Gastown Real Estate

Vancouver has pristine skyline vistas, green spaces aplenty, and a multicultural mix like nowhere in Canada. What some say it lacks, is history.

Just over 125 years old, Vancouver is relatively new, in terms of cities around the world. The massive condo developments in Coal Harbour and Yaletown shape the perimeter of the city. These stylized towers give Vancouver an architectural modernity that some cities only dream of (cough, cough...Calgary).

But behind and to the north of their shadows lies the heart of the city, where cobbled streets tell of a Vancouver much older than the Concord Group edifices. This is where Gastown is located, the historical birthplace of the Vancouver we now know.

It was here that the city was resurrected, after the fire of 1886, the same year Vancouver held its first city counsel meeting. After the fire, new laws were set in place to regulate the materials used in construction. Gastown is a record of this mandate, with buildings built primarily of stone and brick.

Today, Gastown is a thriving mix of shops, restaurants, bars, art galleries and urban living spaces. The stone facade remains on almost all of the buildings, but the interiors are completely redone, offering open living spaces, unconventional commercial plots and tucked away bistros. There is no cookie cutter model. It is up to the owners imagination to take the old and make it the new.

Gastown real estate owners buy a little piece of history when they purchase property amongst the cobblestones. Every building has an open-ended story to tell.

If you are interested in purchasing residential property in Vancouver's oldest and most unique district, contact Anthea Poon. Anthea will find the perfect space for you to call home.