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1221 Thurlow St, Vancouver

An address in West End, Vancouver, zoned C-5 (Commercial). 2 building permits are on file, most recently “To demolish this existing two storey commercial building to grade on this site. ($72,925)…” (issued 16 August 2018). The City's 2026 assessed value is $2,615,500.

Zoning
C-5 · Commercial
Neighbourhood
West End
Permits on file
2
Assessed value (2026)
$2,615,500
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 1221 Thurlow 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 (59150795, 853 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
853
Households
595
Median age
36
Median household income (2020)
$56,000
Own their home
25%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.5
Under 15
4%
65 and over
14%
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. 2018-08-16 To demolish this existing two storey commercial building to grade on this site. ($72,925). OK for SIPS per City staff. Note: 1) Notice of Demolition must be provided to District Building Inspector 24 hours in advance of demolition by calling 3-1-1 or [contact removed] outside of Vancouver. · $79,925
    MWL Demolition Ltd
    Issued
  2. 2018-06-26 Interior alterations to allow salvage of non-structural building components prior to or during abatement work and removal of non-structural hazardous materials in this existing two storey commercial building on this site.
    MWL Demolition Ltd
    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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