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403 Powell St, Vancouver

An address in Strathcona, Vancouver, zoned DEOD (Comprehensive Development). 3 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations only to replace suite doors within existing openings. This permit is…” (issued 7 July 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $1,144,202.

Zoning
DEOD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Strathcona
Permits on file
3
Assessed value (2026)
$1,144,202
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 403 Powell 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 (59150762, 435 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
435
Households
365
Median age
52.4
Median household income (2020)
$37,600
Own their home
30%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.4
Under 15
3%
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. 2025-07-07 Interior alterations only to replace suite doors within existing openings. This permit is only for the above noted scope of work and does not include the review or approval of any other alterations. OK for DTI per City staff · $45,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2022-03-01 Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing Vancouver registered Heritage "B" , retail, office & rooming house building on this site. Scope of work: bathroom repairs on second (224 *see Rev #1) and third (334 *see Rev #1) floor. Supply and install subfloor, insulation, vapor barrier, drywall, fire caulking, shower surround and trims and finishes. To repair fire rated assembly between the 1st and 2nd, and 2nd and 3rd floors. REVISION #1: to correct the numbers in the above Scope of Work. Bathroom 224 on the second floor should be 229 and Bathroom 334 on the third floor should be 324 as per Building Inspector A. Cashato. Feb 6, 2023 mlh OK for field review as per City staff · $38,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2017-01-18 To provide tenant improvements for existing office tenant (ancillary to the SRA building and in conjunction with principle offices for Atira Property Managment Inc) on the ground floor (unit 405 Powell), combine unit 401 Powell (approx 397sf) with unit 405 Powell (approx 3130.5sf) and change the use of unit 401 Powell from retail to an ancillary retail/multi-purpose room for the existing office tenant in this existing Vancouver Heritage "B" building containing ground floor commercial with 28 SRO rooms on the upper 2nd and 3rd storeys. NOTE: CP-3 form to be submitted by Cory Thorson CP TENANT: Atira Property Management Inc. Cleared for DB per City staff wired Lighting within scope of work area to High Efficiency light systems. · $350,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Strathcona

208 E Georgia St
Exterior and interior alterations to reduce the number of Single Room Accommodation (SRA) rooms from 71 to 50 and provide housing and recovery support services (Group C) on floors 2 to 4 in this existing mixed used protected heritage building on this site. Proposed work includes addition of a new covered roof top patio. Roof deck to be sprinklered to NFPA 13 requirements. Mechanical Review Notes: - Class 2 Cooking Operation (Steam and Heat Removal) is proposed on Level 3. - A metal sign shall be posted on the Type 2 hood, "Cooking causing grease-laden vapours is not allowed Exhaust system is designed for steam and heat removal only". · no contractor listed
2026-10-26
222 Main St
Exterior and interior alterations to provide dedicated egress paths for the residential levels in this existing mixed-use (residential/community courts) building on this site. The scope includes adding a new exterior landing and stairs for the path through Stair 1B to exit to Powell Street, and adding a door for the path through 3A to exit through enclosed patio to E Cordova St. *** Reviewed under the VBBL 2025 *** · VANDELAY VENTURES LTD.
2026-10-21
418 Alexander St
To demolish this existing 2 storey commercial building. This demolition permit also permits abatement work to be completed to WorkSafe standards. This demolition was reviewed under VBBL 2025. Demolition contractor - Division 2 Contracting Ltd - Division 2 Contracting Ltd - [name withheld] · Division 2 Contracting Ltd
2026-10-16
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