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1537 Burnaby St, Vancouver

An address in West End, Vancouver, zoned RM-5A (Residential). 2 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior & exterior alterations to convert an existing ground floor common area amenity r…” (issued 12 March 2021). The City's 2026 assessed value is $10,052,000.

Zoning
RM-5A · Residential
Neighbourhood
West End
Permits on file
2
Assessed value (2026)
$10,052,000
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 1537 Burnaby 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 (59153373, 1,305 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,305
Households
830
Median age
37.2
Median household income (2020)
$61,600
Own their home
13%
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. 2021-03-12 Interior & exterior alterations to convert an existing ground floor common area amenity room and part of an existing ground floor mechanical room into a new dwelling unit within this existing 4 storey residential rental building. Exterior alteration relates to providing a new exterior door to the 1st floor electrical room after the interior access doorway is filled in to eliminate obstruction of a main floor means of egress, and, reversing the swing of the 1st floor principle entry door at the lobby to swing in the direction of exit travel. NOTE: the 2019 VBBL applies to this application which has been reviewed during the Covid-19 pandemic. ** BP Application Fees were not paid until Jan. 8, 2021 ** · $25,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2019-09-26 Exterior changes to replace all windows on the building to match existing in this existing multiple residential dwelling building on this site. Okay for field review as per City staff · $40,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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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
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