 2016 Census INCLUDE:
MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS
Natural resources, agriculture
1% 1% 1%
& related production
FOR RESIDENTS ARE IN SALES
Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census
» Business, finance & administration (14%)
& SERVICE

25 61 % » Education, law, social, community & government (13%)

% OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTED MIXED USE

BEFORE 1980 » Management (10%) DEVELOPMENT
compared to Vancouver (23%) and Metro Vancouver (13%) IS UNDERWAY

59
OF HOUSEHOLDS
%
2.4
AVERAGE PERSONS
ARE FAMILIES PER HOUSEHOLD

Census family is defined as a married couple and the children, if any, of either and/or both spouses; a
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couple living common law and the children, if any, of either and/or both partners; or a lone parent of
any marital status with at least one child living in the same dwelling and that child or those children.
6
Updated August 2018
 and German (10%)

EAST VILLAGE
EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA

THE DOMINANT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS
$
100,000-$124,999

SPENDING PATTERNS:
27%OF RESIDENTS
»» The average annual expenditure per household in the BIA’s
33% HAVE
»» These households spend comparatively less (in percentage
catchment areaHAVE THE
($72,099) EDUCATION
is lower LEVEL
than the average household SOME
terms) on clothing, personal LEVEL
care and OFtheir
taxes than
OF A HIGH
in Vancouver ($84,710) or MetroSCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Vancouver ($87,106). UNIVERSITY
Vancouver and Metro Vancouver EDUCATION
counterparts.

»»East Village BIA market area households spend more

on food in percentage terms (12%) compared to
Vancouver (11%) and Metro Vancouver (10%).

OTHER LEADING OCCUPATIONS INCLUDE:

MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS
FOR RESIDENTS ARE IN SALES
Figure 8: Household Spending
» Business, finance & administration (14%)
& SERVICE East Village Vancouver Metro Vancouver

25
$ % $ % $ %
Food
% » Education,
$8,602
law, social, community & government (13%)
12% $9,168 11% $8,956 10%
Shelter $15,478 21% $17,983 21% $18,037 21%
» Management (10%)
Household operation, furnishing & equipment $4,891 7% $5,656 6% $6,125 7%
Clothing $3,175 4% $3,858 5% $3,759 4%
Transportation $8,792 12% $9,563 11% $10,862 12%

59 2.4
Health & personal care $3,124 4% $3,492 5% $3,603 5%
%
Recreation, education & reading materials $5,353 7% $6,272 7% $6,627 7%
Tobacco, alcohol & games of chance $1,723 2% $2,038 2% $1,935 2%
Personal taxes & insurance OF HOUSEHOLDS $17,559 24% $22,820 AVERAGE
27% PERSONS
$23,361 26%
Other ARE FAMILIES $3,400 5% PER HOUSEHOLD
$3,858 5% $3,844 5%
Total expenditure per household $72,099 100% $84,710 100% $87,106 100%
Source: Pitney Bowes 2016

$
72,099 EAST VILLAGE AVERAGE ANNUAL
EXPENDITURE PER HOUSEHOLD
lower than the average household in Vancouver ($84,710) or in
Metro Vancouver ($87,106)

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Updated August 2018
 72,099 EXPENDITURE PER HOUSEHOLD Single-Detached
lower than the average household in Vancouver ($84,710)
Semi-Detached/
Row or in
Single-Detached Semi-Detached/ Single-Detached

EAST VILLAGE
Row
Metro Vancouver ($87,106)

EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA 19% 15%

33% HAVE
29%

27%OF RESIDENTS
Figure 4: Average Household Income 5%
5%
58%
20%

HAVE THE EDUCATION LEVEL SOME LEVEL OF

76
12%

15% % OFOF
DWELLINGS
A HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE MOST
76%
APARTMENTS
80%
HAVE
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
ARE APARTMENTS FEWER THAN FIVE STOREYS
% of households

Apartment Apartment Apartment Semi-Detached/

10% Row

OTHER LEADING OCCUPATIONS INCLUDE:

