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408 E Kent Av South, Vancouver

An address in Sunset, Vancouver, zoned M-2 (Industrial). 9 building permits are on file, most recently “Unit #116 - 408 E KENT AVENUE SOUTH Interior alterations to change the use from Wholesali…” (issued 17 October 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 50 accounts at this address is $63,926,285.

Zoning
M-2 · Industrial
Neighbourhood
Sunset
Permits on file
9
Assessed value (2026)
$63,926,285
50 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 408 E Kent Av South, 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 (59151198, 522 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
522
Households
220
Median age
41.6
Median household income (2020)
$66,500
Own their home
30%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.2
Under 15
8%
65 and over
15%
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. 2025-10-17 Unit #116 - 408 E KENT AVENUE SOUTH Interior alterations to change the use from Wholesaling Class A (F2) to Miscellaneous Products Manufacturing - Class B (F2) with ancillary Office in this two-storey unit #116 in this existing commercial building. · $80,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2024-01-11 #119-418 E Kent Ave South Exterior and interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing catering establishment tenant at #119 on the ground floor of this building on this site. Exterior work to add new roof top units. OK for BP per City staffcal Review Notes: 1. Class 1 cooking operations (Grease-Laden Vapours). 2. Commercial kitchen exhaust systems to NFPA 96. Building Review Branch Notes: 1)\tTotal proposed Occupant load is 21 persons. 2)\tA permanent sign indicating the above proposed occupant load shall be posted in a conspicuous location near the suite's principal entrance. 3)\tSeparate permit and additional washroom will be required if total occupant load changed. Note: "This permit has been reviewed under the provision of Vancouver Building By-law 2019 (#12511)." · $200,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2022-06-27 Building Permit for DP-2022-00449 #110 Including the letter of operation from Greg Stanway of MiniMakers dated June xx, 2022 to change of use of approximately 2,040 sq. ft. from Textiles or Knit Goods Manufacturing to similar to School - Vocational or Trade at 110 - 408 E Kent Ave South in this existing mixed-use (commercial/industrial) building for an unlimited period of time. No interior alterations proposed. Processed through CRC. · $3,500
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2022-04-13 Interior alterations (Minor Renovation) and a Minor Horizontal Addition that will add approximately 460 sq. ft. of new floor area to the existing 2nd storey of this 2-level single General office tenant suite within an existing mixed-use building. ** An Overtime review has been requested ** REVISION #1 (Dec. 3, 2020. B, Smith): Existing floor/ceiling assembly over lower floor to be upgraded to a 1 hour fire resistance rating, and, newly constructed floor/ceiling assembly over lower floor will now have a 1 hour fire resistance rating. · $20,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2021-12-17 #114 Interior alteration to add partition walls and doors to create an office space to this existing warehouse space on the ground floor (Unit #114) of this existing manufacturing building on this site. Electrical permit and Sprinkler permit required per City staff: Upgrade to Local Control 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.\t Okay for field review as per City staff · $5,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  6. 2019-11-29 **#109 - 408 E Kent Av South (once addressing updated SL9 to be #109, please update "Select Address" to #109 and then this portion can be deleted). ** Interior alteration to add a second storey and interior fit out for a new wholesale (F2) tenant. No change of occupancy proposed. Reviewed under the 2014 VBBL. · $40,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  7. 2019-10-22 Including the Letter of Operation dated September 1, 2019 from Jin Cleo Cai, Three Stars Trading Ltd, change of use from Manufacturing to Wholesaling - Class A in conjunction with General Office, and interior alterations to add 903 sq. ft. of a second storey and provide improvements for a new tenant in this existing mixed-use (industrial/commercial) building. No exterior alterations proposed. No display area nor walk-in customers proposed (100% delivery only). This permit was reviewed under the 2014 VBBL. · $40,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  8. 2019-07-19 Interior alterations and an addition to expand the existing 2nd floor of approx. 240 s.f. for this the existing manufacturing building. · $28,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  9. 2017-09-13 #101 to be demised into two units, #101 (SL50) & #102 (SL49 & prt 50) and Change the use and major occupancy of(unit #102) approximately 2325 sq. ft. on the main floor from Wholesale Class-A to Distillery with storage, and to provide ancillary storage and office on the unit #101 of this existing industrial building on this site, for an unlimited period of time. · $180,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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