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3538 W 17th Av, Vancouver

An address in Dunbar-Southlands, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 2 building permits are on file, most recently “Exterior and Interior alterations to change the use from Single Detached House to Single …” (issued 5 June 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $2,475,000.

Zoning
R1-1 · Residential Inclusive
Neighbourhood
Dunbar-Southlands
Permits on file
2
Assessed value (2026)
$2,475,000
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 3538 W 17th 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 (59150972, 684 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
684
Households
265
Median age
49.6
Median household income (2020)
$87,000
Own their home
49%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.3
Under 15
10%
65 and over
29%
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. 2025-06-05 Exterior and Interior alterations to change the use from Single Detached House to Single Detached House with secondary suite. Scope of work includes: -new addition of 138 SF on Attic Level; -interior alterations to Lower Level for Secondary Suite; and -altering a portion of pitched roof to accommodate Top Floor alterations. · $239,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2024-12-18 Exterior and interior alterations to remove hazardous materials, re and re drywall, remove knob & tube electric wiring and remove chimney. OK for DTI without drawings per City staff: o Hazardous abatement report to be onsite. o Contractor and Owner are responsible for protecting street trees and private trees that are protected under The Protection of Trees Bylaw (if there are any) in proximity to any work per City staffion standards; all landscaping / street trees impacted by construction work to be made good (equal or better). o No tree removals (private trees that are protected under the Protection of Trees Bylaw) are approved with this permit. o Any necessary pruning of trees to be done by an ISA certified arborist, if required with this permit. o No heavy machinery or storage of materials or equipment permitted under the canopy dripline or within Critical Root Zone, whichever greater, of existing trees (street trees or private trees that are protected under The Protection of Trees Bylaw). o No construction allowed within the Critical Root Zone of existing trees (street trees or private trees that are protected under The Protection of Trees Bylaw). · $35,000
    applicant withheld (individual)
    Issued

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Recent permits in Dunbar-Southlands

3309 Dunbar St
Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to this existing Restaurant Class 1 on the ground floor of this existing mixed-use building on this site. Building Review Branch Notes: 1)\tTotal proposed Occupant load is 50 seats + 5 staffs = 55 Persons. 2)\tMaximum occupant load is 60 Persons. 3)\tA permanent sign indicating the above proposed occupant load shall be posted in a conspicuous location near the suite's principal entrance. · no contractor listed
2026-10-29
3595 W 26TH Av
#201 - 3595 W 26TH AV Interior alterations to provide residential improvement to an existing dwelling unit at #201 - 3595 W 26th Ave. on the second floor of this existing multiple dwelling building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · Bogdan Marin Electrical
2026-10-28
3042 W 33RD Av
3042 W 33RD AVENUE Interior alterations to change the use from Single Detached House to Single Detached House with Secondary Suite. Ok for field review per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-10-16
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