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149 W Hastings St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned CD-1 (450) (Comprehensive Development). 4 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements for the existing School-University/Co…” (issued 9 November 2023). The City's 2026 assessed value is $50,002,000.

Zoning
CD-1 (450) · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
4
Assessed value (2026)
$50,002,000
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 149 W Hastings 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 (59154182, 1,139 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,139
Households
700
Median age
34
Median household income (2020)
$93,000
Own their home
26%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.8
Under 15
9%
65 and over
4%
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. 2023-11-09 Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements for the existing School-University/College (Group A2) at Level B2 in this existing mixed use building. This building is sprinklered. Scope of work includes demolition of existing washroom, shower, and dressing room space. Relocation of existing HVAC diffusers and existing electrical receptacles. Addition of new partition walls and fixtures. Ok for Field Review as per City staff · $85,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2023-08-18 To alter the interior of this existing theatre in this University (SFU) suite to: 1. Decommission and remove existing smoke detectors associated with unused magnetic door hold-open devices. 2. Replace existing smoke detectors with upgraded multi criteria smoke detectors to prevent nuisance tripping. New detectors are Edwards OSHD and certified to CAN ULC S529 standard for smoke detectors. · $35,000
    Mott Electric General Partnership
    Issued
  3. 2018-06-27 Level B1 & Lobby Interior/exterior alterations to provide upgrades to the existing lobby, including an enclosure of the open-to-below mezzanine area of 176.5 sq.ft. at level B1 at this existing Simon Fraser University Campus at this existing Woodwards - Abbott Tower - SFU site. REVISION #1-Revised pages 10A, 12A & 25A submitted to show deletion of fire-rated door and glazing at stairwell and replace with fire shutter for smoke seal/curtain. No increase in value. ASHRAE unaffected. Also, specific location of work added. S.Le/jm · $1,100,000
    Chandos Construction
    Issued
  4. 2018-01-05 RETRACTABLE THEATRE SEATING Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements for the existing School-University/College (Group A2). Scope of work includes replacing the existing de-mountable seating in the subsidiary Experimental Theatre use(Group A1) with a new telescopic seating system including non-fixed seats at Level B2 in this existing mixed use building. Proposed occupant load of the Experimental Theatre is 462 persons. · $550,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Downtown

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2026-11-05
200 Granville St
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 listed
2026-11-05
725 Granville St
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 Limited
2026-11-05
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