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235 Main St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned DEOD (Comprehensive Development). 5 building permits are on file, most recently “interior and exterior alteration and a change of occupancy of the main floor from retail …” (issued 26 November 2020). The City's 2026 assessed value is $2.

Zoning
DEOD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
5
Assessed value (2026)
$2
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Plan of the block around 235 Main 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 (59153581, 694 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
694
Households
240
Median age
52
Median household income (2020)
$41,600
Own their home
27%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.3
Under 15
1%
65 and over
22%
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. 2020-11-26 interior and exterior alteration and a change of occupancy of the main floor from retail (E) to ancillary office, kitchen, dining area (C) serving the occupants of the SRO's on the floors above. Reviewed under the 2014 VBBL. · $750,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2018-06-15 Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements for 235 Main Street the existing Rooming House (Group C) building on this site. Proposed work includes conversion of SRO #203 to a Manager's/Security Office with adjacent washroom, conversion of SRO #202 to an Administration Office, installation of door release hardware at noted closures, and documenting existing conditions on site. Ok for DB per City staffilding Review Branch Notes: Refer to BP-2018-03217 · $5,000
    Klondike Contracting Corporation
    Issued
  3. 2018-03-23 Interior alterations to provide renovations to the second, third & fourth floor for the washroom areas, and facility area. Scope of work includes restoring one sleeping room on the 2nd floor and adding a laundry facility on the 3rd and 4th floors as well as structural repairs to damaged areas on the basement and ground floor. OK for field review per City staff · $30,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2018-03-08 To provide interior and exterior alterations and to change the use of the building from Multiple dwelling (3 units) to a Multiple dwelling/Restaurant Class 1 converting 2 dwelling units to Restaurant Class 1 on the 1st floor and increasing the number of dwelling units from 1 dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units on the 2nd floor, thereby requesting a relaxation in parking on this site. Commercial Kitchen Notes - Kitchen has both Class 1 and Class 5 Cooking Operations: Class 1 Cooking Operation: 1. Class 1 cooking operations (Grease-Laden Vapours). 2. Commercial kitchen exhaust system to NFPA 96 (Type 1 hood). Class 5 Cooking Operations: 1. Class 5 Cooking Operations (No Hood) 2. Appliances associated with Class 5 cooking operations are less than or equal to 6 kW (Cooking procedures producing significant grease laden vapours, or significant heat or steam are not permitted with this equipment). Reviewed under the 2014 VBBL Revision #1 accepted Dec.20/18 Revision #2 - to completely rebuild/replace the garage/electrical/washroom building due to the poor existing construction of this structure. accepted Oct.22/19. · $1,025,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2017-10-17 Exterior alterations only to provide window replacements within existing openings, storefront alterations, and a new sheet metal cornice at this existing Artist Studio-Class A & B at 233 Main Street and SRA Bylaw Designated Jubilee Rooms Rooming House building. OK for exterior alterations as per City staff. OK for field review as per City staff. · $170,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Downtown

347 W Pender St
To construct a 9-storey (8 storey Z&D) building containing 94 Residential Rental (Seniors Supportive Dwelling) and amenity space serving occupant of the building. Scope of work also includes façade retention, rehabilitation and restoration of the Hartney Chambers Vancouver Heritage Building (demo and retention applied under DB-2026-00299) - 1st storey includes loading/vehicle parking, storage, service room, generator & electrical room, heat treatment room - 2nd storey includes main entrance, common dining, amenity and kitchen, UTR and residential suites, - 3-9 storey includes residential units, shower room, service room. 9th storey also includes amenity room. SHORT Project · ITC Projects Inc
2026-10-30
180 Keefer St
Interior alteration to convert an existing shell CRU into a Neighbourhood Public House in this 10-storey hotel building. - Refer to BP-2021-00364 for the base building. Notes: 1. This permit has been reviewed under the provisions of VBBL 2019. 2. The Roof Deck is excluded from this application and shall not be used by patrons of the neighbourhood public house on the ground floor. 3. The time limitation on DP-2025-00909 shall be observed. ISSUED: Oct. 30, 2026 (S.Yoo) · NDY Contracting Ltd
2026-10-30
885 W Georgia St
#1150 - 11th floor Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing general office on the 11th floor (#1150) of this existing commercial building on site. Scope of work: Install new kitchenette, countertop and cabinet, electriclal, plumbing and sprinkler work to suit. Building Sprinklered – Separate sprinkler permit required for proposed sprinkler work. 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). · Central West Project Management Inc.
2026-10-30
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