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550 Drake St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned CD-1 (834) (Comprehensive Development). 3 building permits are on file, most recently “To construct a new 41-storey mixed-use building consisting of: - 1st storey - residential…” (issued 19 June 2024). The City's 2026 assessed value is $19,217,000.

Zoning
CD-1 (834) · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
3
Assessed value (2026)
$19,217,000
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Plan of the block around 550 Drake 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 (59150785, 1,905 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,905
Households
1,335
Median age
35.2
Median household income (2020)
$64,500
Own their home
31%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.4
Under 15
5%
65 and over
6%
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. 2024-06-19 To construct a new 41-storey mixed-use building consisting of: - 1st storey - residential lobby and entrance lobby to Place of Worship at Level 2 and related community programming space . - 2nd to 5th storeys - worship hall for 274 p., multipurpose/educational space, social hall, exterior water feature at L4, and a childminding area at L5 to be used when people are using the other facilities in the podium; - 6th to 40 storey - 193 social rental housing; and - 41st storey - roof top amenity deck; all over a 5-storey below grade parking structure. 3 Class 5 Cooking Operations (No Hood) at L1, L,3 and L4. Proposed equipment: Level 1 Servery (104) – Two microwaves and a low temperature warming cabinet Level 2 Service/Wet Storage (202/209) – Cooking equipment is not proposed in these rooms. Level 3 Reading Room (300)- Residential style wall oven and a microwave. Level 4 Servery (402)- Two microwaves and two low temperature warming cabinets. Kitchen appliances are less than or equal to 6 kW (Cooking procedures producing significant grease laden vapours, or significant heat or steam are not permitted). This building is equipped with a radio antenna system. STAGE I - EXCAVATION & SHORING Issued: 26-Jan-2023. STAGE II - FOUNDATION TO GRADE (STRUCT) Issued: 10-Nov-2023 STAGE III - FULL PERMIT Issued: 19-Jun-2024 Note ( 16-July-25) - CP to apply for BP Rev. to address sprinkler comments for Loading Bay. Note ( 21-Sep-26) - BP revision is required . DP-2026-00717 in the system. means of egress for L3 is provided through L2 (talked to Warren on Oct 9th/26) · $72,000,000
    Syncra Construction Corp
    Issued
  2. 2022-06-17 508 Drake To demolish this existing commercial (1972) use building on site. Demolition Contractor: Paul Bovell - Division 2 Contracting Ltd · $189,000
    Division 2 Contracting Ltd
    Issued
  3. 2022-03-21 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 building. QP: Lance Pizzariello - J.S. Held, UCL Demolition Permit: BP-2021-04637
    Division 2 Contracting Ltd
    Issued

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