4055 West 39th Avenue

The Residence

A shingled Craftsman on a quiet West 39th block — with a second house at the lane.

Behind a clipped cedar hedge and a frosted-glass gate, 5,866 square feet unfold across three floors: ten-foot ceilings on the main, vaulted bedrooms above, and a lower level built for evenings — theatre, wine room and wet bar all opening off one recreation room.

The main floor runs two kitchens, one to show and one to cook. A wall of folding glass opens the family room onto a covered patio with its own fireplace and barbecue. And at the lane stands a complete 754 square foot laneway house — kitchen, bedroom, full bath and laundry of its own.

5Bedrooms

6.5Bathrooms

5,866Sq.Ft. Living

754Sq.Ft. Laneway

Covered outdoor room at golden hour with built-in barbecue, bar sink, teak seating and overhead heaters, looking across the lawn to the laneway house — The last of the sun, under cover.

Two Kitchens

One to show, one to cook

A crackled-glass island and a pro-style gas range run the open length of the main kitchen, while a fully enclosed wok kitchen with its own hood, cooktop and sink keeps the heavy cooking behind a door.

Kitchen island with a thick pale crackled-glass top and four bar stools, a stainless chimney hood over a pro-style gas range and tall white gloss cabinetry — The Kitchen

Enclosed U-shaped second kitchen in white gloss cabinetry with iridescent blue-grey tile, a six-burner gas cooktop under a stainless canopy hood — The Wok Kitchen

2,260 Square Feet Below

The floor made for evenings

A mirrored wine room racked floor to ceiling, a theatre with a curved screen and two rows of recliners, and a wet bar with backlit display cases — all opening off one recreation room.

Wine room with floor-to-ceiling stainless peg racking on both walls, a mirrored back wall with a lit display niche and a stainless tasting table — The Wine Room

Home theatre with a large curved projection screen framed by dark drapes, a ceiling projector and two rows of black leather recliners — The Theatre Room

The 3D Tour

Walk every room, floor to floor

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The Gallery

The house, room by room

Three-quarter view of the grey shingle Craftsman front with its stone chimney, bracketed gables and columned entry porch, framed by a purple Japanese maple — The Front Elevation

Entry hall with a leaded-glass front door and upholstered bench, opening to the living room with its white grand piano and on to the dining room beyond — The Entrance

White baby grand piano with black cane-frame settee and armchair, a tall grey and gold canvas, and a deeply cased opening through to the dining room — The Living Room

Formal dining room with a cream table set for six, a mirror-front sideboard under a pale seascape, and an oversized mirrored chandelier below a tray ceiling — The Dining Room

Main-floor office with a pale desk and task chair, a band of transom windows and a cushioned built-in window seat looking into sunlit foliage — The Office

Kitchen island with a thick pale crackled-glass top and four walnut and woven bar stools, a stainless chimney hood over a pro-style gas range — The Kitchen

Wide main-floor view from the family room seating across the crackled-glass kitchen island to the breakfast nook, with the floating staircase at left — The Family Room

Covered outdoor room with an iridescent mosaic city-skyline wall, a linear gas fireplace and wall-mounted television, built-in barbecue and bar sink, and folding glass doors back into the house — The Covered Patio

Oval white marble pedestal table with six walnut chairs beside a built-in window seat under a triple casement window looking onto a tall hedge — The Breakfast Nook

Family room feature wall with a long run of white gloss cabinetry, four tall leaded art-glass panels and a large monochrome cityscape mural centred above — The Family Room · the mural wall

Main stair with dark treads on white risers, glass and stainless railings, two tall stained-glass landing windows and a crystal sputnik chandelier — The Staircase

Vaulted primary bedroom with a king bed under a teal and gold canvas, two-tone nightstands, and a triple window looking to conifers and neighbouring rooftops — The Primary Bedroom

Primary bath with a floating double vanity under three amber cylinder pendants and a freestanding soaker tub with floor-mounted filler beneath a triple window — The Primary Bath

Walk-in closet with grey cabinetry and hanging rails down both sides, a white quartz-topped centre island, a beaded drop pendant and a window at the far end — The Walk-In Closet

Home theatre with a large curved projection screen framed by dark drapes, a ceiling-mounted projector and two rows of black leather recliners with cupholders — The Theatre Room

Glass-enclosed shower with a ceiling rain head and dark accent-tile floor strip, beside the white double vanity and full-width mirror — The Primary Bath · the shower

Vaulted bedroom with a grey upholstered platform bed in white linens, a built-in window seat with coloured pillows, a slipcovered armchair and layered rugs — The Second Bedroom

Vaulted bedroom set up as a nursery with a wood crib, a white daybed with striped bedding and a built-in window seat over three drawers — The Third Bedroom

Wine room with floor-to-ceiling stainless peg racking on both walls, a mirrored back wall with a lit display niche and a stainless tasting table on the centre line — The Wine Room

Lower-level wet bar with granite counter, backlit display cases and cabinetry running the length of the wall — The Wet Bar

