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1242 Robson St, Vancouver

An address in West End, Vancouver, zoned DD (Comprehensive Development). 5 building permits are on file, most recently “2nd Floor Exterior alterations for new roof top unit and interior alterations and a chang…” (issued 29 March 2022). The City's 2026 assessed value is $15,939,000.

Zoning
DD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
West End
Permits on file
5
Assessed value (2026)
$15,939,000
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 1242 Robson 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 (59153669, 347 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
347
Households
210
Median age
39.2
Median household income (2020)
$52,000
Own their home
10%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.4
Under 15
4%
65 and over
32%
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. 2022-03-29 2nd Floor Exterior alterations for new roof top unit and interior alterations and a change of major occupancy into a retail store on the second storey of this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of Work: Install interior walls & doors, new washrooms, shelving & equipment, millwork, demo mechanical & electrical, infill two windows, adding 2 rooftop units, plumbing fixtures, electrical, sprinkler, and finishes throughout. Tenant - Rapid Retail Canada Inc OK for field review as per City staff: E2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Full OFF (per City staff.4.1.1.(h) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 Note: Energy checklist is currently no longer required with your Building Permit (BP) application. Some supporting documents are still required at BP stage, specifically Envelope and HVAC, if applicable. Service Water Heating and Lighting supporting documents, if applicable, must be submitted with your related trades permits (e.g. electrical and plumbing). All energy upgrades will be checked during inspections stage. It is the applicant’s responsibility to identify and note all required upgrades including energy upgrades on their BP drawings at BP stage. Separate sprinkler permit is required. · $490,000
    Syncor Solutions Limited
    Issued
  2. 2019-03-25 Interior renovation to the existing restaurant-Class 1 in this existing 2-Storey commercial building on this site. Occupant load 48 people. Class-1 Cooking operation Permit amendment #1 - to change t-bar ceiling to drywall ceiling - accepted June 21/19 Permit amendment #2 - to remove the fire alarm from the scope of work and to clarify that only the 2nd floor is currently sprinklered in this building. Accepted Nov/19/20 · $40,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2019-01-25 #200 2nd floor Interior alterations to this existing commercial space on the second floor to remove all interior partition walls and create a shell space in this existing commercial building. Ok for field review per City staffil SHELL SPACE ONLY. Separate permit(s) are required prior to any future tenant improvements and/or occupancies.**** · $25,000
    applicant withheld (individual)
    Issued
  4. 2018-04-17 Minor Renovation Interior alterations including installation of new cooking equipment for the existing restaurant at 1226 Robson Street for a new tenant in this existing 2-storey commercial building. Note: 1- One Class-1 and one class-4 cooking operation 2- Occupant load is 40 person including staff · $140,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2017-10-17 Exterior and Interior alterations and change of use and Major Occupancy Classification from Retail (E), Limited Food Services, to Restaurant (A2) and to install new cooking equipment and kitchen ventilation system (exhaust fan on the roof and MUA intake louvers at the rear of the building) in this existing 2-storey building on this site. Notes: 1. Class 1 cooking operations (grease laden vapours) 2. Type 1 hood and exhaust system to NFPA 96. Revision, December 10, 2019. 1- To revise seating layout and the ceiling plan 2- Occupant load is 49 including staff. · $80,000
    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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