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3989 Dumfries St, Vancouver

An address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, zoned C-2A (Commercial). 8 building permits are on file, most recently “1481 Kingsway Interior and exterior alteration to provide improvement for a new Retail Fo…” (issued 6 November 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 2 accounts at this address is $4,026,760.

Zoning
C-2A · Commercial
Neighbourhood
Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Permits on file
8
Assessed value (2026)
$4,026,760
2 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 3989 Dumfries 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 (59154157, 407 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
407
Households
170
Median age
42.4
Median household income (2020)
$70,000
Own their home
44%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.3
Under 15
11%
65 and over
18%
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. 2025-11-06 1481 Kingsway Interior and exterior alteration to provide improvement for a new Retail Food Facility tenant in this existing commercial building. Exterior alteration for exhaust fan BP only OK per City staff: 1. Commercial kitchen exhaust system to NFPA 96 (Class 1 hood). · $50,000
    BlueCon Contracting Ltd
    Issued
  2. 2024-06-25 Interior alterations to this existing Social Service Centre for a new tenant on the ground floor of this existing commercial building on this site. Ok for Field Review per City staff · $85,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2023-03-17 3983 Dumfries Street Interior alterations to this existing mixed use building on this site and change of use from General Office to Retail with ancillary beauty salon. Scope of work includes: 1) Removal of non structural partition walls and doors. 2) Removal of 1 toilet. 3) New paint. Ok for Field Review as per City staff · $2,100
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2022-05-10 Exterior alterations for an envelope and balcony repair to the residential portion only to this existing 3-storey mixed-use commercial/residential building. Notes: 1. This application was reviewed and approved under VBBL 2019 (#12511). 2. Residential units are on the upper 2 storeys of the building. 3. No electrical or mechanical work proposed. 4. All existing window and door openings to remain the same sizes. · $2,205,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2021-06-30 Interior alterations and change of use from office to a Fitness Centre (D Occupancy). Fitness centre is an outright use in C-2, no change in parking <200m2 Ok for Field Review per City staff · $2,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  6. 2020-12-22 CF-2019-002771; Elevator Upgrade, Interior alterations to provide elevator upgrades to one (1) elevator at the existing 3-storey mixed use building ( C & D & E) on this site for CSA-B44 upgrade. Scope of work includes: - Install smoke detectors at elevator lobbies and top of shaft and replace existing heat detector at machine room with smoke detector. Exit signs to be installed in exit path from elevator recall levels. - FACP to be upgraded to addressable FACP to allow for elevator work. Building Review Branch Notes: - EP-2017-04366 amended to include the scope of work related to this BP. · $38,226
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  7. 2019-12-16 3983 Dumfries St. Interior alterations for water damage repair in this existing office in this existing mixed-use residential/commercial building on this site. Okay to exempt ASHRAE as re/re as per City staff19 · $32,700
    On Side Restoration Services Ltd
    Issued
  8. 2018-10-19 Main floor Interior alterations to change the use of approximately 2,588 square feet from office to dental office on the main floor in this existing mixed-use building. Scope of work: demolish/construct partition walls, doors, millwork, t-bar ceiling, lighting, flooring, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas and sprinkler work for new tenant layout including accessible washroom and staff washroom. TENANT: Dr. Thanh T.K. Nguyen Inc. (Windsor Dental Clinic) · $220,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

1641 E 37TH Av
To demolish the existing single detached house ($40,000) on this site - declared non rental 75% green demo Demo to grade only. No soil disturbance or excavation of soil other than that which is incidental to the demolition is permitted under this permit. 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 and pre-1950 heritage homes require demolition by means of deconstruction, resulting in the salvage of at least 3 tonnes of wood. Demo: N. Parsad - 1167245 BC Ltd QP: MCA Environmental Consulting Inc. (Tarlochan Sunar ) · no contractor listed
2026-10-28
1641 E 37TH Av
*****PART 5***** To construct a three-storey four-unit Multiple Dwelling "Multiplex" building with four surface parking spaces in the rear yard, having vehicular access from the lane. VBBL 2025 - NFPA 13D · Kang Bros Holdings Ltd
2026-10-28
4375 Ross St
Exterior alterations to add a new roof cover over the existing deck at the rear of the second floor of this existing single detached house on this inside with lane site as approved by the Board of Variance Appeal Z36309 dated March 10, 2026, thereby overturning the decision of the Director of Planning and relaxing the overall floor area to 2,593sf. Related to Issued DP-2025-00980 Full-height privacy screen to be installed on the south elevation. · no contractor listed
2026-10-26
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