Apartments near Stadium-Chinatown Station, Vancouver: 7 top rental buildings

If you’re looking for apartments near Stadium-Chinatown Station in Vancouver, the seven best fits are three restored warehouse lofts on Beatty Street, two International Village towers on Keefer Place, and two Chinatown buildings near Main Street and East Pender Street. The station sits one stop east of Granville Station, beside Rogers Arena and near BC Place and Chinatown, so your options run from 1906 warehouses to a 2018 Passive House designed rental. First comes what a studio costs in 2026, then the buildings one by one, each with a sourced fact.

What does a studio cost in Vancouver in 2026, and where does Stadium-Chinatown fit?

A studio apartment in the Vancouver census metropolitan area averaged $2,000 a month in asking rent in the second quarter of 2026, according to table 46-10-0092-01 from Statistics Canada, released September 9, 2026. That’s level with the first quarter of 2026 and about 5% below the second quarter of 2025, when the average was $2,110, a figure Statistics Canada flags for cautious use. Asking rent is what listings advertise, and the table publishes no paid-rent figure for Vancouver studios.

No source we could cite publishes rent by SkyTrain station, so Stadium-Chinatown doesn’t get a number of its own. For comparison, liv.rent’s October 2026 Metro Vancouver rent report, published October 2, 2026, puts the average asking rent for an unfurnished one-bedroom in the City of Vancouver at $2,329, which is 2.6% below October 2025. Across Metro Vancouver, it’s $2,083.

Three things differ from building to building: the building’s age, whether one landlord owns the whole building or each suite has its own owner, and which amenities come with the address. Six of the seven buildings below have suites sold to individual owners, which in B.C. normally means a strata corporation, and each owner may rent a suite out. Brixton Flats is the exception, a purpose-built rental. If you’re still deciding where in Vancouver to look, browse the Neighbourhoods section.

Which seven rental buildings are near Stadium-Chinatown Station?

The seven are Five Fifty, Crane, and Bowman Lofts on Beatty Street; Paris Place and Espana 2 on Keefer Place; Keefer Block on Keefer Street; and Brixton Flats on East Pender Street. By address, the three Beatty Street buildings are on the station’s own street, since Wikipedia puts the station at 590 Beatty Street. No source gives walking times, so the table describes position by street. You can click any building name to reach its liv.rent page, where we read the amenity lists and counts below on October 20, 2026.

Building	Address	Position by address	One confirmed fact
Five Fifty	550 Beatty Street	Beatty Street, the station’s own street	Warehouse built around 1906 for a Canadian Pacific Railway subsidiary; strata-titled homes since 1981
Crane	546 Beatty Street	Beatty Street, the station’s own street	1911–12 plumbing-supply warehouse converted to 57 lofts
Bowman Lofts	528 Beatty Street	Beatty Street, the station’s own street	1906 industrial building on the Vancouver Heritage Registry, restored for 38 homes
Paris Place	183 Keefer Place	Keefer Place, by the station’s Keefer Place entrance	Tower completed in 1996 as part of Henderson’s International Village
Espana 2	188 Keefer Place	Keefer Place, by the station’s Keefer Place entrance	Tower completed in 2009, the year Henderson says International Village was finished
Keefer Block	189 Keefer Street	Main and Keefer, Chinatown	Nine storeys, 81 condominiums, completed in 2015
Brixton Flats	303 East Pender Street	East Pender Street at Gore Avenue, Chinatown	56 Passive House designed rental homes, completed in 2018

Two years may look different from the ones on liv.rent’s building pages. Where sources disagree, the table uses the developer’s own: Solterra lists Keefer Block as completed in 2015 where liv.rent shows 2014, and GMC Projects lists Brixton Flats as completed in 2018 where liv.rent shows 2017.

Which restored warehouse lofts stand on Beatty Street, on the station’s own street?

On the 500 block of Beatty Street, you’ll find three of the seven: early-1900s warehouses converted into homes, Five Fifty, Crane, and Bowman Lofts. Townline says that block became home to some of Vancouver’s most historically and economically significant buildings at the start of the 20th century, and the station itself is at 590 Beatty Street.

Five Fifty (550 Beatty Street) was built around 1906 for Mainland Transfer Co., a Canadian Pacific Railway subsidiary, and its suites have been strata-titled homes since 1981, says Canada’s Historic Places. The register describes five storeys at street level and seven on the lane side, where the building drops down an escarpment. liv.rent lists seven floors and 36 units, with underground parking, in-suite laundry, balconies, and fireplaces.

