One standard lot in Vancouver can now hold up to six homes. Or eight, if every one of them is rental.
That is the R1-1 zone. Five numbers decide what your lot can actually hold:
- 3 to 6: strata homes per lot, depending on site area and frontage
- 8: secured rental homes per lot, when every home is purpose-built rental
- 1.0 FSR: available when one of three things applies: a bonus density charge above 0.70 FSR, one below-market ownership home, or every home secured as rental
- ~1,500: homes in the roughly 370 multiplex applications the City had accepted by the end of March 2025
- ~90%: share of applicants who designed without a basement
The zoning question is largely answered. The harder question is what your specific lot yields once site area, frontage, servicing and construction cost are on the table.
That is the question we answer at the feasibility stage, before anyone commits to a design.
Send the address and we’ll run a free desktop check of what it appears to allow, within two business days.
Request a lot check →City of Vancouver, R1-1 housing options and low-density housing guide; City of Vancouver Council memo, "Update: R1-1 Residential Inclusive Zone and Multiplex," May 29, 2025. This is a summary, not legal advice. Confirm your lot's eligibility with the City.
General information, checked Nov 1, 2026. Rules change and differ by municipality; confirm for your lot before relying on it. Not legal, tax or financial advice.