1508 W Broadway, Vancouver

Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59153140, 810 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

Permit history

1. 2026-07-02 #701 - 7th floor Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing office space on the 7th floor (#701) of this exsting commercial building on this site. Scope of work: remove an office to enlarge waiting room area and changes to entrance door. * All work in accordance with VBBL 2025. * District Building Inspector to determine if a Special Sprinkler Inspection is required. 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). · $90,000
   Vestacon Limited Issued
2. 2023-05-02 Change Major Occupancy and use from financial office (Group D) to Restaurant - Class 1 (Group A2) for a new tenant, and provide interior and exterior alterations to the ground level suite in this 9 storey mixed-use building. Exterior alterations is limited to a new kitchen exhaust fan on the rooftop and a new make-up air louvre located at the rear. Proposed occupant load is 125 persons (110 dining and 15 staff). Maximum occupant load cannot exceed 200 persons due to washroom restriction. OK for DB as per City staff. Commercial Kitchen Review Notes: Four ETL-listed Type 1 hoods proposed, all connected to one grease duct within 2h vertical shaft through second storey to the rooftop. 1. Class 1 cooking operations (Grease-Laden Vapours). 2. Commercial kitchen exhaust system to NFPA 96 (Type 1 hood). Revision #1 - Jul 31, 2023 - J. Chen - Relocate vertical grease duct shaft and exhaust fan. - Install a storage room inside suite 204 on the second floor for the new shaft. Revision #2, May 16, 2024 - J. Chen - Provide new 2" DCW Water supply to the restaurant from the building's mechanical room. *** Reviewed under the VBBL 2019 *** · $511,000
   no contractor listed Issued
3. 2022-11-14 #900 & #833 - interconnected floors Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing office tenant on the 9th floor (#900) and part of the 8th floor (#833) of this existing commercial building. Scope of work includes new partition walls, new doors, electrical, lighting and sprinkler work. TENANT: BelKorp Industries Inc Note: #900 is part of the 8th and entire 9th floor. It has interconnecting stairs per City staff. Building Sprinklered – Separate sprinkler permit required for proposed sprinkler work OK for Field Review as per City staff: BOMA BESt (Path 1) - No Additional Upgrades Req'd\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 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. · $40,000
   no contractor listed Issued
4. 2022-05-31 Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing Retail Limited Food tenant (Starbucks) in this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work: relocate interior partition walls, new casework, equipment, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and lighting, finishing throughout · $225,000
   no contractor listed Issued
5. 2022-03-23 #420 - 4th Floor Interior alterations to provide improvement for this existing full floor office tenant on the 4th floor (unit #420) of this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work: demo reception area, copy room, and some meeting rooms. Construct new reception & waiting room, enlarge existing kitchen/lunchroom, new office/meeting rooms. Electrical, plumbing, & sprinklers to suit new layout. TENANT: Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. OK for Field Review per City staff Control (per City staff.4.1.1.(a) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t · $900,000
   Fusion Project Management Ltd Issued
6. 2022-01-21 #330 (combining #330,#328,#330) Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to a new office tenant on the 3rd floor (#330 to expand into an adjacent units #328 & #320, retaining #330), in this existing commercial building. Scope of work: remove demising walls on the 3rd floor and select partition walls, construct partition walls, doors, millwork, finishes, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and sprinkler work on both floors (#201 & #303). TENANT: Nicola Wealth Management Ltd OK for Field Review per City staff · $45,000
   Fusion Project Management Ltd Issued
7. 2022-01-21 #201 - 2nd Floor Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements for a new office tenant on the 2nd floor (#201) in this existing commercial building. Scope of work: remove select partition walls/door and construct partition walls, doors, glazing for new lunchroom and offices, millwork, finishes, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and sprinkler work. REVISION #1: expanding #201 into #203 (retaining #201), remove a portion of the demising wall, interior layout changes, increase in project value from $45,000.00 to $445,000.00 Aug 9 , 2022 mlh TENANT: Nicola Wealth Management Ltd · $445,000
   no contractor listed Issued
8. 2020-12-07 1518 W Broadway Interior demolition only in this vacant Financial Institute on the ground floor of this existing commercial building. Separate permit(s) and ASHRAE checklist will be required for future tenant improvements. OK for Field Review as per City staff: DBI to determine if a sprinkler special inspection is required. SP req'd as per City staff. Energy Upgrade Exempt: Interior Demolition · $90,000
   no contractor listed Issued
9. 2020-03-03 #900 - part of 8th and entire 9th floor to combine the existing office unit #833 and #900 on the 8th floor (retaining #900) and to provide interior alterations to #900 on the 9th floor in this existing commercial building. Note: #900 is part of the 8th and entire 9th floor. It has interconnecting stairs per City staff. Scope of work: per the 2019 VBBL to remove a portion of the demising wall to combine #833 and #900 on the 8th floor, remove kitchen, ceiling work, lighting and construct a new storage area. Remove/construct partition walls and doors to create new office space in #900 on the 9th floor, electrical and sprinkler work. TENANT: Belkorp Industries Inc. Selected Energy Upgrade: E3 - Lighting - Meet the interior lighting power allowance by the Space by Space Method, of the suite (per City staff.6 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016) Building Sprinklered – Separate sprinkler permit required for proposed sprinkler work OK for Field Review Dec 10, 2019 Processed THRU Fit · $24,000
   The Dom Group Innovative Products and Services Ltd Issued
10. 2019-10-01 Exterior alterations to replace existing rooftop mechanical unit on this existing commercial building. Exterior alteration OK per City staffctural support for a new rooftop shroud as accepted by planner Hamid Shayan, July 21, 2020. OK for field review per City staff: · $577,190
    Daryl-Evans Mechanical Ltd Issued
11. 2019-07-17 #730 Interior alteration to provide tenant improvement for a new office tenant in this existing office space in suite #730 of this existing commercial building on this site. Okay for field review as per City staff: BOMA BESt (Path 1) · $307,000
    Omicron Construction Ltd Issued
12. 2018-04-12 #320 Interior alterations to provide improvement to this unit #320 on the 3rd floor in this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work to install a partition wall. OK for field review per City staff: L1-HVAC- inspect and remediate duet and plenum leakage (per City staff.4.4.2 of Ashrae 90.1-2010) · $5,500
    The Dom Group Innovative Products and Services Ltd Issued
13. 2017-11-16 #420 - 4th floor (full floor tenant) Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements on the 4th floor (#420) for this existing full floor office tenant. Scope of work: construct partition wall and glazing, new sliding glass door, ceiling work new finishes. TENANT: Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. Related to Special Sprinkler Inspection Permit No. IA-2017-01285 Okay for field review as per City staff: BOMA BESt Building · $20,000
    Omicron Construction Ltd Issued
14. 2017-06-20 #330 Interior alterations to provide improvements for new office tenant at unit 330 on the third floor of this existing commercial building. · $155,000
    Omicron Construction Ltd Issued

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