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1691 Johnston St, Vancouver

An address in Fairview, Vancouver, zoned FCCDD (Comprehensive Development). 2 building permits are on file, most recently “Exterior alterations only to install a new 7' wide by 8' deep ticket booth at Dock 9 loca…” (issued 29 January 2019). The City's 2026 assessed value is $3,009,000.

Zoning
FCCDD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Fairview
Permits on file
2
Assessed value (2026)
$3,009,000
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 1691 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. 2019-01-29 Exterior alterations only to install a new 7' wide by 8' deep ticket booth at Dock 9 located at parcel 1691 Johnston Street near the Public Market at Granville Island. OK for field review without the required planning approval as per City staff. Energy Upgrade Exempt: Site/External Alterations - Kiosk · $5,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2018-04-20 To install 3 containers to create a take out kitchen, 1 container to provide a covered seating (parklet) area and an outside patio. The kitchen units are to be sprinklered. The fire alarm is to be tied into the market building. Parklet occupant load 13, patio occupant load 26 seats. Commercial Kitchen Notes: 1. Class 1 cooking operations (Grease-Laden Vapours). 2. Commercial kitchen exhaust system to NFPA 96 (Type 1 hood). · $300,000
    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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