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285 W 5th Av, Vancouver

An address in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, zoned I-1 (Industrial). 6 building permits are on file, most recently “To combine units 295 W 5th Ave and #250-285 W 5th Ave (retaining 295 W 5th Ave), to chang…” (issued 29 June 2023). The City's 2026 assessed value is $46,357,000.

Zoning
I-1 · Industrial
Neighbourhood
Mount Pleasant
Permits on file
6
Assessed value (2026)
$46,357,000
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 285 W 5th Av, 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 (59154173, 895 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
895
Households
425
Median age
38.8
Median household income (2020)
$104,000
Own their home
47%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.8
Under 15
9%
65 and over
9%
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. 2023-06-29 To combine units 295 W 5th Ave and #250-285 W 5th Ave (retaining 295 W 5th Ave), to change the use of 8,985 square feet from Wholesale-Class A (group F2) to Wholesale-Class B (showroom and accessory office only, no storage of goods on site - group F2, and to alter the interior to provide first tenant improvements. Scope of work includes new interconnecting stairs. Note: Application is reviewed under VBBL2019. · $1,500,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2022-02-23 Interior alteration to create a wall opening in the east wall at P1 level to provide vehicular access to adjacent building at 2055 Columbia St. Easement agreement has been registered on Land Title. Fire shutter, closed space sprinklers and interconnect fire alarm system applied via AL-2021-00016. · $40,000
    Rendition Management & Construction Inc
    Issued
  3. 2022-01-19 #400 - 285 W 5th Ave To alter the exterior and interior of this existing commercial/industrial building to provide improvements for the 4th floor General Office tenant. Scope of work includes new rooftop mechanical equipment. OK for DB and field review as per City staff. · $30,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2020-03-26 275 W 5th & unit 200-285 W 5th Interior alterations and change the use of approximately 12,719sf from wholesale class A shell on the ground and second level to miscellaneous products manufacturing with ancillary retail, office and repair shop for first tenant in this existing wholesale class A and office building on this site. Tenant: RAD cycles Okay for field review per City staff · $750,000
    Fusion Project Management Ltd
    Issued
  5. 2019-03-06 A new single tenant, interior alterations for this First TI tenant improvements for 3 floors (suites #300, #400 & #500) for office use in this warehouse/wholesale/office building. Stage 1 - Full Tenant Improvements. Base building is under construction, CP, BP-2017-03469. NO DP REQUIRED AS PER City staff · $3,840,400
    Reotech Construction Ltd
    Issued
  6. 2018-09-07 To construct a new building of approx. 71,000 sf on NE corner of W 5th Ave and Alberta St. A 5 storey building, with 2 levels of underground parking and loading off the lane. Occupancies will be warehouse/wholesale (F2) at ground and second floors, and office (D) at levels 3, 4, and 5. For Stage 1 - Excavation and Shoring, issued on Oct. 18th, 2017. For Stage 2 - Full Structure Only, issued on Feb. 5th, 2018. For Stage 3 - Full Construction, issued on Sept. 7th, 2018. - Revision #1, interconnected floor and exterior changes issued on May 17th, 2019. · $21,000,000
    Ventana Construction Corporation
    Issued

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Recent permits in Mount Pleasant

1255 E 15TH Av
#12 - 1255 E 15TH AV Interior alterations to provide residential improvement to an existing dwelling unit at #12 - 1255 E 15th Ave. on the second floor of this townhouse in existing multiple dwelling building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-10-30
95 E 15TH Av
To demolish this existing single detached house (1946) ($40,000) on this site (non rental) This demolition permit also permits abatement work to be completed to WorkSafe standards. Related permit: DB-2026-03052 This permit is subject to the Green Demolition Bylaw (11023). Pre-1950 homes require recycling of a minimum 75 percent of non-hazardous construction materials, and pre-1940 homes with character will require a minimum 90% recycling of non-hazardous construction materials. In addition, pre-1910 homes or pre-1950 heritage listed homes, require deconstruction and salvage of a minimum of three metric tonnes of wood. *This permit is issued under the 2025 Vancouver Building By-law #14343 effective September 15, 2025. · JMS DEMO AND LANDSCAPING LTD.
2026-10-30
345 W 11TH Av
To construct a Multiple Dwelling “Multiplex” with a two-storey two-unit rear building with four carport parking spaces, having vehicular access from the lane. 1.\tMechanical unit proposed – Exterior components located in the courtyard, Interior components located in the second-floor mechanical room · BTH Black Tusk Homes
2026-10-16
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