5%

MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS

Place
FOR 0%
RESIDENTS ARE SALES
IN$60-$79K » Business, finance & administration (14%)
Less than $20K $20-$39K Semi-Detached/Row
$40-$59K $80-$99K $100-$149K $150K +

61
& SERVICE
HOUSING MIX:
% OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTED
Figure 10: Age of Housing Stock
MIXED USE

25
Figure 10: Age of Housing Stock
»» The dominant
%
East Village Vancouver
dwelling type in East Village are apartments
Metro Vancouver
» Education,
DEVELOPMENT
35% law, social, community & government (13%)
BEFORE 1980
(76%), which is lower than Vancouver (80%) but significantly
compared
more than Metro Vancouver (58%) to Vancouver
(see
30%
Figure 9).(23%) and Metro Vancouver (13%)
» Management
IS UNDERWAY
25%
(10%)
»» Reflecting the area’s zoning and building mix, apartment

% of dwellings
20%
buildings fewer than five stories dominate the housing mix.
15%
Figure
Figure 9: 9:
Dwellings by Major
Dwellings by Structural Type
Major Structural Type

59 2.4
10%

Single-Detached
East Village

Semi-Detached/
%
Vancouver

Single-Detached Semi-Detached/
Metro Vancouver
5%
Single-Detached
Row Row
0%

AVERAGE PERSONS
Pre-1960 1961 to 1980 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 and newer

19%
OF HOUSEHOLDS
15%

ARE FAMILIES5% 29% East Village PER HOUSEHOLD

Vancouver Metro Vancouver
5%
58%
Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census
12%

76% 80%
»» Housing
VANCOUVER’S MOST
prices for detached homes in the area range

$
72,099 EAST VILLAGE AVERAGEMetro ANNUAL
from $899,000 to $1.9 million, compared to Vancouver
Apartment Apartment Apartment East DIVERSE
($1.5 million) andZONING
Semi-Detached/
WITH
Vancouver ($1.6 million).
EXPENDITURE
Row
PER HOUSEHOLD
Source: Statistics Canada 2016 Census
TOTAL ASSESSED
VALUE OF PROPERTIES Metro Vancouver
»» The East Village has significantly fewer developments since
Figure 13: Fastest Growing Commercial Sub-sectors
lower than the average householdcompared
$600,000,
($87,106)
in Vancouver ($84,710) East
to Vancouver or in ($577,000)
7 ZONING TYPES
»» Prices for apartments/condos range from $500,000-
and Metro Vancouver ($693,500); rents are in line with

1.7 BILLION
2001 (14%) than Vancouver (23%) and Metro Vancouver (27%)
(see Figure 10). $
the Vancouver average of $2,800 (two-bedroom).
Production Companies

Figure 10: Age of Housing Stock Street Vendors

76
Food Manufacturers
35%

30%
% OF DWELLINGS MOST APARTMENTS HAVE
Limited Food Service Establishments

25% ARE APARTMENTS FEWER THAN FIVE STOREYS

Health Services

EAST VILLAGE IS CLOSE TO 6 PARKS

Health & Beauty
% of dwellings

20%

OXFORD, PANDORA, CALLISTER, NEW BRIGHTON,

Liquor Retail Stores
15%
0 4 8 12 16
10% WOODLAND, AND HASTINGS PARKS total change (2011-2016)

5%

61
0%
Pre-1960 % OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTED
1961 to 1980 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 and newer MIXED USE
East Village BEFORE 1980 Vancouver Metro Vancouver
DEVELOPMENT
compared to Vancouver (23%) and Metro Vancouver (13%) IS UNDERWAY
WELL CONNECTED VIA
Figure 13: Commercial Business Size
Small - Medium

BUS ROUTES
(21-50 employees)

Small (5-20
employees) 7% Large (more than
4%
BIZMAP.CA 50 employees)
8
Updated August 2018
 0
compared
4
totalto
8
Vancouver
change (2011-2016)
12 16
(23%) and Metro Vancouver (13%) IS UNDERWAY
EAST VILLAGE
$
72,099
EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA
EAST VILLAGE AVERAGE ANNUAL
EXPENDITURE PER HOUSEHOLD
Figure 13: Commercial Business Size
lower than the average household in Vancouver ($84,710) or in
Small - Medium
Metro
(21-50 Vancouver
employees) ($87,106)
Small (5-20
employees) 7% Large (more than
4%
50 employees)