Back of the house from the paver terrace, showing stacked gables with louvred vents, the columned covered patio on its stone base and restored lawn across the foreground — The Rear Elevation

Restored striped lawn and grey paver terrace with a concrete gas fire table, looking to the shingled laneway house behind clipped cedar hedging — The Rear Garden

All-white upper-floor bath under a sloped ceiling with a glass-enclosed tub and shower, white gloss vanity with quartz counter and a chrome heated towel ladder — The Upper Bath

Powder room with a floating vanity, backlit turquoise glass basin top, wall-mounted chrome faucet and a rippled metallic band running through the gloss wall tile — The Powder Room

Lower-level recreation room with a skylight, seating area and French doors out to the lower patio — The Recreation Room

The detached shingled laneway house from the garden, with white trim, a hexagonal window in the gable and glazed doors onto the lawn — The Laneway House

Eat-in kitchen of the laneway house with full-height cabinetry, stone counters and a window over the sink — The Laneway Kitchen

Upper-floor bedroom of the laneway house under a sloped ceiling with a window to the garden — The Laneway Bedroom

Full bathroom in the laneway house with a glass-screened tub and shower, vanity and tiled surround — The Laneway Bath

The upper storeys of the house rising above a tall clipped cedar hedge, with a frosted-glass pedestrian gate set between stone piers — The Front Elevation · from the street

Lower-level laundry with side-by-side machines, folding counter and full-height storage cabinetry — The Laundry

Straight-down aerial of the property showing the main house roof, the rear paver terrace, a rectangle of green lawn and the detached laneway house beside the lane — The Lot

Oblique aerial over the rear of the property showing the multi-gabled shingle roof, the covered patio, hedged lawn and the detached laneway house at the lane — The Lot · from the lane

Kitchen seen from the cooktop counter along the crackled-glass island to the sliding doors, with the floating staircase and stained-glass landing window beyond — The Kitchen · from the range

High aerial over the West Side toward a stand of mature evergreen forest, an open playing field and a mountain range on the horizon — The Neighbourhood

Under the Gable

The primary suite

A vaulted bedroom looking out into the treetops, a walk-in closet with its own quartz-topped island, and a bath where the soaker tub sits under the window.

Vaulted primary bedroom with a king bed under a teal and gold canvas and a triple window looking to conifers — The Primary Bedroom

Walk-in closet with grey cabinetry, hanging rails down both sides and a white quartz-topped centre island — The Walk-In Closet

High aerial panorama over the West Side: mature evergreen forest to one side, the city grid and water to the other, mountains along the horizon — Forest one way, water the other.

At the Lane

A second house, not a suite

754 square feet over two floors, detached and self-contained: eat-in kitchen, bath and entry below; bedroom, full bath and stacked laundry above. Extended family, a nanny, a guest wing, or income — without anyone sharing a front door.

The detached shingled laneway house from the garden, with white trim and a hexagonal gable window — The Laneway House

Eat-in kitchen of the laneway house with full-height cabinetry and stone counters — The Laneway Kitchen

The Appointments

What the plans do not tell you

Detached 754 sq.ft. laneway house

Enclosed wok kitchen with its own hood

Crackled-glass island slab

Theatre with curved screen & recliners

Mirrored wine room, floor-to-ceiling racking

Wet bar with backlit display cases

350 sq.ft. covered patio · fireplace & barbecue

Folding glass wall to the garden

Leaded & stained art glass throughout

Open-riser stair under a crystal chandelier

10' ceilings on the main · vaulted above

Gated, hedged and fully fenced

The Floor Plan

Three floors, plus the lane

Measured and drawn for this listing. The main floor gathers, the upper floor sleeps, and the lower floor entertains — with a separate dwelling at the lane.

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Main Floor1,938 sq.ft.

Upper Floor1,668 sq.ft.

Lower Floor2,260 sq.ft.

Total Living5,866 sq.ft.

Laneway House754 sq.ft.

Patio · Porch350 · 108 sq.ft.

Measured floor plan of 4055 W 39th Ave showing the lower, main and upper floors plus the laneway house — Tap to enlarge

The Neighbourhood

Dunbar, at the quiet end

Set on one of Dunbar’s westernmost blocks, the property backs onto the green edge of the University Endowment Lands — more than 750 hectares of second-growth Douglas fir that make up Pacific Spirit Regional Park. The Salish Trail trailhead and Southlands Elementary share the corner at Camosun Street, both a three-minute walk from the door, while St. George’s and Crofton House are each within a four-minute drive. Dunbar Village’s shops and cafés are three minutes east and UBC is ten minutes west — a quiet, tree-lined address that trades nothing for its proximity.

Pacific Spirit Park Trailhead3 min walk

Southlands Elementary3 min walk

Dunbar Village3 min drive

St. George’s School4 min drive

Crofton House School4 min drive

Point Grey Golf & Country Club6 min drive

Kerrisdale Village6 min drive

UBC10 min drive

Viewings

Private Showings

ViewingsBy appointment

3D tour & floor planOn this page

James Qiao PREC* *Personal Real Estate Corporation
Royal Pacific Realty Corp. (604) 773-0715

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