Permit GopherAlberta and B.C. property, permit and zoning records

1520 Robson St, Vancouver

An address in West End, Vancouver, zoned C-5A (Commercial). 5 building permits are on file, most recently “1506 ROBSON ST Project Description: Interior alterations to provide tenant improvement an…” (issued 7 November 2024). The City's 2026 assessed value is $6,203,800.

Zoning
C-5A · Commercial
Neighbourhood
West End
Permits on file
5
Assessed value (2026)
$6,203,800
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 1520 Robson St, drawn from City open data, with the address marked
Parcel outlines, street centrelines and address points from the City of Vancouver's open data, drawn by Permit Gopher; not an official plan. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59153839, 1,379 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,379
Households
980
Median age
49.2
Median household income (2020)
$34,800
Own their home
9%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.4
Under 15
5%
65 and over
24%
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. 2024-11-07 1506 ROBSON ST Project Description: Interior alterations to provide tenant improvement and a change of use from Restaurant (Shell) Class 1, Group A2 to Health care office; dentist, Group D, at 1506 ROBSON ST on the ground floor of this mixed-use building on this site. Tenant: Dr. Leslie Wong OK for Field Review as per City staff · $300,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2024-06-24 Interior alterations to provide first TI to this existing Restaurant Class 1 on the ground floor of this existing mixed use building. Mechanical Review Notes: 1. Class 2 Cooking operation (Steam and Heat Removal) with one Type 2 hood. 2. Post a sign on the hood, "Cooking causing grease-laden vapours is not allowed. Exhaust system is designed for steam and heat removal only". This permit review conducted according to VBBL 2019. Permit Issued on June 24, 2024 · $375,800
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2023-10-31 First Tenant Improvement – Interior alterations for the new Restaurant - Class 1 (Group A2) tenant, Perfecto Café, in this existing Restaurant - Class 1 (shell) suite on the ground level of this 21-storey mixed-use (Restaurant/Retail/Residential) building on the site. Building Review Notes: - Patio requires separate permits (DP/BP and SA). - Proposed occupant load is 50 persons (37 interior seats, 3 staff and 10 future patio seats). Maximum occupant load cannot exceed 60 persons in total. Mechanical Review Notes: 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). *** Reviewed under the VBBL 2019 *** Revision #1, July 19 - J. Chen - Add a 10 gpm grease interceptor for espresso machine at bar. · $100,500
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2023-06-21 Interior alteration to provide first tenant improvements to this existing retail shell space (1514 Robson Street) on this existing mixed-use building. · $275,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2023-02-13 Interior alterations to demise the existing Restaurant (Shell) space into 3 Restaurant Shell Spaces and 1 Retail (Shell) Space. Work to include fire rated partition walls, updating kitchen exhaust ducting and updating fire alarm panels. OK for field review per City staff: - This building is sprinklered. A separate permit is required for all related work. · $200,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

The City of Vancouver publishes permits when they are issued and does not show whether the work was completed, so every Vancouver permit shows as Issued with its issue date.

Email alerts and sign-up aren't available yet. Everything on these pages is free to use without an account. Questions: [email protected]

Recent permits in West End

1128 W Georgia St
1128 W Georgia Street Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to the existing Hotel on the P1 mezzanine level of this existing mixed use building on this site. Okay for FR as per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-05
1166 Alberni St
#810 - 8th floor Interior alterations and tenant improvements to an existing general office (D) for a new partition wall and minor layout changes on the 8th floor in this existing commercial building on this site. Tenant: Cambridge Mortgage Investment Corporation Ok for field review per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-05
1080 Broughton St
#309 - 1350 COMOX ST Interior alterations to provide residential improvement to an existing dwelling unit at #309 - 1350 COMOX ST. on the third floor of this existing multiple dwelling building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · applicant withheld (individual)
2026-11-05
Something wrong on this page? Tell us and we'll check it against the City's records.