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1291 Howe St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned CD-1 (551) (Comprehensive Development). 6 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements and change of use to Beauty and Welln…” (issued 17 June 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $4,568,112.

Zoning
CD-1 (551) · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
6
Assessed value (2026)
$4,568,112
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 1291 Howe 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 (59153852, 1,658 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,658
Households
1,040
Median age
33.6
Median household income (2020)
$67,500
Own their home
34%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.5
Under 15
4%
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. 2025-06-17 Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements and change of use to Beauty and Wellness Centre at 835 Drake street in this existing mixed-use building. Ok for field review as per City staff · $4,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2021-10-28 Interior alterations to provide improvements for a new similar to Health Enhancement Centre with ancillary Health Care Office tenant at 835 Drake St in this existing mixed-use building. OK for field review as per City staff change of use from Beauty and Wellness Centre to similar to Health Enhancement Centre with ancillary Health Care Office. · $200,000
    Filio Executive Homes Ltd
    Issued
  3. 2020-06-19 First tenant improvement for a new Butcher shop in this mixed use high rise building. Scope of the work includes installation of cooking equipment and ventless hood. Note: 1- Class-4 and Class-5 cooking operations 2- The permit is reviewed under the requirements of VBBL 10908, 2014 3- Ground floor have partial occupancy permit, OC-2019-01938 4- Building is not turned to strata ownership yet 5- Permit is issued during 2020 pandemic crises · $500,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2019-12-18 825 Drake St. Interior alteration and change of use from retail to beauty and wellness in this existing mixed used commercial/residential building on this site. Okay for field review as per City staff · $20,000
    C-Best Construction Ltd
    Issued
  5. 2019-12-11 Interior alterations to provide 1st tenant improvements to this retail unit for a new retail limited food tenant on the ground floor in this existing mixed used building on this site. OK for field review as per City staff Cooking Class 5 operation 1. Class 5 Cooking Operations (No Hood): 2. Appliances are less than or equal to 6 kW (Cooking procedures producing significant grease laden vapours, or significant heat or steam are not permitted Related OC-2019-01938 · $250,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  6. 2019-12-04 835 Drake Interior alterations to provide first tenant improvements for new beauty and wellness (nail salon) tenant in this existing mixed used building. Scope of work: Related OC-2019-01938 This work has been designed to VBBL 2014 · $60,000
    Green Apple Construction Ltd
    Issued

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Recent permits in Downtown

347 W Pender St
To construct a 9-storey (8 storey Z&D) building containing 94 Residential Rental (Seniors Supportive Dwelling) and amenity space serving occupant of the building. Scope of work also includes façade retention, rehabilitation and restoration of the Hartney Chambers Vancouver Heritage Building (demo and retention applied under DB-2026-00299) - 1st storey includes loading/vehicle parking, storage, service room, generator & electrical room, heat treatment room - 2nd storey includes main entrance, common dining, amenity and kitchen, UTR and residential suites, - 3-9 storey includes residential units, shower room, service room. 9th storey also includes amenity room. SHORT Project · ITC Projects Inc
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180 Keefer St
Interior alteration to convert an existing shell CRU into a Neighbourhood Public House in this 10-storey hotel building. - Refer to BP-2021-00364 for the base building. Notes: 1. This permit has been reviewed under the provisions of VBBL 2019. 2. The Roof Deck is excluded from this application and shall not be used by patrons of the neighbourhood public house on the ground floor. 3. The time limitation on DP-2025-00909 shall be observed. ISSUED: Oct. 30, 2026 (S.Yoo) · NDY Contracting Ltd
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885 W Georgia St
#1150 - 11th floor Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing general office on the 11th floor (#1150) of this existing commercial building on site. Scope of work: Install new kitchenette, countertop and cabinet, electriclal, plumbing and sprinkler work to suit. Building Sprinklered – Separate sprinkler permit required for proposed sprinkler work. 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). · Central West Project Management Inc.
2026-10-30
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