325 Howe St, Vancouver

Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59153466, 693 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

Permit history

1. 2025-04-17 #604 - 6th Floor (#608, #609, #605) Interior alterations to combine 4 suites (#604, #605, #608, #609) and to re-demise the unit into 2 suites in this existing commercial building on site. Scope of work: Demolish the demising wall within units AND re-construct a new demising wall to create 2 new suites (#604 and #608). REVISION #1: Interior layout changes to include combining unit 608 and unit 610 (retaining #608). Increase in project cost of $5,000. - June 10/25 - LLL · $137,000
   SEAFORTH CONSTRUCTION LTD Issued
2. 2024-11-20 Interior alterations and to change the major occupancy from Retail to Restaurant Class 1 (Group D under Article 3.1.2.6) for a bagel shop in this unit on the ground floor of this existing commercial building on this site. Total occupants will be 20 with patrons of 17 and staff of 3. One class 5 cooking. Note: 1.0.\tApplication is reviewed under VBBL 2019 2.0.\tChange of major occupancy of small suite and minor renovation are category of works and upgrading triggers are F1, S2, N1 and A2. 3.0. Occupant load is restricted by available public washrooms on ground level which is shared by other tenants on the floor. · $80,000
   Century Cabinet & Counter Tops Ltd Issued
3. 2023-06-07 Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to this existing retail space for a new tenant on the ground floor. · $29,000
   no contractor listed Issued
4. 2022-03-16 #601 - 6th Floor (combining #601 & #603) Interior alterations to provide tenant improvement to an existing office tenant on the 6th floor (#601) to expand into an adjacent unit (#603) retaining #601 in this existing commercial building on the site. This permit is to legalized the work that was done by the previous owner. Scope of work: removing demising walls to combine units #601 & #603. Remove and construct partition walls for new layout, new doors and electrical work. CF-2021-016651 OK for Field Review per City stafflding inspector to determine on site if a separate sprinkler permit is required. E2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Full OFF (per City staff.4.1.1.(h) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 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). All energy upgrades will be checked during inspections stage. It is the applicant’s responsibility to identify and note all required upgrades including energy upgrades on their BP drawings at BP stage. · $37,000
   SEAFORTH CONSTRUCTION LTD Issued
5. 2022-03-16 #101 &102 - 1st floor Interior alterations to expand unit #101 to the existing office unit #102 and provide tenant improvements to unit #101 for a health care office tenant on the 1st floor of this existing commercial building. E2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Full OFF (per City staff.4.1.1.(h) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016) OK for field review as per City staff · $25,000
   SEAFORTH CONSTRUCTION LTD Issued
6. 2020-03-11 Ground Floor - Common Washrooms Interior alterations to validate the common washrooms on the ground floor in this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work includes : per the 2019 VBBL to remove doors, construct new partition walls and doors, new washrooms, finishes and electrical and plumbing work. OK for field review as per City staff: L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Lighting Shutoff NOTE: Fire-rated wall assembly upgrade at recycle room may be required by District Building Inspector - to be determined on site. · $9,000
   no contractor listed Issued
7. 2018-03-06 Interior alterations to change of use from Dry Cleaning to Art Gallery Store ( Retail store) on the ground floor. Scope of work includes the installations of a 8'-0" height partition wall and new lighting fixtures. OK for field review as per City staff Jan. 11/18 Relate to Permit IA-2018-00096 Note: energy Upgrade - L2-Lighting-upgrade to incorporate automatic lighting shutoff (per City staff.4.1.1 of ASHARE 90.1-2010) · $15,000
   Western Wood Development Ltd Issued
8. 2017-02-01 Interior alteration to change of use from general office to fitness centre in Level B1 - Unit 102 and Level B2 - unit 201 in this existing commercial building · $1,500
   no contractor listed Issued

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