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4872 Dumfries St, Vancouver

An address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 3 building permits are on file, most recently “To construct a 3-storey duplex with a detached accessory building (garage) at the rear pr…” (issued 24 February 2023). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 3 accounts at this address is $3,178,000.

Zoning
R1-1 · Residential Inclusive
Neighbourhood
Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Permits on file
3
Assessed value (2026)
$3,178,000
3 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 4872 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 (59150406, 702 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
702
Households
230
Median age
45.2
Median household income (2020)
$90,000
Own their home
72%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.8
Under 15
12%
65 and over
22%
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. 2023-02-24 To construct a 3-storey duplex with a detached accessory building (garage) at the rear providing 2 parking spaces, having vehicular access from the lane. (LOT C) Note: This is a 2 storey building pursuant to the Zoning and Development By-Law ******THIS PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF VBBL 2019****** ***This permit is issued under the VBBL 2019, with updated energy requirements as per bylaw # 12997 effective Jan 01, 2022.*** The entire building to be sprinklered to 2x NFPA 13D. NOTE: To achieve the required FSR a floor space exclusion of 2% has been applied to this application as per section 10.15.1 of the district schedule, to accommodate improved building performance. 1.\tA/C units proposed in rear yard · $745,000
    Encore Collection Ltd.
    Issued
  2. 2021-10-01 To demolish this existing one family dwelling as per City staff(SD-2020-00025) dated May 10th, 2021 from the City of Vancouver. This building has been assessed as being a house built 1946 and as of such 75% of the demolition material must be recycled. Note: The deconstruction shall be in accordance with the submitted deconstruction plan and to be confirmed through an acceptable Deconstruction Compliance Report form with copies of recycling and disposal facility receipts. Attach all receipts and submit by email to [contact removed]. · $550,000
    JVT EXCAVATING & DEMOLITION LTD
    Issued
  3. 2021-07-30 S&A Interior alteration to allow salvage of non-structural building components prior to or during abatement work and removal of non-structural hazardous materials in this existing one family dwelling building. Related to Demo permit BP-2021-02908 QP: Tarlochan Sunar of MCA Environmental Consulting Inc.
    JVT EXCAVATING & DEMOLITION LTD
    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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