Shaughnessy townhome listings

Townhomes for Sale in Shaughnessy, Vancouver, BC

12 active townhomes for sale in Shaughnessy on MultiLiving. Median ask: $1,518,000. Range: $699,000–$2,288,000.

Listings shown reflect MLS® data as of August 20, 2026.

Active listings

12

Median ask

$1,518,000

Lowest ask

$699,000

Highest ask

$2,288,000

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 townhome in Shaughnessy

A townhome in Shaughnessy is genuinely rare — the neighbourhood's heritage protections and lot fabric resist subdivision, and most new ground-oriented inventory clusters at the Shaughnessy / South Granville edge rather than inside First or Second Shaughnessy proper. When a townhome does come up, it's usually a townhome-format two-or-three-bedroom unit on the perimeter, often with elevator access and a small private outdoor space. Buyers are almost always existing Shaughnessy residents downsizing without leaving the postal code, or empty-nesters from elsewhere in the west side specifically choosing the address. The architecture, the streets, and the catchment for York House and Vancouver College are the draws.

What to watch for when buying a townhome in Shaughnessy

Shaughnessy townhomes are usually in very small stratas (under eight units), which means strata governance is essentially a four-person committee and a single difficult neighbour matters enormously. Ask to read the past three years of strata council minutes before writing. Many older Shaughnessy townhomes have heritage-style exteriors that are more expensive to maintain; confirm the contingency reserve fund is well-funded and ask about envelope inspections from the past five years. Parking and storage are usually fine but verify in writing.

Compare with nearby neighbourhoods

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

NeighbourhoodView townhomes for sale
Shaughnessy this page12 active · median $1,518,000
South GranvilleSee townhomes in South Granville →
ArbutusSee townhomes in Arbutus →
CambieSee townhomes in Cambie →
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Buyer questions about townhomes in Shaughnessy

There are 12 active MLS® townhomes 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 townhome appears in Shaughnessy. Some townhomes 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 townhomes appear here before they reach the general public MLS® search.
The median asking price for townhomes currently listed in Shaughnessy, Vancouver is $1,518,000. Most townhomes 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 townhome 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 townhome's units. Under BC Bill 44 (2024), most lots in Shaughnessy now allow townhome-scale development, which is expanding the supply of brand new ground-oriented homes.
Most townhomes 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 townhomes 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.
Save this search from any listing card on this page — MultiLiving will email you whenever a new townhome appears in Shaughnessy or any matching neighbourhood you have saved. No cost and no obligation to buy through MultiLiving. You can also register your interest in pre-sale townhomes specifically: MultiLiving's agent team has early access to some new townhome projects in Vancouver before they launch publicly, and registered buyers are contacted first. Typically pre-sale buyers get a 3 to 6 month advantage over buyers waiting for the home to reach the public MLS® listing. There's no minimum commitment to register, and you can unsubscribe from alerts at any time.

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