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Perched above West Vancouver, the British Properties is synonymous with luxury and exclusivity. This prestigious enclave features sprawling estate homes with panoramic views of Vancouver, the ocean, and the Gulf Islands. It is one of Canada's most coveted residential addresses.

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Common questions

Is there a condo in the British Properties I can actually buy?

One building: Hawksley, 3963 Uplands Way, a new Freehold Strata condominium building by British Pacific Properties with Beedie Living — but it sits in the Uplands/Rodgers Creek lands above the original subdivision (listings classify the subdivision as Cypress Park Estates). In the original subdivision itself there is no known condo stock at all.

How many homes are in Hawksley?

The presale source counts 57 condominiums and 7 townhomes across a 10-storey building, a 6-storey building and a townhouse podium; a project report calls it a 72-unit condominium building. The sources do not reconcile — get the total from the disclosure statement or the strata plan, not from marketing.

Why do Hawksley listings show two addresses and two build years?

The presale marketing used 3271–3281 Uplands Way; current unit listings use the civic address 3963 Uplands Way, and they state year built 2025 in some listings and 2026 in others.

Are the Garden Court homes condos or townhomes?

Townhomes, on the listing evidence: Aerie II at 2575 Garden Court is described as 8 concrete and stone residences built by British Pacific Properties in Whitby Estates, and the unit is classified Row / Townhouse, built 2010.

Can I rent out a Hawksley or Whitby Estates unit long-term?

As a matter of BC law, a long-term rental-restriction bylaw would in any event be unenforceable since November 24, 2022; a short-term rental bylaw can still bind.

Is there a townhouse in the British Properties I can actually buy?

Yes, in two pockets only: Whitby Estates inside Chartwell (Aerie II at Garden Court, 8 residences built 2010; Highgrove, 18 townhomes completed December 2013) and the Hawksley podium in the Uplands (7 townhouses). In the original subdivision itself there is no known townhouse stock at all.

Strata or freehold — what am I buying in Whitby Estates?

Strata. Aerie II and Highgrove are strata townhomes inside a detached estate subdivision, so strata fees, bylaws and a Form B apply where the neighbouring detached house is freehold with no strata at all.

What is the British Properties?

The wider British Pacific Properties hillside development in the District of West Vancouver — the large-lot benches above Ambleside and Park Royal developed from the early 1930s by Guinness-led British investors, the venture that also built the Lions Gate Bridge; Chartwell, Canterbury and Whitby Estates are enclaves inside it with their own files.

Which schools are located in the British Properties?

Chartwell Elementary (K–7), 1300 Chartwell Drive, and Sentinel Secondary (Grades 8–12), 1250 Chartwell Drive, sit beside each other on Chartwell Drive inside the area, with Westcot Elementary (760 Westcot Road) at its foot; catchments are address-based, so check the exact address in the SD45 locator.

Are there extra building rules beyond District zoning in the British Properties?

Yes. Registered British Properties covenants require British Pacific Properties plan approval before building a new home, extending or altering a building, or erecting a fence or any structure; the covenants differ by subdivision and District bylaws apply in addition.

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Condo buildings in British Properties

Hawksley — 3963 Uplands Way (Uplands / Rodgers Creek)

A new condominium building by British Pacific Properties in collaboration with Beedie Living, in the Uplands community woven into the hillside of the British Properties. Current listings for units in the building state Freehold Strata title, Apartment/Condo sub-type, concrete construction, and year built 2025 in some listings and 2026 in others.

And it is Uplands/Rodgers Creek product at the area's upper-west edge (listings classify the subdivision as Cypress Park Estates), not a building in the original subdivision.

