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1680 Johnston St, Vancouver

An address in Fairview, Vancouver. 2 building permits are on file, most recently “1575 Johnston St Interior alterations, change of use and change of major occupancy from S…” (issued 28 February 2024). Assessed values for Vancouver are not in our data.

Zoning
—
Neighbourhood
Fairview
Permits on file
2
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Plan of the block around 1680 Johnston 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 (59153686, 886 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
886
Households
480
Median age
53.2
Median household income (2020)
$83,000
Own their home
46%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.9
Under 15
12%
65 and over
34%
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. 2024-02-28 1575 Johnston St Interior alterations, change of use and change of major occupancy from School (A2) to Office (D) on the second storey of existing commercial building on this site on Granville Island. Scope of work to include reinstatement of one previously removed non-load bearing interior wall. Ok for field review per City staff(also ok per City staff) 13 Feb 2024 Sched B - Arch: Ted Murray [contact removed] · $2,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2022-03-31 Interior and exterior to add an entrance vestibule, expand the roof deck, and interior fit out for a new restaurant tenant in this existing 2 storey restaurant building. Note: this project includes an accepted generic AL for exit exposure. 2 x Class 1 cooking operations. Reviewed under the 2014 VBBL Revision #1: Dec 13, 2021 - E. Hildebrandt 1. Reduced the area of enclosed additions 2. Deleted the lift within the main / upper kitchens taking advantage of more prep space, changing the cooking line up. 3. The keg cooler area has been moved into the SE corner reducing the size and mass. 4. Repurposed the waste bin area for cold storage, relocated garbage area. 5. Provided a new east side covered entrance. 6. Shifted the location of the ground level bar and adjusted seating. Revision#2: Mar 31, 2022 - J. Chen 1. Updated Occupant Load calculation. Proposed total occupant load is 839 persons including interior, exterior and staff. Level 1 is Liquor-Primary, interior has 301 including staff, exterior waterside patio has 225. Level 2 is Food-Primary, interior has 184 and deck has 129. 2. Added Roof assembly R4 with spray insulation, Schedule D-1 submitted. 3. Changed Main Entry and access to Waterside Patio doors to sliders with breakaway doors. 4. Removed security fence at stairs to deck. 5. Switched room tags for Office and Liquor storage. 6. Deleted windows for Room 218 & 213, and replaced windows for Room 214. · $2,400,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Fairview

555 W 12TH Av
Interior alterations to install turnstiles in this existing Fitness Center #299 on the 2nd floor of this existing Municipally Designated Heritage commercial building. Notes: 1. With the addition of new vestibule walls, make sure they do not impact any existing sprinkler heads. If any sprinkler existing heads are to be relocated, a special sprinkler inspection is required. 2. Permit reviewed and approved to VBBL #14343 (2025). · no contractor listed
2026-10-30
1750 W 2ND Av
401 - 1750 W 2ND AV Exterior and Interior alteration to provide residential improvements including the removal of existing patio covers and increasing the size patio on the fourth floor, at unit 401 - 1750 W 2ND AV at this multiple dwelling building on the site. Ok for new guard patio per City staff. Submission under VBBL 2025 · no contractor listed
2026-10-30
1665 W Broadway
#320 - 3rd Floor Interior alterations to provide improvements to this new office tenant on the 3rd floor (#320) of this existing commercial building on site. Scope of work: Construct 2 new private offices, new mllwork, kitchenette, electrical and plumbing work to suit. TENANT: BC Family Doctors Building Sprinklered – Building inspector to determine on site if a separate sprinkler permit is required. Energy checklist is currently no longer required with your Building Permit (BP) application. Some supporting documents are still required at BP stage, specifically Envelope and HVAC, if applicable. Service Water Heating and Lighting supporting documents, if applicable, must be submitted with your related trades permits (e.g. electrical and plumbing). · Fusion Project Management Ltd
2026-10-30
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