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290 E 51st Av, Vancouver
An address in Sunset, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 6 building permits are on file, most recently “To demolish 1 storey commercial Building 1 (West Office) & Building 2 (East Office) to gr…” (issued 13 April 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value is $174,738,000.
Neighbourhood profile
From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59150479, 464 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.
Permit history
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2026-04-13
To demolish 1 storey commercial Building 1 (West Office) & Building 2 (East Office) to grade (35,000) This demolition permit also permits abatement work to be completed to WorkSafe standards. This demolition was reviewed under VBBL 2025. Demolition Contractor: Fraser Kettner - King Kubota Service LTD. Tel: [contact removed] QP: Harvey Wong - Kinetic OHS Service Ltd, Tel: [contact removed] · $35,000
King Kubota Services Ltd Issued -
2024-12-06
To construct a one-storey addition to the existing 2-storey community center building (Building 5), providing surface parking having vehicular access from E 53rd Avenue on this site. Scope of work includes install a commercial kitchen in the addition and heat pumps, a exhaust fan and a rooftop unit on the roof. · $1,050,000
Pomerleau Inc Issued -
2023-09-25
To construct a new 2-storey, non-combustible, office/operations building on this site. VBBL 2019 - NFPA 13 Stage 1 - Full Construction issued on Sept. 25, 2023. · $15,000,000
Pro-Can Construction Group Corp Issued -
2022-03-24
Interior & exterior alterations and change of major occupancy from an existing caretaker’s residence (group C) to a new General Office (group D) of this existing 2-storey building (Building 2). Only exterior work proposed is installation of new louvers on west and south side of the building. This building is an ancillary building to existing Sunset Nursery and Operations Yard. OK for DB as per City staff. OK for ASHRAE 90.1-2016 Energy Checklist as per City staff. · $357,000
Scott Special Projects Ltd Issued -
2018-04-19
Interior alterations to add a door and to use the existing living room for Manager's office is this caretaker's dwelling unit on this nursery site. Building is not sprinklered. · $500
no contractor listed Issued -
2018-02-20
Exterior alterations to add a prefabricated steel shelter over picnic tables on the south side (East 53rd Ave) of this existing Sunset Park. OK for DB per City staff. OK for field review per City staff. · $90,000
Cedar Crest Lands (BC) Ltd Issued
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Recent permits in Sunset
To demolish to grade this existing Single Detached House (1950) on this site – declared non rental • This demolition permit also permits abatement work to be completed to WorkSafe standards. • This permit is subject to the Green Demolition Bylaw (11023) with a recycling requirement of 75% of non-hazardous construction materials. Demolition Contractor: East West Excavating 2022 Ltd QP: Odin's Eye Inspections *This permit is issued under the 2025 Vancouver Building By-law #14343 effective September 15, 2025., · East West Excavating 2022 Ltd2026-10-29
Demolition – Conventional (Standard) To demolish to grade this existing Single Detached House (1959) on this site – declared non rental. Demolition Contractor: Apollo Excavating & Civil Works Ltd QP: Pacific Ark Environmental Consulting Ltd (DAVID YANG) This demolition permit also permits abatement work to be completed to WorkSafe standards. ***This permit is issued under the 2025 Vancouver Building By-law #14343 effective September 15, 2025.*** · Apollo Excavating & Civil Works Ltd.2026-10-28
Exterior and interior alterations to renovate this existing 3-storey mixed-use building containing 2 commercial CRUs (Group D and E) on the ground floor and residential suites on the second and third storeys. Scope includes: - Installing fire alarm system and sprinkler system to NFPA 13 standard. - Installing Pad-mounted transformer at rear of the site. - Replacing doors, windows, flooring, cladding, millwork and plumbing, and rear exterior stairs with new footings. - Upgrading exits, exit signages and emergency lighting. Notes: - CF-2022-000440. To continue work that was expired under BP-2016-04085. - Building to be upgraded to F2, S3, N3, A3. - This permit is for shell only. Separate permits are required for the CRUs on the ground floor. *** Reviewed under the VBBL 2019 *** · Span Canada Enterprises Ltd2026-10-27