Streets, schools and getting around British Properties

  • The British Properties is the wider master-planned hillside area developed by British Pacific Properties in the District of West Vancouver: the large-lot residential benches above Ambleside and Park Royal, from the Taylor Way side west across the Chartwell/Canterbury benches and up to the Rodgers Creek / Cypress Bowl Road lands.
  • Where the condo stock actually concentrates: only at the top of the area — the Rodgers Creek / Uplands lands on and around Uplands Way and Cypress Bowl Road, under site-specific Comprehensive Development (CD3) zoning, plus two small townhome pockets in Whitby Estates inside Chartwell. The original subdivision below is RS-zone detached houses; growth is directed by the OCP to the town and village centres, not into the Properties.
  • History anchor: the Properties were developed from the early 1930s by a group of British investors led by the Guinness family, which purchased most of the municipality's Upper Lands and built the Lions Gate Bridge (1937–38).
  • Main streets and transit: Taylor Way connects Marine Drive and Park Royal up into the Properties; Highway 1 (Upper Levels Highway) crosses above the original subdivision with access at Taylor Way and Cypress Bowl Road. TransLink route 254 (British Properties / Park Royal) climbs from Park Royal via Taylor Way, Southborough Drive, Eyremount Drive, Cross Creek Road, Chartwell Drive and Bonnymuir Drive, with selected trips to and from downtown Vancouver via the Lions Gate Bridge. Park Royal Exchange, at the area's foot, is the western terminus of the R2 RapidBus, which since September 7, 2026 runs one-seat through Lonsdale Quay and Phibbs Exchange to Metrotown Station.
  • Anchors inside the area: Chartwell Elementary (K–7), 1300 Chartwell Drive, and Sentinel Secondary (Grades 8–12), 1250 Chartwell Drive, sit beside each other on Chartwell Drive; Westcot Elementary (K–7), 760 Westcot Road, is at the foot of the Properties. The District's main indoor recreation facility serving the area is the West Vancouver Community Centre and Aquatic Centre, 2121 Marine Drive in Ambleside, and the library is West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive.

Local rules that affect condo buyers in British Properties

  • British Properties covenants sit on top of zoning: Whether a specific strata lot in the Uplands or Whitby Estates carries a covenant step is a title-by-title check.
  • Hazard permits: an Environmental Development Permit is required for work within 15 metres of the top of any watercourse bank — the creeks crossing this hillside — and a Wildfire Hazard Development Permit is required for work within the Wildfire Hazard Development Permit Area, described as within 100 metres of an undisturbed forest interface. Both are live checks for Uplands product at the forest edge.

Good to know about British Properties

  • The Properties' developer also built the bridge that made them possible. British investors led by the Guinness family purchased most of the Upper Lands and built the Lions Gate Bridge in 1937–38.
  • The "British Properties" name is not a District planning area. The OCP does not confirm an official planning-area name or boundaries for the Properties — its structure is the Ambleside Municipal Town Centre, Park Royal and the village centres — so strata, zoning and permit searches run on the street address and the CD3/RS zone, not on the neighbourhood name.
  • The growth cap above the benches is a fixed number: 974 homes.
  • Hawksley's amenity building is shared Uplands infrastructure. The project's feature list includes future access to The Studio, a three-storey amenity building for Uplands residents located adjacent to Hawksley, plus four electric bike shares — the amenity picture is community-scale, not building-only, and the "future access" wording means timing should be confirmed in the disclosure documents.
  • Two hazard permits ride on the forest-edge lots. Work within 100 metres of an undisturbed forest interface needs a Wildfire Hazard Development Permit, and work within 15 metres of a watercourse bank needs an Environmental Development Permit — the District has partnered with British Pacific Properties and the North Shore Mountain Bike Association on sanctioned trails in the Rodgers Creek–Marr Creek area between the second and fourth switchbacks of Cypress Bowl Road, on land owned by BPP and the District.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC condo buying rules.

Sources for the condo notes on British Properties

Townhome complexes in British Properties

A buyer who means "a townhouse in the original Properties" will not find one. Both bases are stated; the count lives here. Both statements are carried in the entry.

Aerie II at Garden Court — 2575 Garden Court (Whitby Estates, inside Chartwell). Strata

A listing for a unit in the complex describes Aerie II as an exclusive collection of 8 concrete and stone residences built by British Pacific Properties in Whitby Estates, with the unit itself classified Row / Townhouse, built 2010.

Hawksley townhomes

3963 Uplands Way (Uplands / Rodgers Creek). Strata — townhome component of a mixed-form project, counted once here

The presale source counts 7 two-bedroom townhouses in a 2-storey podium within the Hawksley project by British Pacific Properties in collaboration with Beedie Living, and current listings include townhouse sub-type units at the building with Freehold Strata title (one listing describes a newly completed townhouse unit of two levels). Listings give the build year as 2025 in some and 2026 in others.

