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488 Broughton St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned CD-1 (365) (Comprehensive Development). 3 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations to replace the existing boilers (3) with new and install a new heat …” (issued 24 July 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $50,983,000.

Zoning
CD-1 (365) · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
3
Assessed value (2026)
$50,983,000
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Plan of the block around 488 Broughton 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 (59153994, 636 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
636
Households
355
Median age
46
Median household income (2020)
$75,000
Own their home
38%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.6
Under 15
5%
65 and over
21%
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. 2025-07-24 Interior alterations to replace the existing boilers (3) with new and install a new heat pump with electric water tank to this existing community center on this site. · $785,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2023-01-20 To construct a new 11-storey, mixed-use building consisting of: 1st, 2nd & 3rd storeys - Elementary School with Kindergarden at the 2nd storey; 4th storey - 65 space Childcare Facility with: 0-to 5 & 3 to 5 age groups, 5th to 11 storey - 60 Affordable non-market residential units. The residential bike storages and storage rooms will be located in the basement. The building is constructed adjacent to the existing Coal Harbour Community Centre and will complete the Phase II of the Coal Harbour Community Mixed-Use Development proposed in 1997. Phase I (Coal Harbour Community Centre) and Phase II (New 11-storey, Mixed Use Building). Buildings will be constructed as separate buildings from VBBL standpoint, but both buildings will interconnect at basement and first storey levels and will share some facilities, such as parking garage and exit stair. STAGE I - Excavation, Shoring & Soil Mix Panels - Issued: Feb. 16, 2022. STAGE II - Foundation to Grade, Structural only Issued: Sept. 2, 2022. STAGE III - Full Structure Issued: Jan. 13, 2023. STAGE IV - Full Permit Issued: Jan 20, 2023. NOTE: The separation between two buildings (Phase I and Phase II) and related VBBL requirements have been addressed on an Alternative Solution bases; Refer to AL-2021-00161- Revised. REVISIONS: REV. #1 - Revised Ground Improvement approach. Issued: May 5, 2022. · $69,723,557
    Haebler Construction Projects Inc
    Issued
  3. 2022-02-14 Minor renovation. Interior and exterior alterations to existing building to accommodate adjacent Phase II building to be constructed. New renovations to existing parking garage, including new garbage rooms, new security fencing and gates, and new accessibility upgrades. New electrical, mechanical, and sprinkler work as required. 14-Feb-2022 - Stage 1 (demolition of existing stairs @ Grid lines E-A & E-10, and to provide all safety measures at this construction site in accordance with Part 8 of the VBBL 2019) - issued 14-Feb-2022. 27-Jun-2023 - Stage 2 (full permit) issued. NOTE: Related Alternative solutions pertaining to both buildings (Phase I & Phase II): 1. AL-2021-00161 - Separation of Phase I and Phase II buildings 2. AL-2022-00121- Single Stage Fire Alarm Sequencing · $442,043
    Haebler Construction Projects Inc
    Issued

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