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1490 W Broadway, Vancouver

An address in Fairview, Vancouver, zoned C-3A (Commercial). 3 building permits are on file, most recently “#300 Interior alterations and a change of use from School - Arts or Self-Improvement to S…” (issued 11 July 2024). The City's 2026 assessed value is $10,377,000.

Zoning
C-3A · Commercial
Neighbourhood
Fairview
Permits on file
3
Assessed value (2026)
$10,377,000
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 1490 W Broadway, 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 (59153138, 546 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
546
Households
365
Median age
34.8
Median household income (2020)
$73,000
Own their home
23%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.5
Under 15
4%
65 and over
12%
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. 2024-07-11 #300 Interior alterations and a change of use from School - Arts or Self-Improvement to School - Secondary on the third floor level of this existing 3 storey mixed-use, Municipally Designated Heritage M and Vancouver Heritage Register A Building. · $10,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2021-12-21 Interior alterations: (#200) Interior alterations to provide tenant improvement for the new School - Secondary tenant in this 3-storey mixed use Municipally Designated Heritage M and Vancouver Heritage Register A Building on this site. Related to DP-2021-00312 · $27,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2019-02-28 Exterior alterations only to restore all existing windows, in phases, on the second and third floors at the north, east, west, and south elevations, with the glass block windows on the south elevation to be retained. This is being completed in order to repair damaged window components and to reduce window maintenance (access issues). All work is being completed in accordance with the Window Conservation Plan at this existing commercial Municipally Designated Heritage M and Vancouver Heritage Register A Dick Building. OK for Field Review as per City staff. OK to proceed with window restoration as per City staff. · $250,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Fairview

1126 W 13TH Av
To replace the structural posts in the front covered area of this existing multiple dwelling building. OK to process as DTI as per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-05
1401 W 8TH Av
#300-1401 W 8th Avenue Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to this existing Radio Communication Station to add one meeting room within unit #300 on the 3rd level of this existing commercial building on this site. Okay for FR as per City staff · Multigroup Enterprise Corp
2026-11-05
1650 W 1ST Av
Exterior alterations for targeted building envelope repairs to the south roof deck membrane in this existing multiple dwelling building on this site. The scope includes to remove and replace the sanitary piping on this roof deck. Ok for Field review per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-04
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