Crane (546 Beatty Street) began as the 1911–12 warehouse, showroom, and offices of the Crane Co., a plumbing-supply firm. The heritage register files it at 540 Beatty Street and notes its cast-iron columns and steel beams. Townline converted it into 57 lofts and kept the cast-iron pillars and other historic features, and liv.rent lists in-suite laundry, a patio or terrace, and underground parking.

Bowman Lofts (528 Beatty Street) is a 1906 former industrial building listed in Category C on the Vancouver Heritage Registry. A December 2006 City of Vancouver Council report says the owner was restoring it under a Heritage Revitalization Agreement to hold 38 homes and one street-level commercial unit. liv.rent lists an elevator, in-suite laundry, and bike storage.

What do the International Village towers on Keefer Place add?

Paris Place and Espana 2 belong to International Village, the master-planned neighbourhood that Henderson Development began building in 1993 and finished in 2009. Henderson says its four residential projects there (Paris Place, Europa, Firenze, and España) hold about 1,300 condominiums and about 2,200 residents, alongside retail and a cinema. A City of Vancouver Council report from October 2005 says the plan was amended in 1995 to make room for Tinseltown Mall.

Paris Place (183 Keefer Place) is a tower completed in 1996, and liv.rent lists an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room, games room, and underground parking. Property manager VADA’s building data lists 32 floors and 177 strata units in all, 129 of them in the tower, and says rentals are allowed. Henderson names T&T Supermarket as the anchor of Paris Square, part of the neighbourhood’s retail.

Espana 2 (188 Keefer Place) was completed in 2009, the year Henderson says International Village was finished, and liv.rent lists an indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, and exercise centre. Henderson says the Keefer Steps and Keefer Circle lead to the station, and Wikipedia says the station’s Keefer Place entrance is the one nearest Chinatown.

On liv.rent, you’ll see pools and saunas listed for the towers, while the Beatty Street lofts and Keefer Block list simpler amenities, such as bike storage, elevators, and in-suite laundry.

Which buildings put you in Chinatown, near Main Street and East Pender?

Keefer Block and Brixton Flats are the two Chinatown buildings on the list. Vancouver’s Chinatown has stayed in the same place since 1885 and is a designated national historic site, says the City of Vancouver. Both buildings sit east of the station, so you’d head toward Main Street and Gore Avenue. No source gives walking times, so check each route on a map.

Keefer Block (189 Keefer Street) is a nine-storey building with 81 condominiums and three commercial units at Main and Keefer, according to developer Solterra. Solterra lists it as completed in 2015 and says its design draws on traditional Chinatown forms and materials. liv.rent lists an elevator, in-suite laundry, bike storage, a garden, and a playground. Because it’s a condominium building, each suite is owned individually, so rents and lease terms vary suite by suite.

Brixton Flats (303 East Pender Street) is the only purpose-built rental of the seven. GMC Projects describes 56 Passive House designed rental homes, completed in 2018 and sold in 2022. An undated JLL sale listing counted 30 studios averaging 474 square feet, and Skyrise Cities placed the building at the corner of Gore Avenue and East Pender Street. Suite mix can change, so ask the manager for current floor plans. Studios were the largest group in that listing.

How does Stadium-Chinatown Station compare with Granville Station?

Stadium-Chinatown and Granville are neighbouring Expo Line stations. Granville recorded 5,861,000 boardings in 2025, the fifth most of any SkyTrain station, and Stadium-Chinatown recorded 4,803,000, the ninth most, says TransLink’s Buzzer blog of June 26, 2026. Wikipedia’s Expo Line station table lists Granville as adjacent to Pacific Centre and Stadium-Chinatown as adjacent to Rogers Arena and near BC Place and Chinatown. If you’re torn between the two, our guide to apartments near Granville Station covers the downtown-core side.

The station opened as Stadium on December 11, 1985, and added “Chinatown” to its name in 2004, says Wikipedia’s station page. It has three entrances: Beatty Street, for BC Place and downtown; Keefer Place, the closest to Chinatown, with signs in English and traditional Chinese; and Expo Boulevard, for Rogers Arena. TransLink announced on May 4, 2026 that a new, higher-capacity elevator is open at the station.