Streets, schools and transit near British Properties townhomes

  • Where the townhouse stock concentrates: only in the two pockets named in the geography note — Whitby Estates on Garden Court / Highgrove Mews inside Chartwell, and the Hawksley podium on Uplands Way in the Rodgers Creek CD3 lands. The original subdivision below is RS-zone detached houses; the OCP directs growth to the town and village centres, not into the Properties.
  • Schools inside the area: Chartwell Elementary (K–7), 1300 Chartwell Drive, and Sentinel Secondary (Grades 8–12), 1250 Chartwell Drive, sit beside each other on Chartwell Drive; Westcot Elementary (K–7), 760 Westcot Road, is at the foot of the Properties.

Local rules that affect townhome buyers in British Properties

  • District plans and zoning: District of West Vancouver Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4985, 2018, and Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010 — never White Rock's Bylaw 2506/2220 pair, which belongs to White Rock only. Houses in the original subdivision sit in the RS single-family dwelling zones, while the Rodgers Creek lands sit in site-specific Comprehensive Development zones (CD3). The bylaw's ground-oriented dwelling rules state 4 dwellings maximum per lot, and 6 maximum if the site is wholly or partly within 400 metres of a prescribed bus stop.
  • West Vancouver taxes: District of West Vancouver 2026 property taxes were due July 2, 2026, with a 5% penalty on unpaid current taxes on July 2, 2026 and a further 5% on outstanding current taxes on September 2, 2026; water and sewer utilities are metered and billed quarterly. At British Properties values the Province's additional school tax commonly applies — 0.2% on the residential portion between $3 million and $4 million and 0.4% above $4 million for 2026, rising to 0.3% and 0.6% on January 1, 2027.

Good to know about British Properties townhomes

  • The growth cap above the benches is a fixed number: 974 homes.
  • The Whitby Estates townhouses are estate-scale, not entry product (checked Nov 1, 2026). Highgrove's 18 terrace homes run roughly 3,282–3,569 sq ft in concrete with private garages and exclusive elevators, completed December 2013 — strata title at detached-house scale, which is why their fee and reserve diligence reads more like a small luxury building than a townhouse row.
  • Hawksley's amenity building is shared Uplands infrastructure (checked Nov 1, 2026). The project's feature list includes future access to The Studio, a three-storey amenity building for Uplands residents located adjacent to Hawksley — the amenity picture is community-scale, not building-only, and the "future access" wording means timing should be confirmed in the disclosure documents.
  • Two hazard permits ride on the forest-edge lots. Work within 100 metres of an undisturbed forest interface needs a Wildfire Hazard Development Permit, and work within 15 metres of a watercourse bank needs an Environmental Development Permit — the District has partnered with British Pacific Properties and the North Shore Mountain Bike Association on sanctioned trails in the Rodgers Creek–Marr Creek area between the second and fourth switchbacks of Cypress Bowl Road, on land owned by BPP and the District.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC townhome buying rules.

Sources for the townhome notes on British Properties

Lots and land in British Properties

Fee-simple lots

  • Established-bench estate lots: detached houses on large hillside lots in the RS single-family dwelling zones of Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010 — the original subdivision is a single-family estate area, predominantly freehold detached; strata is concentrated in the Rodgers Creek / Uplands product above it and the small Whitby Estates pockets.
  • Covenant fabric — part of the land itself here: (Developer source.)
  • Serviced position, as the District states it: West Vancouver water and sewer utilities are metered and billed quarterly by the District — the serviced position for District lots as the District states it.
  • No ALR percentage split is stated; check any parcel on ALC mapping.
  • Hazard frame: creeks cross this hillside and the forest interface borders it — an Environmental Development Permit is required for work within 15 metres of the top of any watercourse bank, and a Wildfire Hazard Development Permit for work within the Wildfire Hazard Development Permit Area (within 100 metres of an undisturbed forest interface).

