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1488 Hornby St, Vancouver
An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned CD-1 (271) (Comprehensive Development). 8 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations for an elevator modernization and fire alarm upgrade to meet the req…” (issued 21 September 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 163 accounts at this address is $124,339,941.
Neighbourhood profile
From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59150790, 1,205 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.
Permit history
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2026-09-21
Interior alterations for an elevator modernization and fire alarm upgrade to meet the requirements of CSA B44-16 to this existing multiple high-rise dwelling building on this site. Notes: 1. Main Recall Level: Ground Floor 2. Alternate Recall Level: 2nd Floor 3. Permit reviewed and approved to VBBL #14343 (2025). · $1,128,589
no contractor listed Issued -
2025-09-19
#1003 – 888 Pacific St Interior alterations to provide improvements to this unit # 1003 on 10th floor of this existing multiple dwelling building on this site. Scope of work: Kitchen and bathroom renovation including removing a wall in kitchen, new cabinets, fixtures, flooring, and tiles. OK for DTI per City staff · $19,000
no contractor listed Issued -
2023-06-01
#603 - 1488 Hornby St Interior alterations to unit 603 - 1488 Hornby Street of this existing multiple dwelling building. Scope of work includes: 1) Re & Re of kitchen millwork and updating appliances. 2) Re & Re of bathroom 3) New flooring and paint throughout unit. 4) Re & Re of gas fireplace. 5) Skim coating of existing stipple ceiling. 6) Updating baseboards, ceilings and interior doors 7) Updating electrical fixtures. OK to process as DTI as per City staff · $600,000
Maynestream Solutions Inc Issued -
2022-12-13
Exterior alterations for envelope repairs to this high-rise multiple dwelling building on this site. Scope of work includes replacing windows, sliding doors, and swing doors, replacing exterior wall cladding and insulation, replacing balcony & roof deck membranes, repairs to concrete balcony parapets & soffits, and repainting ground-level fences and planters. Note: This application is reviewed under VBBL 2019. OK for DB per City staffn: - Enclosing the decks of unit #1806 at both levels with new fiber glass windows and sloped metal roofing. Additional floor area is 148 sq.ft. · $15,003,736
no contractor listed Issued -
2021-03-17
#602 Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing dwelling unit on the 6th floor of this existing multiple-dwelling building. Scope of work includes: Remove interior non-loadbearing walls to create open concept kitchen, install double vanity/shower in ensuite, install interior non-loadbearing walls for new closets, replace fireplace, LED recessed lighting, sprinkler relocation. · $175,000
Schedio Spaces Inc Issued -
2019-08-14
#503 - 1488 Hornby Street To permit interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to this existing unit #503 in this existing multiple dwelling building. Scope of work to include: Removal of some load bearing interior walls in the kitchen and eating area. Relocate the kitchen and update the fixtures, appliances and cabinets and add a new interior wall. Relocate the door to the master bedroom and remove the door into the bedroom from the main bathroom. Update the fixtures in both bathrooms. · $45,000
Bright Nest Construction Ltd Issued -
2018-11-21
#501 Interior alterations to provide improvements to this dwelling unit #501 on the 5th floor in this existing multiple dwelling building on this site. Scope of Work: - demolish existing interior walls, doors, plumbing fixtures, sinks, kitchen counter top, millwork, appliances, closets, flooring, and install new to accommodate new layout - reduce columns at living room to install new gas fireplace - install new dropped ceiling, lighting fixtures, and custom millwork OK for field review as per City staff: L2 - Lighting - Install lighting dimmer, timers, and/or motion detectors on interior lights · $100,000
Vertical Grain Projects Ltd Issued -
2017-01-12
Building Envelop Repairs - to replace windows, balcony door (suite #405) and cladding on south elevation only for the multi-dwelling building on this site. Scope of work includes Suite 305 & 405 of 1488 Hornby Street and 1418, 1428, 1438 Hornby Street. Building Review Branch Notes: - All new windows and doors to be no larger than the existing unprotected openings dimensioned at the site. - All colors and finishes to match existing. - No landscape work and electrical work proposed. - Cleared for BP per City staff · $250,000
PR Pomeroy Restoration & Construction Ltd Issued
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Recent permits in Downtown
#1201 - 428 BEACH CRESCENT Interior alterations to provide residential improvement to an existing dwelling unit at #1201 - 428 Beach Crescent on the twelfth floor of this multiple dwelling building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · Sitka Coast Construction Inc2026-11-05
4th floor - 200 Granville Street Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to the existing common bathrooms for unit #400 on the 4th floor of this existing mixed use building on this site. Okay for FR as per City staff · no contractor listed2026-11-05
Interior and exterior (storefornt) tenant improvement and a minor addition of 156.7 m2 for this fit-out of a four-storey, interconnected retail store (Aritzia) for this CP TI of the existing building. A separate permit is required for signatures. VBBL 2025 - NFPA 13 Part 11 - F2, S2, N3, A3 Stage 1 - CP IT for the retail portion only, issued on Nov 5, 2026 (the restaurant portion to come at Stage 2). · Etro Construction Limited2026-11-05