2488 Granville St, Vancouver

Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59153132, 1,360 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

Permit history

1. 2026-03-11 5th floor - demising into 3 units Interior alterations to the 5th floor to demise this office shell space into 3 units (to be: #501 #520, #550) and provide a First Tenant improvement to unit #501 only, in this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work: new demising walls for 3 new units, elevator lobby and corridors, doors/frames. Full tenant fit out to unit #501 only. Electrical, mechanical/plumbing, sprinklers to suit. * Major renovation. Ok for F/R per City staff · $1,000,000
   no contractor listed Issued
2. 2025-12-02 Suite #700 (#601, #701, #801 combining) Interior alterations for this first tenant improvement (TI) located within the new mixed-use commercial and residential high-rise. The First TI will be for office use and will occupy the entire floor areas of Levels 6, 7, and 8, which were originally designed as Group D major occupancy under the base building. The three floor levels will be consolidated into one suite with interconnected stairs. (i.e., one civic address) for the tenant (general office). The general reception is on the 7th floor. VBBL 2019 - NFPA 13 - AL-2025-00144. Stage 1 - CP TI First Tenant Full Construction issue on Dec. 2, 2025. · $10,000,000
   no contractor listed Issued
3. 2025-10-02 Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements for Grocery Store (Group E) in this existing mixed used building on this site. Class 1 cooking proposed. Building Review Branch Notes: This is considered the First Tenant Improvement addressed at 1461 W Broadway. · $3,780,000
   no contractor listed Issued
4. 2025-07-25 1465 W Broadway Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements, change of use and change of major occupancy from Retail (Group E) to Financial Institution (Group D). OK for DB per City staff: This is considered to be the First TI for RBC Bank Branch addressed at 1465 W Broadway. · $1,925,283
   no contractor listed Issued
5. 2021-10-04 Construction of a 40-storey building with commercial (ground level, level 3), office (levels 4-8),residential occupancies, 6 basement parking levels and the shell of the headhouse of the Granville Station. STAGED CONSTRUCTION, SHELL PERMIT Stage I: excavation/ shoring and foundation to grade including station head house. This stage excludes critical Rainwater Management systems. (issued Dec.10, 2020). Rev 2 (stage I structural revision): Structural revisions for general coordination and confirmation of 4 hr FRR for part of the structure. Stage I rev. #1: Structural revisions in the basement (issued May 17, 21) Stage II (full BP/ original building) issued Oct.4,21 Revision 2 includes changes per the approved DP-2021-00177. Revision#3: Changes to the full BP (changes to service and storage rooms in basement, Level 2 commercial lobby, and addition of shafts for future freight elevators) Revision #4: Per approved DP-2022-00383 : level 3 change of major occupancy from D to E. Stage III: Full building construction (issued March 14/23) Revision #4: Additional of dropped ceilings for services, in multiple locations. Minor interior wall niche at elevator machine room level to accommodate standpipe riser. Revision #5: recess in Stair #5 landing at level 2 to accommodate standpipe riser and HC. · $170,000,000
   Ledcor Construction Limited Issued
6. 2020-07-16 To demolish this existing one storey commercial building This permit has been issued under the requirements of VBBL 2014 · $284,000
   Matcon Demolition Ltd Issued
7. 2020-01-29 To demolish this existing commercial building on this site. · $1,430,000
   Matcon Demolition Ltd Issued
8. 2020-01-29 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 one storey commercial building. Related to demolition permit DB-2019-04994 QP is Emma Gibson of Enviro-Vac, [contact removed] This permit has been issued under the requirements of VBBL 2014
   Matcon Demolition Ltd Issued
9. 2019-11-22 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 commercial building. Related to demolition permit DB-2019-04182 QP is Emma Gibson of Enviro-Vac, [contact removed]
   Matcon Demolition Ltd Issued

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