1649 E Broadway, Vancouver

Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59150359, 482 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

Permit history

1. 2025-05-14 Interior alterations to change the major occupancy of unit# 1655 E Broadway from Retail (Group E) to General Office (Group D) and Fitness/ Amenity space for residents (C with A2 intent) in this existing mixed-use residential Building. Related: DP-2024-01143 ******THIS PERMIT HAS BEEN REVIEWED & ISSUED UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF VBBL 2019 AND AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2024 ******** Building Review Notes: · $350,000
   no contractor listed Issued
2. 2024-10-22 Exterior alterations only to provide for the roof edge installation of twelve (12) unshrouded antennas, and three (3) equipment cabinets in an existing screened rooftop mechanical compound on the existing mixed use building for TELUS Communications Inc. Exterior alterations for the installation of unshrouded roof edge antennas approved per City staffangevin September 19, 2024 · $75,000
   no contractor listed Issued
3. 2024-02-01 Interior alterations to provide first TI to this existing retail space for the Retail - Limited Food (Group E) tenant on the ground floor of this existing mixed-use building. Building Review Notes: - Retail Limited Food: no more than 16 seats and Maximum occupant load including staff cannot exceed 25 persons. - See BP-2023-04568 for demising walls and pre-shaft work done by landlord. - Okay to locate the commercial kitchen exhaust termination point to the street, under the glass canopy - cleared by John Greer on Nov 8, 2021 under base building permit BP-2019-01421. Mechanical Review Notes: 1. Class 1 cooking operations (Grease-Laden Vapours). 2. Commercial kitchen exhaust system to NFPA 96 (Type 1 hood). 3. Ecologizer is proposed for horizontal discharge. *** Reviewed under the VBBL 2019 *** Revision#1, Oct 9, 2024 - J. Chen - Updated washroom layout. - Added T-bar ceiling in the dining and bar area. Revision#2, Mar 6, 2025 - J. Chen - Redirect kitchen exhaust duct to the storefront under canopy due to site condition. Cleared by planner, Marie Linehan, on Feb 4. · $195,000
   no contractor listed Issued
4. 2024-01-12 Interior alterations to demise the ground floor into three Retail (Group E) units addressed at 1651, 1653, and 1655 E Broadway in this mixed use building on this site. Scope of work includes base building demising walls and mechanical pre-shaft crossing tenant spaces. Mechanical review Notes: Two 2-hr horizontal shafts are proposed for 1651 and 1653 E Broadway, discharging through the louvre under glass canopy and located on the exterior wall of 1655 E Broadway. · $40,000
   KE Concepts 2001 Ltd Issued
5. 2024-01-12 First TI. Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements from Retail- Shell (Group E) to Retail- Limited Food (Group E) for 1653 E Broadway in this existing mixed used building on this site. Tenant: Mary Brown's Chicken Maximum 16 seats consuming food or drink. Mechanical Review Notes: 1. Class 1 cooking operations (Grease-Laden Vapours). 2. Commercial kitchen exhaust system to NFPA 96 (Type 1 hood). 3. Two hoods are proposed and connected. Ecologizer is proposed. 4. Exhaust will pass through a 2 h shaft located in the adjacent suite and discharge to the front of the building. Shaft will be installed under landlord's permit. * Reviewed under the VBBL 2019 * Revision #1- 2024-03-05- S.Le Relocate grease interceptor from parkade to tenant space. · $260,000
   no contractor listed Issued
6. 2020-08-06 To construct a 12 storey mixed-use building comprising of retail units (Group E) at Level 1 and 114 secured rental units all over two levels of underground parking. This permit was reviewed under VBBL2014 and issued during the COVID19 pandemic. Stage 1 – Excavation and shoring only - issued- 06-Aug-2020 Stage 2 - Foundation to grade ( S/M/P/E) - issued -06-Jan-2021 Stage 3 - Full Structural excluding top two storeys Level 11 and Level 12 - issued - 31- Mar-2021 Stage 4- Full Construction - - issued - 09-Nov-2021 16-Sep-2021 - Stage 3 Revision #1 tn To add structure of 2 additional storeys approved under DP-2020-00766. Structural changes at multiple locations as shown on structural drawings. Project description updated. 7-Dec-2022 - Revision#2 tn BP Revision after DPMA - DP-2022-00656 20-Dec-2022 - Revision#3 tn BP Revision after DPMA - DP-2022-00916 Note: Okay to locate the commercial kitchen exhaust termination point to the street, under the glass canopy - cleared by John Greer on Nov 8, 2021. Provisions for future tenant kitchen exhaust for all three tenant spaces at Level 1 are provided 10' away from the property line on east and under the glass canopy as approved by John Greer. Equipment or operations identified as parts of the future TI permits have the potential of emitting contaminates (ex. particulate, ozone, odor, VOCs, NOx, etc.). Where complaints are received as a result of the equipment or operations the owner, manager or tenant (owner) is responsible to make the required corrections (ex. menu change, cooking line-up change, exhaust equipment change, etc.) at the owner’s expense. · $25,500,000
   no contractor listed Issued
7. 2019-02-14 To demolish this existing two-storey multiple dwelling building on this site under a demolish order. Note: "Notice of Demolition must be provided to District Building Inspector 24 hours in advance of demolition by calling 3-1-1 or [contact removed] outside of Vancouver."\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The deconstruction shall be in accordance with the submitted deconstruction plan and to be confirmed through an acceptable Deconstruction Compliance Report form with copies of recycling and disposal facility receipts. Attach all receipts and submit by email to [contact removed]. All deconstruction is to be completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning prior to the issuance of the building permit. \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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t · $145,000
   KE Concepts 2001 Ltd Issued
8. 2018-12-14 Interior alterations to allow salvage of non-structural building components prior to or during abatement work and removal of non-structural hazardous materials in this existing mutliple dwelling building.
   KE Concepts 2001 Ltd Issued

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