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16 E Hastings St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned HA-2 (Historical Area). 5 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations at 16 E HASTINGS ST to reconfigure the residential lobby area and ex…” (issued 8 July 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value is $539,002.

Zoning
HA-2 · Historical Area
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
5
Assessed value (2026)
$539,002
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 16 E 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 (59153585, 1,256 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,256
Households
915
Median age
37.6
Median household income (2020)
$41,200
Own their home
16%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.4
Under 15
3%
65 and over
14%
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. 2026-07-08 Interior alterations at 16 E HASTINGS ST to reconfigure the residential lobby area and expand the rental office on the ground floor of this existing mixed-use building on this site. Ok for field review per City staff. · $100,000
    Pacific Preferred Developments Ltd
    Issued
  2. 2023-08-14 To alter the exterior of this Municipally Designated Heritage "B" mixed-use (commercial/residential) building as per conditions noted below: 1) To perform envelope on the east elevation: - Exterior wall on the east: - Removing the existing parging/plaster from the exterior walls; - Repairing the concrete walls according to the structural drawings; and - Preparing and sealing the walls with two coats of elastomeric paint. 2) To perform roof repair on the east elevation: - Second Floor Roof - Replacing the roof assembly with new. The alterations, described under No. 1 above, authorized by this Development Permit Number DB-2023-00647, including conditions and plans forming part thereof, are approved under the Heritage By-law and this development permit also constitutes a Heritage Alteration Permit. ******THIS PERMIT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND ISSUED UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF VBBL 2019 ******** Building Review Branch Notes: · $500,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2021-06-02 Interior alterations, Voluntary upgrade to convert a portion of an existing storage room to a new electrical room in the basement (Chinatown, BC Hydro "H" frame elimination project) of this existing Mixed-use, Municipally Designated Heritage "B" building. Scope of work includes: new 1hr FRR wall and new 3/4hr rated metal door with self closing device and upgrade one existing wall, 1hr FRR - add a layer of 5/8" Type "X" GWB to one side. OK for Field Review per City staff. Notes: ~ Energy Upgrade: Project Type Exempt, "H" frame elimination project. ~ Building Sprinklered – Building inspector to determine on site if a separate sprinkler permit is required. · $3,200
    Advanco Electric Ltd
    Issued
  4. 2021-03-31 Exterior alterations only to provide for the removal of six (6) existing antennas and to provide for the installation of six (6) new antennas and for the installation of an additional three (3) new antennas at the existing penthouse roof of this existing mixed-use commercial and residential Municipally Designated Heritage 'M' building as permitted per item #1 below: "1) Exterior alterations to include: the removal of six (6) existing antennas; the installation of six (6) new antennas; and, the installation of an additional three (3) new antennas at the existing penthouse roof only. The alterations described under item no. 1 above, authorized by the Development Permit Number DB-2021-00945, including conditions and plans forming part thereof, are approved under the Heritage By-law and this Development also constitutes a Heritage Alteration Permit." Furthermore, Heritage staff have the following Condition of Approval: 1. All work should be done in accordance with Application Drawings (dated February 12, 2020) prepared by Core One Consulting Limited, which is made part of this permit application. Note: Exterior alterations for the removal and installation of Freedom Mobile antennas has been accepted by heritage planner Hugh McLean on August 31, 2020, and by planner Hamed Ghasemi on August 20, 2020. OK for SIPS processing as per City staff. · $50,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2017-12-08 To alter the exterior of this existing Municipally Designated Heritage B building as per conditions noted below: 1) to rehabilitate the exterior cladding at the south (rear) elevation. Building envelope Repairs - to repair non-structural elements and clad over the exisitng concrete wall on south (rear) side of this 10 storey multi-unit residential building. · $1,086,000
    Archway Construction Ltd.
    Issued

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