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5151 Oak St, Vancouver

An address in Shaughnessy, Vancouver, zoned CD-1 (65) (Comprehensive Development). 18 building permits are on file, most recently “5251 Oak St Exterior alterations to replace the upper roof only of the VanDusen Administr…” (issued 31 March 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $364,662,000.

Zoning
CD-1 (65) · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Shaughnessy
Permits on file
18
Assessed value (2026)
$364,662,000
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 5151 Oak 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 (59150668, 513 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
513
Households
225
Median age
61.6
Median household income (2020)
$141,000
Own their home
91%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.2
Under 15
10%
65 and over
44%
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. 2025-03-31 5251 Oak St Exterior alterations to replace the upper roof only of the VanDusen Administration & Floral Hall building on this park site. · $200,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2024-09-17 SPECIAL EVENT: To erect and install 1 - 20' x 40' tent for the Van Dusen Gardens Christmas event for a limited period of time expiring January 8, 2025. Note: Permit reviewed and reviewed to VBBL #12511 (2019) · $2,500
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2023-09-13 SPECIAL EVENT: To erect and install 1 - 20' x 40' tent for the Van Dusen Gardens Christmas event for a limited period of time expiring January 9, 2024. Note: Permit reviewed and approved to VBBL #12511 (2019) · $2,500
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2022-08-29 SPECIAL EVENT: To erect and install 1 - 50' x 100', 1 - 40' x 100', 1 - 30' x 100' and 3 - 20' x 20' tents for a private wedding at the Van Dusen Gardens for a limited period of time, expiring September 4th,2022 Note: this permit has been reviewed and approved under the VBBL #12511 (2019) · $46,396
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2022-06-16 SEPCIAL EVENT: To erect and install 1 - 50' x 105' for a private wedding event at the Van Dusen Gardens for a limited period of time expiring June 16, 2022. Note: this permit has been reviewed and approved under the VBBL #12511 (2019) · $12,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  6. 2022-06-16 SPECIAL EVENT: To erect and install 1 - 40' x 40' tent for a private wedding at the Van Dusen Gardens for a limited period of time, expiring June 17, 2022. Note: this permit has been reviewed and approved under the VBBL #12511 (2019) · $1,800
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  7. 2022-04-11 SPECIAL EVENT: To erect and install a 1 - 30' x 35' tent for the Sakura Japanese Festival for a limited period of time expiring April 10, 2022. · $3,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  8. 2019-10-30 To erect and install 1 - 20' x 40' tent for the Van Dusen Festival of Lights for a limited period of time expiring January 7, 2020. · $7,500
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  9. 2019-09-05 To erect and install 1 - 40' x 60' structure for the Luxury Car Event for a limited period of time expiring September 8, 2019. · $17,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  10. 2019-07-26 To demolish this existing accessory glass house building at this existing park VanDusen Garden. Ok for SIPS as per City staff · $48,000
    Dallas Watt Demo Ltd
    Issued
  11. 2019-04-25 To erect and install 1 - 20' x 50' and 1 - 20' x 60' tents for the Van Dusen Perennial Plant Sale event for a limited period of time expiring April 29, 2019. · $3,800
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  12. 2019-04-11 To erect and install 1 - 20' x 40', 1 - 30' x 30', and 1 - 30' x 25' tents for the Sakura Days event for a limited period of time expiring April 15, 2019. · $5,700
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  13. 2018-04-26 To erect temporary structures (1- 20'x50' & 1- 20'x60') for the Vandusen Plant Sale for a limited period of time, expiring April 30, 2018. · $3,600
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  14. 2018-04-13 To erect and install 1- 30'x25', 1- 20'x40', and 1- 30'x30' tents for the Sakura Days event for a limited period of time expiring April 16, 2018. · $9,200
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  15. 2017-09-08 To erect and install 1- 40' x 60', 2- 20' x 40', 1- 20' x 60', and 2 - 35' x 40' tents for the Luxury and Supercar weekend event for a limited period of time expiring September 10, 2017. · $8,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  16. 2017-04-26 To erect temporary structures (1- 20'x50' & 1- 20'x60') for the Vandusen Plant Sale for a limited period of time, expiring May 1, 2017. · $6,400
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  17. 2017-04-18 Addition of approximately 303 sq. ft. (expansion of existing kitchen) and alteration of the bar area in this existing Restaurant Class 1 (at Van Dusen Gardens). Review of the kitchen ventilation system is postponed to construction stage. Commercial kitchen ventilation and its fire suppression system drawings shall be accepted and added to the rest of the permit drawings by a revision to the permit before the final inspection Related to DP-2016-00463 Class-1 cooking operation Revision-1 November 29, 2017 To modify cooking equipment and install commercial kitchen ventilation system · $150,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  18. 2017-04-06 To erect and install 1- 30'x25', 1- 20'x40', and 2- 30'x30' tents for the Sakura Days event for a limited period of time expiring April 10, 2017. · $9,200
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Shaughnessy

1475 Matthews Av
Exterior and interior alterations to convert the built-in garage to a theatre, add to the existing rear covered porches (main and second floors), alter the porte cochere and to construct a new detached garage at the rear of this existing two storey plus cellar single detached house. · no contractor listed
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Exterior and interior alterations to extend the front and rear of the existing attached garage, add to the rear of the basement and main floors, increase the ceiling heights on the upper by replacing the roof to this existing two storey plus basement with attached one car garage single detached house on this corner with lane site. Scope of work includes an entirely new roof, new low grade patio on the south side and reconstruction of the main and upper floors. This building is not sprinklered. Related to DP-2025-00741. · Henry Creative Inc
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