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3493 Commercial St, Vancouver

An address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, zoned MC-1 (Industrial). 3 building permits are on file, most recently “Including operational letter submitted by Hudson dated July 30, 2023 to perform interior …” (issued 30 November 2023). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 20 accounts at this address is $16,978,667.

Zoning
MC-1 · Industrial
Neighbourhood
Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Permits on file
3
Assessed value (2026)
$16,978,667
20 accounts, total
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 3493 Commercial 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 (59150367, 1,340 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,340
Households
660
Median age
34
Median household income (2020)
$88,000
Own their home
32%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.0
Under 15
14%
65 and over
7%
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. 2023-11-30 Including operational letter submitted by Hudson dated July 30, 2023 to perform interior alterations and a change of use from Retail to Amenity space for Office tenant at 3499 Commercial Drive at this commercial building on site. · $35,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2022-08-30 Interior alteration to combine unit 3495 to 3499 commercial Street (3 units) into one unit and change the use from retail to general office on the ground floor of this existing mixed-use building. Scope of work: - Install interior partition & doors, millwork, floor & wall finishes, plumbing fixtures and lighting. Ok for Field Review as per City staff office, relocate washroom & increase kitchen area, change the lounge & waiting area to library, lighting & mechanical change. Note: - Class 3 cooking operation This kitchen is only to be used as a Class 3 Cooking Operation, with a grease capacity alike to a single-family residence. No commercial cooking is permitted, including preparation of meals for more than a normal household on a regularly repeated basis. · $300,000
    Hudsonmorris (Block 1910) Projects Corp
    Issued
  3. 2020-12-18 Interior and exterior alteration to add one floor to the existing heritage building on site creating a 3 storey building with retail shell (E) spaces on the main floor and 8 residential units on the 2 floors above interconnected with a new 4 storey infill at the rear of the site containing 10 residential units a parking garage off the lane and bicycle storage on the 1st floor. This project is to be treated as a single 4 storey building and is to be sprinklered to NFPA 13. Reviewed under the 2019 VBBL during the 2020 pandemic. Stage one - partial demolition and abatement of the heritage building and demolition of the ancillary building in the rear yard - accepted Sept.29/20 Stage 2 - full construction - accepted Dec.18/20 stage 3 - BP revision #1 -Change of CP from B Fraser to M Ferber effective May 3/21. -Change roof hatch design. -New wall assembly at window wells. -Interior layout changes. -Add sprinkler protection at gates G-02 and G-03. Accepted Aug.9/21 · $5,000,000
    Dicata Construction Ltd
    Issued

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Recent permits in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

847 E 22ND Av
847 E 22nd Avenue Exterior and Interior alterations to add additional area on the main floor and convert the ground floor to a secondary suite at this existing single detached house on this inside with no lane site. No off street parking required. Okay for field review as per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-02
3331 Dumfries St
To construct a two storey, three-unit dwelling unit with an attached carport 'Multiplex'. Refer to BP-2025-04338 for Building 1 and site work. BRB Notes: 1. Reviewed under 2025 VBBL 2. Building sprinklered to Modified NFPA 13R 3. Part 5 Design 4. Attached carport complying with 9.10.15.4(11)(a) through (d) · no contractor listed
2026-11-02
3331 Dumfries St
To construct a Multiple Dwelling "Multiplex" with three storey, two dwelling units for Bldg 1, and two storey, three-unit with an attached carport, for a total of 2 buildings and 5 units on this site. This permit is for the site project work and construction of Bldg 1 (BP-2025-04338). Bldg 1 (& site project work) BP-2025-04338 - East - 2 DU Bldg 2 - BP-2025-04339 - West - 3 DU BRB Notes: 1. Reviewed under 2025 VBBL 2. Building sprinklered to NFPA 13D 3. Part 5 Design · Modern Styles Home Ltd
2026-11-02
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