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4920 Commercial St, Vancouver
An address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 1 building permit is on file, most recently “CF-2025-000595 Exterior and interior alterations to remove a kitchen from the lower floor…” (issued 28 August 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $2,018,000.
Neighbourhood profile
From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59150405, 517 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.
Permit history
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2025-08-28
CF-2025-000595 Exterior and interior alterations to remove a kitchen from the lower floor of this existing Single Detached House with Secondary Suite on this corner site. Scope of work includes minor interior layout changes to the lower floor. Exterior alterations limited to adding an exterior door to living room on the ground floor, validating the widows at the removed overhead garage doors and removal of the driveway and crossing on Commercial St. Okay for Field Review as per City staffmit is for alterations as shown in plans only. Any unauthorized work on this site, existing or otherwise, is neither recognized nor approved and may be subject to enforcement action. · $10,000
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Recent permits in Kensington-Cedar Cottage
847 E 22nd Avenue Exterior and Interior alterations to add additional area on the main floor and convert the ground floor to a secondary suite at this existing single detached house on this inside with no lane site. No off street parking required. Okay for field review as per City staff · no contractor listed2026-11-02
To construct a two storey, three-unit dwelling unit with an attached carport 'Multiplex'. Refer to BP-2025-04338 for Building 1 and site work. BRB Notes: 1. Reviewed under 2025 VBBL 2. Building sprinklered to Modified NFPA 13R 3. Part 5 Design 4. Attached carport complying with 9.10.15.4(11)(a) through (d) · no contractor listed2026-11-02
To construct a Multiple Dwelling "Multiplex" with three storey, two dwelling units for Bldg 1, and two storey, three-unit with an attached carport, for a total of 2 buildings and 5 units on this site. This permit is for the site project work and construction of Bldg 1 (BP-2025-04338). Bldg 1 (& site project work) BP-2025-04338 - East - 2 DU Bldg 2 - BP-2025-04339 - West - 3 DU BRB Notes: 1. Reviewed under 2025 VBBL 2. Building sprinklered to NFPA 13D 3. Part 5 Design · Modern Styles Home Ltd2026-11-02