76
34%

% OF DWELLINGS MOST APARTMENTS HAVE

ARE APARTMENTS VANCOUVER’S
FEWER THAN MOST
FIVE STOREYS
55%
DIVERSE ZONING WITH
7 ZONING TYPES
Micro (under 5

TOTAL ASSESSED employees)

VALUE OF PROPERTIES
$
1.7 BILLION
61 % OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTED MIXED USE
BEFORE 1980 DEVELOPMENT
compared to Vancouver (23%) and Metro Vancouver (13%)
COMMERCIAL BUILDING MIX:
IS UNDERWAY
»» 58% of floor space is dedicated to industrial use and
42% to commercial use.
»»The East Village has Vancouver’s most diverse zoning, with
EAST VILLAGE IS CLOSE»TO
seven zoning types, including commercial (C-2 and C2-C1),
industrial (I-2 and M-2), mixed industrial/commercial (MC-1
» Total6assessed
PARKS value of all properties in BIA evaluated at
$1.673 billion, ranking fourth among BIAs excluding downtown.
OXFORD, PANDORA, CALLISTER, NEW BRIGHTON,
and MC-2) and a small amount of site-specific comprehensive
developments (CD-1) designed for mixed residential/commercial »» The area PARKS
WOODLAND, AND HASTINGS is a mix of old and new buildings primarily
(see Figure 11). dedicated to industrial and original one- or two-storey
commercial properties. Newer mixed-use development is
FigureFigure 14: East
11: East Village Zoning
Village Zoning MixMix underway or completed within the BIA, remaining buildings
are primarily original with scattered renovations.
CD-1
C-2
MC-1
2% 1% RECREATION AND LEISURE:

I-2
7%
»» East Village is home toWELL CONNECTED
Hastings Library. Hastings VIA
10%
34% C2-C1
VANCOUVER’S MOST
DIVERSE
BUS ROUTES
Community Centre is just outside the BIA.

»» East Village ZONING WITH

also has many popular events throughout
the year. For the latest information visit East Village BIA’s
MC-2 13% TOTAL ASSESSED
VALUE OF PROPERTIES
7 ZONING TYPES
website: www.eastvillagevancouver.ca/whats-happening

$
1.7 BILLION
PARKS AND GREENSPACE:
»» The East Village has sixFOUR
parks: Oxford Park (within the

BIKE ROUTES
33% M-2
BIA boundary), as well as Pandora, New Brighton, Callister,
Woodland, and Hastings Park which are within walking distance.

Source: City of Vancouver Zoning Map

EAST VILLAGE IS CLOSE TO 6 PARKS

OXFORD, PANDORA, CALLISTER, NEW BRIGHTON,
WOODLAND, AND HASTINGS PARKS

HOME TO
INCLUDING
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EAST VILLAGE WOODLAND, AND HASTINGS PARKS
EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA

WELL CONNECTED VIA

VANCOUVER’S MOSTBUS ROUTES
DIVERSE ZONING WITH
TOTAL ASSESSED
VALUE OF PROPERTIES
7 ZONING TYPES
FOUR
$
1.7 BILLION BIKE ROUTES

TRANSPORTATION: EAST VILLAGE IS CLOSE TO 6 PARKS

EDUCATION:
OXFORD,
»» The BIA is well-connected to the rest PANDORA,
of the city via bus routes, CALLISTER,
»» Five schools areNEW
located BRIGHTON,
in the area, serving the full

3 HERITAGE SITES, 5
WOODLAND, AND HASTINGS
including Hastings-UBC (#14) which runs east-west along
PARKS
range of student ages:
Hastings Street; Dunbar-Nanaimo (#7) which runs north-south
• Two Elementary Schools: Xpey’ Elementary School,
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through the BIA at Nanaimo Street, then along Powell Street;
and 29th Ave-Arbutus (#16) which runs north-south from
Hastings Elementary Community School
INCLUDING THE WALDORF HOTEL
Renfrew Street, then along Hastings Street. SCHOOLS
• One High School: Templeton Secondary School

