Shaughnessy multiplex listings

Multiplexes for Sale in Shaughnessy, Vancouver, BC

25 active multiplexes for sale in Shaughnessy on MultiLiving. Median ask: $1,948,000. Range: $699,000–$2,980,000.

Listings shown reflect MLS® data as of August 19, 2026.

Active listings

25

Median ask

$1,948,000

Lowest ask

$699,000

Highest ask

$2,980,000

Living in Shaughnessy

Shaughnessy is the historic estate neighbourhood west of Cambie, north of 41st, bounded roughly by Granville. Streets are wide and curving with mature trees and substantial heritage homes; First and Second Shaughnessy have heritage conservation protections that limit subdivision. The neighbourhood is quiet, residential, and short on commercial streets — Granville and Cambie villages serve the area. Schools include York House, Vancouver College, and Little Flower Academy nearby.

Buyers here are usually trading down from a Shaughnessy detached home into a half-duplex or townhome on the neighbourhood's edges, or moving in from out-of-town and willing to pay for the address. The market is small but tight — buyers tend to be patient.

Shaughnessy duplex/townhome inventory is genuinely scarce — heritage restrictions limit new builds and the lot fabric resists subdivision. When units do list, they price at the top end of the Vancouver west-side range and tend to sell to qualified buyers within weeks.

Written by MultiLiving Editorial, sourced from REBGV/FVREB transaction data, BC Housing permit records, and local neighbourhood knowledge. Listed by Grand Central Realty, BC Financial Services Authority licence X035686.

Why buy a multiplex in Shaughnessy

Shaughnessy multiplex inventory is genuinely scarce across all formats because the neighbourhood's heritage protections in First and Second Shaughnessy limit density additions significantly — which means when product does come up it tends to hold pricing better than in high-supply areas. Half-duplexes on the perimeter streets (particularly at the South Granville and Cambie edges) are the most common new ground-oriented product. Townhomes are rare. Triplex and fourplex inventory is essentially nonexistent within the traditional Shaughnessy boundaries. The buyer here is almost always an existing Shaughnessy household downsizing without leaving the postal code, or a specific-address buyer from out of town who has chosen Shaughnessy deliberately for the heritage streetscape and the York House, Vancouver College, and Little Flower Academy catchments.

What to watch for when buying a multiplex in Shaughnessy

Heritage review applies to most Shaughnessy lots and constrains not just initial construction but future exterior modifications — verify with the city's heritage planner what renovations are and aren't permitted on any specific property. For pre-sales verify the development permit is fully approved and any appeal period expired before depositing. The smallest Shaughnessy stratas (under eight units) mean strata governance is essentially a committee of close neighbours — read the past three years of council minutes before writing on any resale.

Compare with nearby neighbourhoods

Buyers shopping multiplexes in Shaughnessy often also look at these adjacent neighbourhoods. The multiplex price band and inventory mix differ noticeably between them — worth a side-by-side comparison.

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Shaughnessy this page25 active · median $1,948,000
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CambieSee multiplexes in Cambie →
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Buyer questions about multiplexes in Shaughnessy

There are 25 active MLS® multiplexes listed for sale in Shaughnessy, Vancouver on MultiLiving right now. The list updates daily as agents add or remove listings from the MLS® feed, so the count and every price you see reflect what's currently on the market, not a cached snapshot. You can sort by price, filter by bedroom count, or save the search to receive email alerts whenever a new multiplex appears in Shaughnessy. Some multiplexes in this area are sold pre-construction before hitting MLS® — MultiLiving lists those pre-sale options too, so you see inventory other listing sites miss. MultiLiving's own agent team also tracks new-build multiplex projects across Vancouver directly with local developers, which is how some multiplexes appear here before they reach the general public MLS® search.
The median asking price for multiplexes currently listed in Shaughnessy, Vancouver is $1,948,000. Most multiplexes in Shaughnessy, Vancouver are brand new construction, so prices reflect current land and building costs in Vancouver. Final sale prices on new builds are often within 2–5% of the asking price. Owner-occupied buyers can use CMHC-insured mortgages with as little as 5% down on the first $500,000 of the price (10% on the portion above, on homes up to $1.5M), and lenders can count 50% of projected rental income from the other units toward your qualifying income — which meaningfully lowers the effective cost of entry.
A multiplex in Shaughnessy is a ground-oriented home with its own front door, private outdoor space, and typically two or three storeys above grade. Compared to a condo, you get more living space, no shared building corridors, and land ownership directly under your unit — no strata tower management. Compared to a detached house in Vancouver, you get a lower purchase price because the land cost is shared across the multiplex's units. Under BC Bill 44 (2024), most lots in Shaughnessy now allow multiplex-scale development, which is expanding the supply of brand new ground-oriented homes.
Most multiplexes listed in Shaughnessy, Vancouver are brand new construction or recently completed under BC's Bill 44 small-scale multi-unit housing rules (in force June 2024). New builds typically come with a 2-5-10 BC Home Warranty, and first-time buyers purchasing new construction qualify for 30-year amortization on CMHC-insured mortgages (versus 25 years for resales). Resale multiplexes also appear when listed — look for "year built" on individual listings to distinguish new from resale, and ask your agent to pull the strata documents and depreciation report on any resale over five years old.
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