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168 W 39th Av, Vancouver

An address in Riley Park, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 2 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations and change of use from a single detached house to a single detached …” (issued 29 July 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $3,331,000.

Zoning
R1-1 · Residential Inclusive
Neighbourhood
Riley Park
Permits on file
2
Assessed value (2026)
$3,331,000
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 168 W 39th Av, 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 (59150540, 630 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
630
Households
250
Median age
38
Median household income (2020)
$107,000
Own their home
66%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.7
Under 15
9%
65 and over
18%
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. 2025-07-29 Interior alterations and change of use from a single detached house to a single detached house with secondary suite in the basement, and to convert the rear porch to its original and replace the existing basement doors with a new entry door. No change on the main and second floor. This permit is to legitimize the WWOP in the basement suite area only Notes: -Plumbing permit required -Electrical permit required. Permit to include new smoke alarms as per VBBL -Smoke alarms to be updated to current VBBL requirements. -Carbon monoxide alarms to be updated to current VBBL requirements. -Proposed wall at elevation (A) was constructed without any inspections. Verification of the construction will be required. -Address to comply with Part 1 of the VBBL - The building is sprinklered - Any work close to or on a sprinkler requires a sprinkler permit - No sleeping quarters permitted in the existing hobby room on the basement level. - Construction access to be from the rear lane and rear yard - no heavy machinery or storage of materials or equipment is permitted under the canopy drip line of existing on-site trees, and that the owner and contractor are responsible for the tree care during this project. · $50,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2021-03-01 CF-2019-012237 - Interior alterations and change of use from a one family dwelling to a one family dwelling with secondary suite and exterior alterations (south elevation) to provide a new 3'-11" deep by 8'-0" wide rear landing and stairs on the 1st level and a new door at the basement level. Scope of work includes: Exterior - remove deck, stairs and basement double doors at rear (south elevation), new rear landing, stairs, new exterior wall and entry door; Interior - new kitchen, bathroom and 2 bedrooms in the basement. OK for field review as per City staff. Notes: ~ No sleeping quarters permitted in existing hobby room on the basement level. ~ Energy Upgrade: No additional upgrades required as per City staffired. ~ Construction access to be from the rear lane and rear yard ~ no heavy machinery or storage of materials or equipment is permitted under the canopy drip line of existing on-site trees, and that the owner and contractor are responsible for the tree care during this project. · $20,000
    P & Q Canada Enterprises Inc
    Issued

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Recent permits in Riley Park

488 W 40TH Av
5628 CAMBIE ST. Interior alterations to provide improvement to this existing Office (D) at 5628 Cambie St. on the first floor of this existing mixed-use building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-05
6 W 17TH Av
#12 - 10 W 17TH AV - Building 3 Interior alterations to provide improvements to this TH #12 - 10 of this existing multiple dwelling building on this site Project scope: relocation of kitchen from level 3 to level 1, bedroom and bathroom reno Okay for DTI as per City staff · AMC Project Management Ltd
2026-11-04
268 E 16TH Av
Interior alterations to renovate one of the dwelling units of this existing duplex. OK to process as DTI as per City staff · Diseno Development Corporation
2026-11-03
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