Named developments above the subdivision

  • Mulgrave Park (Rodgers Creek area) — Estate Lots: British Pacific Properties' own site lists Estate Lots custom-home lots in Mulgrave Park, part of the Rodgers Creek area, among its British Properties communities. (Developer source.)
  • Hawksley (Uplands) — condo and townhome project by British Pacific Properties with Beedie Living: confirmed on the developer's own site. (Developer source.)
  • Rodgers Creek CD3 caps (District bylaw text): under the CD3 (Rodgers Creek) zone, Areas 5 and 6 are capped at 354 and 620 homes respectively (974 combined), with apartment buildings up to 16 storeys permitted; the District approved a 354-unit development permit for Area 5 (3900 Cypress Bowl Road) on July 8, 2025. These are zoning caps and a development permit.
  • Cypress Village Area: the District issued Development Permit 24-115 to British Pacific Properties Limited for initial works in the Cypress Village Area, above the original subdivision.
  • Sanctioned trails land note: the District has partnered with British Pacific Properties and the North Shore Mountain Bike Association on sanctioned trails in the Rodgers Creek–Marr Creek area of the Upper Lands, between the second and fourth switchbacks of Cypress Bowl Road, on land owned by BPP and the District — recreation land, not lot land.

  • Streets, schools and transit near British Properties lots

    Nearby areas
    Ambleside and Park Royal (south, below Highway 1), Cedardale and Sentinel Hill (east, toward the Capilano River), Dundarave (west, below the benches), and Cypress Park / the Upper Lands (west and north-west).
    Roads and transit
    Taylor Way connects Marine Drive and Park Royal up into the Properties; Highway 1 (Upper Levels Highway) crosses above the original subdivision with access at Taylor Way and Cypress Bowl Road; the Lions Gate Bridge via Taylor Way and Marine Drive is the fixed crossing to Vancouver. TransLink route 254 (British Properties / Park Royal) climbs from Park Royal via Taylor Way, Southborough Drive, Eyremount Drive, Cross Creek Road, Chartwell Drive, Crestwell Road, Fairmile Road, King Georges Way, Robin Hood Road, Kenwood Road, Elveden Road, St. Andrews Road and Bonnymuir Drive to the Glenmore Drive terminus, with selected trips to downtown Vancouver. Park Royal Exchange is the western terminus of the R2 RapidBus, which since September 7, 2026 runs one-seat through Lonsdale Quay and Phibbs Exchange to Metrotown Station.
    Civic anchors
    West Vancouver Community Centre and Aquatic Centre, 2121 Marine Drive in Ambleside; West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive; Park Royal at Marine Drive and Taylor Way is the OCP's regional shopping centre and Ambleside the Municipal Town Centre. Nearest hospital: Lions Gate Hospital, 231 East 15th Street, North Vancouver.

Local rules that affect land buyers in British Properties

  • Zoning — Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010: original-subdivision houses sit in the RS zones; the Rodgers Creek lands above sit in site-specific Comprehensive Development zones (CD3) instead. The bylaw's ground-oriented dwelling rules state 4 dwellings maximum per lot, and 6 maximum if the site is wholly or partly within 400 metres of a prescribed bus stop.
  • OCP — Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4985, 2018: the District treats the British Properties as an established existing neighbourhood; growth is directed to the town and village centres (Ambleside, Park Royal, Dundarave, Caulfeild, Horseshoe Bay), not into the Properties.
  • SSMUH / added units as the District states it: Section 200 lists secondary suites and a detached secondary suite among permitted uses in the RS zones, and the ground-oriented rules above cap added dwellings per lot — eligibility and form are parcel-specific under Bylaw 4662; confirm with the District before pricing in suite potential.
  • Hazard Development Permits (District frame): Environmental Development Permit for work within 15 metres of the top of any watercourse bank; Wildfire Hazard Development Permit for work within 100 metres of an undisturbed forest interface. Check both on every hillside lot early.
  • Strata block (for the Uplands/Whitby strata a land buyer may pivot to): Form B diligence (provided within 7 days, max $35 + 25¢/page); depreciation reports on a 5-year cycle for stratas with 5+ lots since July 1, 2024; minimum 10% CRF contribution since November 1, 2023; rental-restriction bylaws void since November 24, 2022 (short-term restrictions may still apply by bylaw); only 55+ age bylaws valid under SPA ss.123.1/123.2, with May 1, 2023 exemptions; a listing's "45+" line is not a valid BC age bylaw.
  • If a parcel is in the ALR: subdivision within the ALR requires ALC approval; ALR residences cannot be stratified. On ALR land the main house can be up to 500 m², a suite is allowed only inside it, and an extra residence can be up to 90 m² (186 m² on parcels over 40 ha). For farm class, BC Assessment looks for farm income of $10,000 a year on under 0.8 ha, $2,500 on 0.8 to 4 ha, and $2,500 plus 5% of the value of land over 4 ha; applications are due by October 31.