Wikipedia also places Vancouver Community College’s downtown campus a few blocks from the station. If that campus is on your list, our guide to student housing near Vancouver Community College covers both of its campuses. One stop east, Main Street-Science World Station has its own building guide.

Is it safe and quiet to rent near Stadium-Chinatown Station?

No public source rates safety or noise block by block, so the answer depends on the address and the hours you’ll be home. The City of Vancouver’s Chinatown page lists Council’s March 11, 2026 approval of $387,000 for the Uplifting Chinatown Action Plan, which aims to improve cleanliness, safety, and community in the neighbourhood. The area is also an event hub: TransLink said on October 14, 2026 that Bruno Mars was playing five BC Place concerts that month, and asked fans to allow extra travel time.

The Government of B.C. says strata bylaws can cover quiet hours, and under the standard bylaws tenants must not make unreasonable noise.

What do BC rent rules mean for suites in strata buildings like these?

In B.C., a rent increase follows the same rules in a strata building as anywhere else. The maximum is 2.3% for 2026 and 2.2% for 2027 (effective January 1, 2027), says the Government of B.C. (page updated August 27, 2026). The same page says an increase also needs at least three full months’ written notice on Form RTB-7, and no more than one increase is allowed every 12 months. Six of these seven buildings have individually owned suites, which in B.C. normally means a strata corporation, so a second layer applies: the owner who rents the suite is the landlord, and the strata’s bylaws bind the tenant. General information, not legal advice. For the wider rules, see our Rental Laws section.

If you rent

You don’t have to pay the part of an increase that’s above the limit, or an increase served without proper notice. The Government of B.C. says to raise it with your landlord first, and that you can also apply to the Residential Tenancy Branch for dispute resolution, or deduct an overpayment from future rent after explaining the reason in writing. In a strata building, your landlord must give you the bylaws and a Form K (Notice of Tenant’s Responsibilities). If they don’t, you may end the tenancy without penalty within 90 days of learning of the problem, and you must follow the bylaws either way (strata page published April 22, 2025).

If you are a landlord

The limit applies to every owner who rents out a suite here. You can’t round up or carry over an unused increase from a prior year, and going above the limit takes the tenant’s written agreement or an application to the Residential Tenancy Branch. In a strata building, you must give the tenant the bylaws and a Form K, and send the signed Form K to the strata corporation within two weeks. You may also owe the strata the tenant’s fines. The Government of B.C. says stratas cannot have rental-restriction bylaws but can restrict short-term rentals (page last updated November 26, 2022). The Landlords section, our guide to screening tenants, and our guide to writing an attractive rental ad help with the start of a tenancy.

What are the best rental buildings near Stadium-Chinatown Station?

Seven stand out. Five Fifty, Crane, and Bowman Lofts are three restored early-1900s warehouse lofts on Beatty Street. Paris Place and Espana 2 are International Village towers on Keefer Place. Keefer Block is in Chinatown, and Brixton Flats is a purpose-built, Passive House designed rental on East Pender Street. Six of the seven have suites sold to individual owners.

Is Keefer Street in Vancouver safe to live on?

No public source rates safety block by block, so the answer depends on the address and the hours you’ll be home. The City of Vancouver says Council approved $387,000 on March 11, 2026 for the Uplifting Chinatown Action Plan, which aims to improve cleanliness, safety, and community in Chinatown.

How much is a studio apartment in Vancouver in 2026?

Statistics Canada reported an average asking rent of $2,000 a month for a studio in the Vancouver area in the second quarter of 2026. That’s level with the first quarter and down from $2,110 a year earlier, a figure flagged for cautious use. That’s asking rent, which is what listings advertise. No paid-rent figure is published for Vancouver studios.

How loud is it to live near BC Place and Rogers Arena?

No source measures noise by building, but it’s an event hub. On October 14, 2026, TransLink said Bruno Mars was playing five BC Place concerts that month and asked fans to allow extra travel time. The Government of B.C. says strata bylaws can cover quiet hours, and under the standard bylaws tenants must not make unreasonable noise.

Can a landlord raise rent by more than 2.3% in Vancouver?

Not without the tenant’s written agreement or an approved application to the Residential Tenancy Branch. The Government of B.C. sets the limit at 2.3% for 2026 and 2.2% for 2027, requires three full months’ written notice on Form RTB-7, and allows one increase every 12 months. General information, not legal advice.