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1238 Seymour St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned DD (Comprehensive Development). 8 building permits are on file, most recently “1238 Seymour Exterior alterations for building envelope repairs to this existing multiple…” (issued 10 July 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 211 accounts at this address is $135,924,302.

Zoning
DD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
8
Assessed value (2026)
$135,924,302
211 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 1238 Seymour 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 (59154148, 855 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
855
Households
555
Median age
36
Median household income (2020)
$87,000
Own their home
42%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.5
Under 15
6%
65 and over
5%
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. 2026-07-10 1238 Seymour Exterior alterations for building envelope repairs to this existing multiple dwelling building on this site. Proposed work: Building envelope maintenance, including recoating of the exterior EIFS wall systems, coating and/or repair of concrete upstand walls, window maintenance and selective replacement of insulating glass units (IGUS), · $2,000,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2024-11-07 Interior alterations to expand the existing mezzanine in unit #803 by approximately 162 sq.ft in this existing apartment building. Scope of work also includes modifications to existing kitchen cabinets, extension of bathroom walls to provide storage space and new stacked washer/dryer. Notes: 1. This permit has been reviewed under the 2019 Vancouver Building By-law (#12511) with amendments effective on July 1, 2024. 2. Building to be sprinklered to NFPA 13 requirements. 3. Part 11 upgrade triggers for minor vertical addition: F2, S2, N3, and A2. · $25,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2024-05-23 #1501 Interior alterations to provide improvements to dwelling unit #1501 on the 15th floor of this multiple dwelling building on this site. OK for DTI per City staff · $90,000
    Oehl Interiors Ltd
    Issued
  4. 2024-05-09 #303 Interior alterations to provide improvements to dwelling unit #303 on the 3rd floor of this multiple dwelling building on this site. Work to reinstate the enclosed balcony and bathroom renovation. OK for DTI per City staff · $2,000
    Paton Plumbing Worx Inc
    Issued
  5. 2021-06-30 #311 To legalized the previous worked done to this existing unit #311 in this existing multiple dwelling building on this site. CF-2020-013315 Scope of work: - Upper Storage closet (40 SF) was converted to a 2nd washroom. - Proposed new enclosed 40 SF area below stairs to replace the previous 40 SF of storage. - To legalized the work done by the previous owner such as opened walk-in closet, washer and dryer relocated below the stairs - Reviewed all plumbing work. Note: - Energy Upgrade: E1 - Lightning - Install motion detector within closets with LED/CFL lightning · $40,000
    applicant withheld (individual)
    Issued
  6. 2020-11-16 #309 - Interior alterations to this existing unit #309 with mezzanine in this existing multiple dwelling building on this site. Scope of work: Remove and replace the kitchen cabinets, counter, hood fan, and lighting fixtures. OK For Field Review per City staff.2020 · $7,600
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  7. 2020-09-09 #310 Interior alterations to renovate kitchen and bathrooms due to flood damage, to provide improvements to the entire unit and to restore the approved enclosed balcony in this existing dwelling unit on the third floor of this existing multiple dwelling building on this site. OK for field review per City staff: 1) 40 SF storage room on the mezzanine level to be retained; 2) No sprinkler work proposed, DBI to advise if sprinkler permit is required Energy Upgrade chosen: L2 - SWH - Install low flow shower heads in all showers · $100,000
    reVISION Custom Home Renovations Inc
    Issued
  8. 2017-07-20 Exterior alterations to replace waterproofing membrane along planter walls to the parking garage foundation walls at the south side at this multiple dwelling building on this site. OK for field review per City staff. Related to DP-2017-00109 · $100,000
    Polycrete Restorations Ltd
    Issued

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