Good to know about British Properties lots

  • The covenant step has no District equivalent (1930s origin): the Guinness-led venture that built the Lions Gate Bridge (1937–38) also left the registered building-scheme covenants — a buyer who budgets only for District permits has missed the BPP plan-approval application that gates every new build, extension, alteration, fence or structure.
  • The growth is all above the subdivision, by design: the OCP directs growth to Ambleside, Park Royal, Dundarave, Caulfeild and Horseshoe Bay — the Properties benches are an "established existing neighbourhood" in the plan — while 974 CD3 homes are capped in Rodgers Creek Areas 5–6 above. A bench lot's scarcity story and the Uplands supply story are both plan-documented.
  • Park Royal's tenure split is at the area's foot, not in it: part of Park Royal sits on Capilano IR No. 5 under the 1974 Park Royal Lease, split from District of West Vancouver ground — a leasehold diligence trap for any buyer who drifts east across Taylor Way assuming District fee-simple tenure.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC land buying rules.

Sources for the land notes on British Properties

What's nearby British Properties

Times are from OpenStreetMap routing, November 2026.

Transit

  • Nearest rapid transit: the SeaBus at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, crossing to Waterfront Station in 12 minutes and departing every 15 minutes during the day; West Vancouver has no rapid-transit station.
  • Nearest bus exchange: Park Royal, the timing point and transfer point for route 254.
  • Route 254 British Properties / Park Royal, via Taylor Way, Southborough, Chartwell and Glenmore, TransLink (West Vancouver Blue Bus).

Parks and recreation

  • West Vancouver Community Centre and Aquatic Centre, 2121 Marine Drive.
  • West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive.

Schools

  • Chartwell Elementary, grades K-7, School District 45 West Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district.
  • Westcot Elementary, grades K-7, School District 45 West Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district.
  • Sentinel Secondary, grades 8-12, School District 45 West Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district.

Groceries and shopping

  • Park Royal shopping centre, 2002 Park Royal South, West Vancouver; the centre lists Loblaws City Market, Whole Foods Market and Osaka Supermarket among its grocery stores.

Measured walking and driving times

Measured on November 2, 2026 with OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM for driving, routed-foot for walking), from Chartwell Elementary, 1300 Chartwell Drive
ToHowMinutesDistance (km)
Sentinel SecondaryWalk90.7
West Vancouver Community CentreDrive53.5
Park RoyalDrive64.4

Sources for what’s nearby

What's nearby, building by building

Times are from OpenStreetMap routing from each building’s address, November 2026.

  • Aerie II at Garden Court, 2575 Garden Court

    Transit
    Nearest rapid transit: the SeaBus at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver; West Vancouver has no rapid-transit station. Nearest bus exchange: Park Royal, the timing point and transfer point for route 254. Route 254 British Properties / Park Royal, TransLink (West Vancouver Blue Bus), via Taylor Way, Southborough, Chartwell and Glenmore.
    Parks and recreation
    West Vancouver Community Centre and Aquatic Centre, 2121 Marine Drive. West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive.
    Schools
    Chartwell Elementary, grades K-7, 1300 Chartwell Drive, School District 45 West Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district. Sentinel Secondary, grades 8-12, 1250 Chartwell Drive, School District 45 West Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district. Westcot Elementary, grades K-7, 760 Westcot Road, School District 45 West Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district.
    Shopping
    Park Royal shopping centre, 2002 Park Royal South, West Vancouver; the centre lists Loblaws City Market, Whole Foods Market and Osaka Supermarket among its grocery stores.

  • Hawksley, 3963 Uplands Way

    Transit
    Route 253 Caulfeild / Park Royal / Vancouver, TransLink (West Vancouver Blue Bus), via Marine Drive, Mathers Avenue, Thompson, Westmount, Westridge and Woodgreen Drive, with Park Royal as a terminus.
    Parks and recreation
    Cypress Falls Park, 4522 Woodgreen Place, West Vancouver, District of West Vancouver park.
    Schools
    West Bay Elementary, grades K-7, 3175 Thompson Place, School District 45 West Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district. Cypress Park Primary, School District 45 West Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district.

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