»» There are four bikes routes in the area: Mosaic, Lakewood and • Two Independent Schools: PALS Autism Society
Sunrise run north-south through the BIA; Adanac runs east-west School, Our Lady of Sorrows School
just south of the BIA. WELL CONNECTED VIA
BUS ROUTES
HERITAGE:
»» East Village has a Walk Score® of 69, defining the area
»» The BIA is home to three heritage sites: 1489 East

575
as somewhat walkable.
BUSINESSES 29 RETAIL
% Hastings Street (Waldorf Hotel), 1516 Powell Street
OPERATE IN THE (apartment building), and 1719 Franklin Street
EAST VILLAGE 16% ACCOMMODATION & FOOD SERVICE
(Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre).

FOUR
FASTEST GROWING SUB-INDUSTRY BIKE ROUTES
IS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WITH AN 81% INCREASE

55HOME TO 3 HERITAGE SITES, 12- 26 PER SQ. FT. 5

LEASE RATES VARY FROM
% MICRO BUSINESSES $ $
with fewer than five employees

INCLUDING THE WALDORF HOTEL SCHOOLS

34% SMALL BUSINESSES
with 5 to 20 employees
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AND DISTILLERIES
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VALUE OFWALDORF
THE HOTEL
PROPERTIES SCHOOLS
$
1.7 BILLION
EAST VILLAGE
EASTVILLAGEVANCOUVER.CA

575 BUSINESSES
OPERATE IN THE
EAST VILLAGE EAST
29% RETAIL
16% ACCOMMODATION
VILLAGE IS CLOSE TO 6 PARKS & FOOD SERVICE
OXFORD, PANDORA, CALLISTER, NEW BRIGHTON,
WOODLAND, AND HASTINGS PARKS
DoingFASTEST
Business Here
GROWING SUB-INDUSTRY
BUSINESS MIX:
IS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WITH AN 81% INCREASE
»» 575 businesses operate in the East Village, a growth of 3% from Figure 13: Breakdown of Major Service and Retail Businesses
2011-2016.
WELL CONNECTED VIA
East Village
»»This BIA provides a growing area for restaurants and retail
BUS ROUTES
Business Type # %
businesses looking to escape the high lease rates found
Accommodation & Food Service
elsewhere. The dominant business type is retail (29%) and

55
Class 1 Restaurants 42 7%
accommodation & food service (16%), both significantly LEASE RATES VARY FROM
% MICRO BUSINESSES
higher than Vancouver or Metro Vancouver (see Figure 12).
12-$26 PER SQ. FT.
Limited Food Service Establishments
$ 43 7%

withsub-industry
»» Fastest growing fewer than five employees
with an established base is arts Retail

and entertainment with an 81% increase (13 new companies). Miscellaneous Retailer 38 7%

34 % SMALL BUSINESSES
»» Significantly lower rates of professional, scientific, and technical
with
services (2%) 5 to 20 employees
as compared
Vancouver (15%).
to Vancouver (15%) and Metro Health Services

Health & Beauty

AND
FOUR
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Health Care & Social Assistance

DISTILLERIESBIKE ROUTES
33

23
6%

4%

Figure 12: Business Mix Other Major Groupings

Manufacturers 27 5%

Metro Production Companies 25 4%

East Village Vancouver
Vancouver Food Wholesalers 24 4%
Business Type # % # % # % Other Wholesalers 20 3%
Retail 168 29% 5,957 18% 9,441 10%

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Source: City of Vancouver Open Data Catalogue 2016

Accommodation &
food service
93 16% 3,559 11% 6,600 7% »»Since 2011, the arts, entertainment and recreation (+81%),
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Health care & social
62 11% 3,515 11% 9,511 10%
construction (+30%), and accommodation and food service
(+13%) sectors have grown the most. In the same time,
WALDORF HOTEL
assistance
INCLUDING
Manufacturing 56 10%
THE727 2% 4,141 4%
SCHOOLS
wholesale trade has declined by -15%, as businesses have shifted
to take advantage of new zoning.
Other: 140 24% 7,012 21% 26,932 29%
»» Other business sectors that have declined are education
Wholesale 41 7% 1,205 4% 6,103 6% services, which saw a decline of three businesses (-100%),
and real estate, rental and leasing, which saw a decline of four
Other services 40 7% 1,990 6% 8,072 9%
businesses (-67%).

