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268 Keefer St, Vancouver

An address in Strathcona, Vancouver, zoned HA-1A (Historical Area). 6 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations to the basement, 3rd and 4th floors of this 7 storey commercial buil…” (issued 2 July 2024). The City's 2026 assessed value is $24,702,000.

Zoning
HA-1A · Historical Area
Neighbourhood
Strathcona
Permits on file
6
Assessed value (2026)
$24,702,000
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 268 Keefer 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 (59150757, 1,054 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,054
Households
630
Median age
40
Median household income (2020)
$46,000
Own their home
24%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.5
Under 15
6%
65 and over
16%
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. 2024-07-02 Interior alterations to the basement, 3rd and 4th floors of this 7 storey commercial building. 2109 VBBL Revision 1 - - to remove rooms 30K, 10, 318, and 301 from the scope of work - to revise room 20, storage room, 422, and 400. - to add a utility sink to room 20. - to update the layout and fixtures of the bathrooms to create gender neutral bathrooms · $500,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2023-11-09 Interior alterations to provide improvements to unit 205, existing art gallery (similar to Retail) at this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work includes new doors and walls. New Electrical, lighting, alterations the HVAC ducts. · $200,000
    Delta Sierra Construction and Millwork Ltd
    Issued
  3. 2022-08-04 Interior alterations to provide improvements to demise existing units on the ground and 3rd level of this existing commercial building on this site. OK for Field Review per City staff · $500,000
    Grand Fir Construction LTD
    Issued
  4. 2019-12-04 Interior alteration and a change of occupancy from gallery A2 to Artist studio F2 in the basement level of this existing mixed use building. To create 11 new artist spaces. To be reviewed under the 2019 VBBL. · $250,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2017-11-03 Interior alterations to the basement, 3rd and 4th floors (4th floor is existing vacant shell A2 space) of this 7 storey mixed use commercial building, of which the top 2 floors are a storage garage for vehicle parking. In addition to the interior alterations there will also be a change of major occupancy to portions of the basement, and 4th floors, which will all be under a single tenancy of BC Artscape who will enter into sub-leases with various artists and function as an artists` collective. Ok for DB as per City staffpe Sun Wah, interior / exterior alterations and change of use to the following: Basement – office / retail / artist studio Cl. A 3rd floor – Office 4th floor – cultural and recreational uses including art gallery, School (self-improvement), club, rehearsal studio revision #1 - accepted Feb.13/18 - EH · $2,800,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  6. 2017-07-28 Exterior alterations to replace glazing only in existing window frames in this existing commercial building on this site. Work to replace glazing in 9 large windows with 4mm thickness tempered glass, 13 push out windows with 5mm thickness tempered glass and 24 skylights with low e 6mm laminated glass. OK for field review with no drawings per City staff. OK for field review as per City staff · $7,917
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Strathcona

208 E Georgia St
Exterior and interior alterations to reduce the number of Single Room Accommodation (SRA) rooms from 71 to 50 and provide housing and recovery support services (Group C) on floors 2 to 4 in this existing mixed used protected heritage building on this site. Proposed work includes addition of a new covered roof top patio. Roof deck to be sprinklered to NFPA 13 requirements. Mechanical Review Notes: - Class 2 Cooking Operation (Steam and Heat Removal) is proposed on Level 3. - A metal sign shall be posted on the Type 2 hood, "Cooking causing grease-laden vapours is not allowed Exhaust system is designed for steam and heat removal only". · no contractor listed
2026-10-26
222 Main St
Exterior and interior alterations to provide dedicated egress paths for the residential levels in this existing mixed-use (residential/community courts) building on this site. The scope includes adding a new exterior landing and stairs for the path through Stair 1B to exit to Powell Street, and adding a door for the path through 3A to exit through enclosed patio to E Cordova St. *** Reviewed under the VBBL 2025 *** · VANDELAY VENTURES LTD.
2026-10-21
418 Alexander St
To demolish this existing 2 storey commercial building. This demolition permit also permits abatement work to be completed to WorkSafe standards. This demolition was reviewed under VBBL 2025. Demolition contractor - Division 2 Contracting Ltd - Division 2 Contracting Ltd - [name withheld] · Division 2 Contracting Ltd
2026-10-16
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