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Mount Pleasant runs from Cambie Street east to Clark Drive and from Broadway south to about 16th Avenue. For the last decade it has been the single most dynamic neighbourhood in Vancouver — home to the city's largest cluster of craft breweries (Brassneck, 33 Acres, Faculty, Main Street Brewing, and a dozen more within a ten-minute walk of each other), the indie food scene along Main Street, and a creative class that moved here when Gastown got too expensive.
The neighbourhood has strong bones: it's well-connected by the Broadway–City Hall SkyTrain station, the 99 B-Line, and frequent bus service along Main. It's flat (which matters more than newcomers realise when it rains), and the streetscape mixes heritage low-rises with new four- and six-storey rental buildings that still allow reasonable prices for the location.
Rents are slightly below Kitsilano — a one-bedroom in a newer building runs around $2,100–2,500, and basement suites exist in the $1,500–1,800 range if you know where to look. Mount Pleasant is a particularly good fit for students, young professionals, creative freelancers, and anyone who wants to walk to dinner and drinks without committing to downtown prices.
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