Rent Vancouver Apartments - Guide to renting in Kitsilano - Vancouver West Side

Kitsilano Area – UBC - West Side Vancouver Apartments

This photo gives you a really good idea of what types of Kitsilano apartments are available. This photo of Kitsilano apartments is facing North towards English Bay and the North Shore mountains in the background.

Vancouver apartments in Kitsilano offers a mid to high range of rents. The deeper you get into Kitsilano, generally the higher price the apartments are to rent. You won't find many concrete highrise apartments in this part of Vancouver. You will find houses to rent and basement suites to rent. There is also a large supply of wood constructed low rise apartments. You have close proximity to Kitsilano Beach, Jericho Beach and English Bay. There are many coffee shops, stores and restaurant in Kitsilano.

Transit is somewhat limited in that you are not close to the main transit modes like Skytrain or the RAV line. If you're looking for apartments near UBC, Kitsilano apartments will be your best option. Kitsilano is an ideal location for you. Overall the Kitsilano apartments are wood constructed and are of the older variety. That means 4 story apartments is about average for the Kitsilano area. You won't find tall apartments in Kitsilano for the most part.

If you're looking for lower price rents, the outskirts of Kitsilano which is near Broadway, Granville, 12th Avenue and Hemlock areas are great options. There is a large number of older wood constructed low rise apartments. There is great transit options in this area as Granville is a major transit line with express bus service up and down Granville and east and west on Broadway.

Street parking in Kitsilano is not great and is somewhat limited. Parking is more of a problem in the areas near Hemlock/12th Avenue. It's permit parking in Kitsilano so that at least opens up the alley ways for you to find parking. The problem is that a lot of Kitsilano apartments don't have underground parking or limited underground parking. Again that comes down to the age of these apartments in Kitsilano.

Overall, Kitsilano apartments for rent are a great option. If you want affordable apartments near UBC, check out what's available in Kitsilano.

Read more about Kitsilano at Wikipedia.

Kitsilano Apartments - The Good and the Bad

Pros:

• Great for UBC students
• Lots of shops and restaurants of 4th Avenue
• Kits Beach
• Lots of Kitsilano apartments to choose from

Cons:

• Expensive rent in most areas
• Older constructed buildings
• Limited parking availability

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