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4859 Sophia St, Vancouver

An address in Riley Park, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 1 building permit is on file, most recently “Interior and exterior alterations, and addition at the rear - new family room, mud room a…” (issued 15 December 2022). The City's 2026 assessed value is $2,741,000.

Zoning
R1-1 · Residential Inclusive
Neighbourhood
Riley Park
Permits on file
1
Assessed value (2026)
$2,741,000
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 4859 Sophia 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 (59150691, 498 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
498
Households
225
Median age
37.6
Median household income (2020)
$96,000
Own their home
51%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.2
Under 15
12%
65 and over
12%
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. 2022-12-15 Interior and exterior alterations, and addition at the rear - new family room, mud room and mechanical room, new windows, doors, covered porch and stairs; convert part of the basement to a secondary suite with a new entrance and stair at the front of (east elevation) in this existing one storey and basement, Single Detached House with secondary suite (ancillary residential unit). Exterior alterations to remove the existing detached garage and construct a new detached two car garage (24' X 26') with a bathroom having vehicular access from the rear lane on this inside lot with lane site. OK for DB, including relaxation for roof overhang added to existing roof projecting @ 30 degree angle outside primary envelope as per City staff. · $400,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Riley Park

488 W 40TH Av
5628 CAMBIE ST. Interior alterations to provide improvement to this existing Office (D) at 5628 Cambie St. on the first floor of this existing mixed-use building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-05
6 W 17TH Av
#12 - 10 W 17TH AV - Building 3 Interior alterations to provide improvements to this TH #12 - 10 of this existing multiple dwelling building on this site Project scope: relocation of kitchen from level 3 to level 1, bedroom and bathroom reno Okay for DTI as per City staff · AMC Project Management Ltd
2026-11-04
268 E 16TH Av
Interior alterations to renovate one of the dwelling units of this existing duplex. OK to process as DTI as per City staff · Diseno Development Corporation
2026-11-03
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