A portfolio of five apartment buildings that was offered for sale in 2013 has sold to a private investor from China, now based in Vancouver. The 5-building, 193 unit portfolio of buildings in the West End and North Vancouver sold at a blended average cap rate of approx. 3.75%.
The largest and most prominent building among the five assets, is Pacific Beach Apartments, a 56-unit concrete highrise located at Jervis and Beach Avenue. The building sold for $15,200,000, representing $272,000 per unit.
A recent survey of assessed values gives a glimpse at how the BC Assessment Authority is looking at commercial properties in Metro Vancouver in 2014.
Below is a random survey of various asset types in nine separate areas. The annual change in assessed values was derived from a random sample of five properties in each category. While this is by no means a scientific survey, it does show some variation that is interesting.
