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1208 Bidwell St, Vancouver

An address in West End, Vancouver, zoned C-5A (Commercial). 6 building permits are on file, most recently “1682 Davie St Interior alterations to provide improvements and change the use from retail…” (issued 7 March 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 32 accounts at this address is $28,992,000.

Zoning
C-5A · Commercial
Neighbourhood
West End
Permits on file
6
Assessed value (2026)
$28,992,000
32 accounts, total
Owner names are not part of the City's open data and are never shown. Sold prices are not municipal open data and are not shown. Assessed value is the City's estimate for property tax, not a sale price.
Plan of the block around 1208 Bidwell St, drawn from City open data, with the address marked
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Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59153373, 1,305 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,305
Households
830
Median age
37.2
Median household income (2020)
$61,600
Own their home
13%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.5
Under 15
4%
65 and over
12%
Income in the 2021 Census is for the year 2020. Statistics Canada rounds counts and does not publish some figures for very small areas.

Permit history

  1. 2025-03-07 1682 Davie St Interior alterations to provide improvements and change the use from retail limited food service (E) to Restaurant Class -1 (low-occupant D occupancy) in this existing mixed-use building on this site. Work to include new kitchen addition, changes to interior layout. This building is sprinklered. As per City staff.1.2.6 of VBBL 2019, a permanent sign shall be provided at the suite's principal entrance noting the persons in the suite does not exceed 30 (Max occupant load = 25). · $2,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2023-09-27 1682 Davie Street Interior alterations to this existing commercial space to change the use from Small Scale Pharmacy (E) to Retail Limited Foods (E). Scope of work includes: 1) Addition of a small prep kitchen (for sandwiches and cold food items) 2) Repainting of walls, addition of electrical outlets and plumbing alterations for prep kitchen Ok for Field Review as per City staff · $10,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2023-06-21 Interior alterations, and a change the use & occupancy from Retail Use (Group E) to Office Use (Group D) to provide new tenant improvements on the health care office tenant in this ground floor unit of this existing Commercial/Residential building on this site. Scope of work includes demolishing all existing interior walls, millworks, ceiling, lightings and plumbing fixtures. Construct new walls, plumbing fixtures, and Lighting fixtures. New Tenant: Dr. K. Alavian Inc. OK for field review as per City staff3 OK for Planner as per City staff: - DBI to determine the accessibility requirement on the site. · $170,000
    Mansouri Enterprises Inc
    Issued
  4. 2023-01-30 #111-1208 Bidwell St. Interior alterations to provide improvements to the existing dwelling unit (#111) on the 1st floor of this existing mixed use building on this site. OK to open BP for DTI, per City staff · $18,000
    applicant withheld (individual)
    Issued
  5. 2020-05-28 Interior alterations only to provide two (2) new meeting rooms and an offstage room with two (2) workstations in this existing Financial Institution space at 1690 Davie Street in this existing mixed-use commercial and residential building. Scope of work: Per the 2019 VBBL to remove/construct partition walls, doors, glazing, finishes, ceiling work, lighting, electrical, mechanical and sprinkler work. · $60,000
    New Image Projects Inc.
    Issued
  6. 2017-08-21 Interior alterations and change of use from retail to small scale pharmacy in this existing commercial building. This application is to provide the pharmacy services from the existing Safeway (across street), while the new store is being built (for a temporary period of time). · $350,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in West End

1128 W Georgia St
1128 W Georgia Street Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to the existing Hotel on the P1 mezzanine level of this existing mixed use building on this site. Okay for FR as per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-05
1166 Alberni St
#810 - 8th floor Interior alterations and tenant improvements to an existing general office (D) for a new partition wall and minor layout changes on the 8th floor in this existing commercial building on this site. Tenant: Cambridge Mortgage Investment Corporation Ok for field review per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-05
1080 Broughton St
#309 - 1350 COMOX ST Interior alterations to provide residential improvement to an existing dwelling unit at #309 - 1350 COMOX ST. on the third floor of this existing multiple dwelling building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · applicant withheld (individual)
2026-11-05
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