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555 Robson St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned CD-1 (525) (Comprehensive Development). 10 building permits are on file, most recently “Exterior and interior alterations of this existing commercial building to provide improve…” (issued 12 March 2025). The City's 2026 assessed value is $61,309,000.

Zoning
CD-1 (525) · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
10
Assessed value (2026)
$61,309,000
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Plan of the block around 555 Robson 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 (59154144, 1,309 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,309
Households
770
Median age
32.8
Median household income (2020)
$88,000
Own their home
41%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.7
Under 15
7%
65 and over
3%
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. 2025-03-12 Exterior and interior alterations of this existing commercial building to provide improvements to a storage/IT room on the basement level for the installation of air conditioning and to install A/C unit on the north exterior roof deck of the 3rd floor for the existing General Office tenant. Scope of work area: Basement level & 3rd floor roof deck · $250,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2022-02-07 Exterior and interior alterations to add a new chiller unit to the roof of this existing commercial building on this site. · $50,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2021-06-08 Basement level & 3rd floor roof deck To alter the exterior and interior of this existing commercial building to provide improvements to a storage/IT room on the basement level for the installation of air conditioning, with the unit to be installed on the north exterior roof deck of the 3rd floor for the existing General Office tenant (Avigilon). This is a sprinklered building. District Building Inspector to determine if a Sprinkler Permits is required at time of the field review inspection. No SP required as per City staff · $100,000
    Pacific Mechanical Systems Ltd
    Issued
  4. 2020-09-25 #600 - 6th floor Interior alterations to provide improvements for this existing full floor office tenant on the 6th floor of this existing commercial building. Scope of work: renovations to the staff lounge and create a copy machine area and reception waiting are in the southwest portion of this floor. Revision #1 - add a wall to enclose copy area (604) - delete millwork island in staff kitchen (602) - no change to project value - additional elevation page added to set (ID08) Selected Energy Upgrade: E2 - Lighting - Upgrade to Local Control (per City staff.4.1.1.(a) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016) Ok for field review per City staff · $77,000
    Aura Office Environments Inc
    Issued
  5. 2019-12-16 3rd floor Interior alterations to add partition walls to create new office area for the same tenant in this existing office building. Scope of work per VBBL 2019: demolish two meeting rooms and one storage room to provide open workstation, new wall, glazing (sidelite) and doorway separating large break room from open workstation, card reader/electric strike, lighting, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and sprinkler work. TENANT: Avigilon (Drew Takahashi) · $50,000
    Klondike Contracting Corporation
    Issued
  6. 2019-12-16 9th floor Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing office area on the roof level (9th floor) of this existing office tower with work to include partition walls to create a new office, lighting, HVAC and other minor work at this existing commercial building on site. Scope of work per VBBL 2019: construct one new office, install new workstations in open office area, glazing (sidelite), door, card reader/electric strike, lighting, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and sprinkler work. TENANT: Avigilon (Drew Takahashi) · $50,000
    Klondike Contracting Corporation
    Issued
  7. 2018-09-11 #R140 Interior alteration to provide tenant improvement in this existing retail store for a new tenant (Vitasave) in suite #R140 of this existing commercial building on this site. Okay for field review as per City staff: L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Lighting Shutoff (per City staff.4.1.1 of ASHRAE 90.1 - 2010) · $211,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  8. 2018-07-26 5th floor Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements on the 5th floor of this existing commercial building. Work to include: Tenant improvement, cosmetic renovations, minor power alteration, and modifications of washrooms.
    Govan Brown Ltd
    Issued
  9. 2018-07-26 4th floor Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements on the 4th floor of this existing commercial building. Work to include: Tenant improvement, cosmetic renovations, minor power alteration; addition of lights and modifications of washrooms. · $450,000
    Govan Brown Ltd
    Issued
  10. 2018-02-09 Interior alterations to this existing office building. Work includes replacment of original wood-frame windows to aluminium located behind the existing curtain wall , and addition of floor area to the building by providing "pop-out" areas on each floor for additional meeting spaces and interior fit out for the new office tenant. Project to be reviewed under the 2014 VBBL. This project is related to AL-2016-00387 and AL-2016-00414.
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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