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Construction 30 5% 2,885 9% 11,258 12%
Arts, entertainment BUSINESSES
&
29 5% 932 3% 1,499 2%
»» The fastest growing sub-sectors are production companies,
29% RETAIL
recreation OPERATE IN THE street vendors and food manufacturers, as illustrated in Figure 14.
All other (less than EAST VILLAGE 16%
ACCOMMODATION & FOOD SERVICE
  10%   36%   40%
5% in BIA)
Source: City of Vancouver Open Data Catalogue 2016 / Statistics Canada 2016 Census

FASTEST GROWING SUB-INDUSTRY

IS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WITH AN 81% INCREASE

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FASTEST GROWING SUB-INDUSTRY
IS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WITH AN 81% INCREASE
EAST VILLAGE
% of dwellings
25%

20%
Figure 13: Fastest Growing Commercial Sub-sectors

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15% Production Companies

10% Street Vendors

5% Food Manufacturers

55
LEASE RATES VARY FROM
% MICRO BUSINESSES
Limited Food Service Establishments
0%
Pre-1960 1961 to 1980

with fewer than five employees

1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 and newer $
12-$26 PER SQ. FT.
Health Services

Health & Beauty

East Village Vancouver Metro Vancouver

34 % SMALL BUSINESSES
Liquor Retail Stores

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0 4 8 12 16
total change (2011-2016)
with 5 to 20 employees
AND DISTILLERIES

Figure 13: Fastest Growing Commercial Sub-sectors

Figure 14: Fastest Growing Commercial Sub-sectors Figure 15: Commercial Business Size3
Figure 13: Commercial Business Size
Small - Medium
(21-50 employees)
Production Companies Small (5-20
employees) 7% Large (more than
4%
Street Vendors 50 employees)

Food Manufacturers

Limited Food Service Establishments

34%

Health Services

Health & Beauty

Liquor Retail Stores

0 4 8 12 16 55% Micro (under 5

total change (2011-2016) employees)

Source: City of Vancouver Open Data Catalogue 2011 & 2016

»»Most businesses in the BIA (55%) are micro-businesses, having

fewer than five employees, although 34% have 5 to 20 employees3
Source: City of Vancouver Open Data Catalogue 2016
(see Figure 15).
»» Other anchor tenants include London Drugs, Shoppers Drug
FigureThe »»
BIA’s largest
13: Commercial Businessreporting
Size employers are Hallmark Poultry Mart, Donald’s Market, Red Wagon (restaurant), Tacofino
Processors (food wholesaler), Sustainable Produce SmallUrban
- Medium (restaurant), Hi Point Liquor Store and Value Village.
(21-50
Delivery (food retailer), No Frills (grocer) and two filmemployees)
production companies.
Small (5-20
employees) 7%
»» Business opportunities, based on market demand could include
4% Large (more than
nighttime entertainment areas such as pubs, restaurants and
»»The BIA is also home to 11 local breweries and distilleries— 50 employees)
wine bars.
Bomber Brewing, Off the Rail Brewery, Callister Brewing, Powell
Brewery, Andina Brewing Co., Resurrection Spirits, Storm LEASE AND VACANCY RATES:
34%
Brewing, Odd Society Spirits, Doan’s Craft Brewing Co., Coal
Harbour Brewing Co., and Parallel 49 Brewing Co.
»»Lease rates are low to average, at $12-$26 per sq. ft. There
are vacancies available, keeping with the average commercial
vacancy
Figure rate
14: East Village (12.9%)
on Vancouver’s east side.
Zoning Mix

CD-1
55% Micro (under 5
C-2
employees)
MC-1
2% 1%

7%
I-2
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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eastvillagevancouver.ca 34% C2-C1

Contact: Patricia Barnes, Executive Director

MC-2 13%
Phone: 604-215-2401
Email: info@eastvillagevancouver.ca

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