2335 York Ave, Vancouver · Kitsilano
See the whole Kitsilano risk profile →Yorkdale Villa has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 1 times (2024–2024), surfacing 5 distinct issues across 4 categories. The dominant theme is common property & use, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated high. Owners prevailed in 0 of 1 decisions; total awards on record: $159.
Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.
Boundaries, parking, and renovation disputes — who controls and can alter shared space. Usually lower-stakes individually, but frequent cases show ongoing friction between owners and the board.
Water ingress, roof, and building-envelope failures are the most expensive problems a condo faces, and they’re what drive large special assessments. Structural cases on record are the strongest reason to commission an engineer’s review of the envelope.
Electrical, HVAC, elevators, and fire safety. Disputes here point to aging or contested infrastructure — confirm the status of major systems and whether any fire-safety orders are outstanding.
How the corporation is actually run — records access, meetings, bylaw enforcement, transparency. Repeated governance cases signal a contentious or opaque council, and that colours every decision made about your money and your building.
Every tribunal decision linked to this building, newest first.
A previous strata lot owner claimed $166,673.99 for damages including allegedly unreasonable alteration approval delays, repair costs, conversion expenses, bylaw penalties, and sale-related financial losses. The tribunal determined the strata corporation acted appropriately regarding alterations and dismissed most claims, awarding only $158.65 for improperly imposed bylaw fines with interest.
Sourced from published tribunal decisions and analysed by PropTrust. Not legal advice. Verify with the corporation and a licensed professional before purchase.