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439 Railway St, Vancouver
An address in Strathcona, Vancouver, zoned I-4 (Industrial). 2 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations and a change of use from 2 suites previously used as snowboard manuf…” (issued 7 May 2021). The City's 2026 assessed value is $4,942,000.
Neighbourhood profile
From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59153181, 977 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.
Permit history
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2021-05-07
Interior alterations and a change of use from 2 suites previously used as snowboard manufacturing (F2 occupancy) w/ancillary office (D occupancy) + 2nd suite for creative products Manufacturing (F2 occupancy) w/ancillary office space (D occupancy) within this existing 1 storey + basement building. Alterations also include combining of the of 2 existing suites in this building to become a single suite used for clothing manufacturing (F2) w/ancillary retail (E) that will occupy the entire building as per letter of operation provided by Park & Fifth Clothing Co. Ltd. ** The 2019 VBBL applies to this permit application which has been reviewed during the Covid-19 pandemic ** REVISION #1 (June 22/21. B. Smith): Sheet A3 changes are, a). delete door between principle entry/exit vestibule and replace with wired glazing panel per VBBL 9.9.4.3., b). change fitting room area beside washrooms into an enclosed storage room, c). delete 1 storage room and change it to a fitting room, d). delete walls of enclosed lounge, e). add changing stalls in central fitting rooms, f). corner lounge deleted and now is a fitting room with enclosed changing stalls. Sheet A5 lower floor: amended layout of staff kitchen area, and, conference room deleted and space becomes part of the design workshop space. · $45,000
no contractor listed Issued -
2019-04-03
Interior alterations: Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to both 435 and 439 Railway St. and a change of use to 435 Railway St., from Wholesale (F2) to Creative products manufacturing (F2) as ALLOWED by BOV appeal Z35178 in this existing industrial building on this site. Note: The existing elevator shaft on both lower floor and main floor levels has been filled-in to create additional washrooms · $25,000
no contractor listed Issued
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Recent permits in Strathcona
#400 - 4th floor Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing full floor office space on the 4th floor (#400) of this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work: demo and construction of paritition walls to change layout. Electricall, mechanical/plumbing, & sprinklers to suit. Letters of Assurnace; · Canadian Turner Construction Company Ltd2026-11-04
Interior alterations to demise this existing two-storey Brewing or Distilling shell space (Group F2) into three (3) General Office (Group D) shell units on the ground floor of this 10-storey mixed-use building. ******THIS PERMIT HAS BEEN REVIEWED & ISSUED UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF VBBL 2025 AND AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3, 2026 ******** Building Review Branch Note: 1. Separate Building Permit required future Tenant Improvement work. · no contractor listed2026-11-02
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 listed2026-10-26