555 W 12th Av, Vancouver

Neighbourhood profile

From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59153152, 939 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

Permit history

1. 2026-10-30 Interior alterations to install turnstiles in this existing Fitness Center #299 on the 2nd floor of this existing Municipally Designated Heritage commercial building. Notes: 1. With the addition of new vestibule walls, make sure they do not impact any existing sprinkler heads. If any sprinkler existing heads are to be relocated, a special sprinkler inspection is required. 2. Permit reviewed and approved to VBBL #14343 (2025). · $50,000
   no contractor listed Issued
2. 2026-05-05 #12 - 555 W 12th Av Interior alterations to provide improvements for a new Health Care Office tenant at unit #12 in this existing Municipally Designated Heritage commercial building. OK for field review as per City staff: 1. Refer to DP-2026-00227 for change of use from Retail Store to Health Care Office. 2. No beauty services are permitted including facial treatments, skin care treatments, moxibustion therapy, massage and herbal soak therapy. 3. Services offered by this business (Acupuncture and Cupping) are restricted activities that are regulated under the Health Professions Act. Only registrants of the College of Complementary Health Professions of BC are permitted to offer such services to the public. 4. If there are changes to the operation including additional service(s), a Minor Amendment or a new Development Permit may be required. Processed through CRC. · $59,000
   no contractor listed Issued
3. 2025-11-05 Unit 460- 555 W 12th Avenue Change of use from office "shell only" to fitness (low occupancy D) to unit 460 at this existing City Square Mall building on this site. This building is sprinklered. Okay for field review as per City staff2025. · $10,000
   no contractor listed Issued
4. 2025-08-13 555 W 12th #400 – 4th floor (full floor tenant) East Tower Interior alterations to combine unit #400 and unit #440 and to provide tenant improvements at this existing Health Care Office use on the 4th floor (#400) at this existing Municipally Designated Heritage M building. Scope of work: Expansion of unit #400 into unit #440. Demolition of partition walls and construction of partition walls, doors and millwork, plumbing, electrical, mechanical and sprinkler work to suit. This building is sprinklered. A separate sprinkler permit is required for all related work. · $350,000
   Reotech Construction Ltd Issued
5. 2025-07-21 #300 555 W 12th #300 - 3rd floor (full floor tenant) East Tower Interior alterations only to provide improvements at this existing Health Care Office use on the 3rd floor (#300) at this existing Municipally Designated Heritage M building. Scope of work: remove partition walls and construct partition walls, doors and millwork, plumbing, ceiling work, HVAC and sprinkler adjusted. Rev #1: Amendment application to reduce scope of proposed work and to add new ducts from cryo room to exterior and manual override to embroy storage. No increased work value. · $300,000
   no contractor listed Issued
6. 2025-05-27 K7 Interior alterations for a new Retail (Limited Food Service) tenant on the lower level kiosk K7 of this existing commercial building on this site. No cooking on site. Scope of work: new kiosk counter, new plumbing and electrical adjustment. OK for Field Review per City staff · $45,000
   no contractor listed Issued
7. 2025-03-20 Unit 123 Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements and change of use from retail to arcade at unit #123 on the upper floor of this existing commercial building on this site. Ok for field review as per City staff: No coin operated video games permitted · $8,000
   no contractor listed Issued
8. 2025-01-09 Unit #4 - 555 W 12th Rehabilitation of the building by way of interior alterations to provide tenant improvements and change of use from retail to office use at the commercial unit #4 on the ground floor. The alterations described under Item No. 1 above, authorized by the combined Development and Building Permit Number DB-2024-04531, including conditions and plans forming part thereof, are approved under the Heritage By-law and this combined Development and Building Permit also constitutes a Heritage Alteration Permit. OK for DB per City staff · $600,000
   no contractor listed Issued
9. 2024-09-16 Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to existing retail limited food service unit (E) in the food court of City Square Mall (Unit #29A). Scope of work to include installation of new class 1 commercial kitchen, exhaust system and plumbing. Notes: Permit reviewed and approved to VBBL #12511 (2019) · $50,000
   no contractor listed Issued
10. 2024-07-19 #142 - 1st floor (upper mall level) Interior alteration to provide improvement for a new real estate office- presentation center tenant in this existing office - presentation center unit on the 1st floor (#142) of this existing commercial building. Scope of work; demo/remove all partition walls, millwork, & finishes and install new partition walls, millwork, finishes for new display suite. * Mock kitchen and bathroom to be non working, for display purposes only. Unit is not to be used as a dwelling unit. · $120,000
    no contractor listed Issued
11. 2024-03-01 Unit #35 - 555 W 12th Interior alterations to provide first tenant improvements to vacant retail space (formerly Safeway, demised into 2 retail units per BP-2019-01763) for new retail store (Daiso) in existing designated heritage commercial building on this site. Scope of work to include demolition of existing and construction of new interior partition walls, addition of one washroom, installation of shelving and checkouts, addition of interior exit door leading into existing hallway, ceiling, lighting and HVAC upgrades. Ok for field review per City staff: Ivar Cegarra [contact removed] Sched B - Mechanical, Plumbing: Jin Sun [contact removed] · $670,000
    ConVerge Construction Ltd Issued
12. 2024-01-03 Exterior alterations to repair the awning structure over the play area for this existing child daycare facility tenant at this child daycare facility/parking garage building on this site. OK for DB per City staff · $53,000
    no contractor listed Issued
13. 2022-12-06 #132 - upper mall 555 W 12th Ave To alter the interior of unit #132 on the upper mall level of this existing commercial building to provide improvements for the new Health Care Office tenant. New finishes, millwork, plumbing, light fixtures, and interior wall layout. Upgrading sprinklers and HVAC. · $235,000
    Concrete Cashmere Ltd Issued
14. 2022-11-14 #301 & 302 Interior alterations to the existing Office (Shell) space to demise into 2 units (301 & 302) and complete tenant Improvements in unit 301 for a new Health Care Office Tenant in the existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work: - # 301 - demo of ceiling T-bar & fixtures, new partitions, millwork, new accessible washroom, plumbing fixtures & lighting, flooring & painting. Revision #2 - Layout change to Exam Rm. 10 & Re-Booking Area (swapped locations) - Revised RCP Plan, Power & Communication plans to suit new layout change - Increase construction cost of 9,500.00 REVISION #1: Dec.9/22 mk - staff bathroom relocated. - RCP, power & communications adjusted to suit. - Plumbing adjusted in Exam room 7. OK for field review per City staff: - Separate Building permit and energy upgrade will be required prior to future occupancy of suite 302. - Building Sprinklered – Separate sprinkler permit required for proposed sprinkler work · $359,500
    Counterpoint Interiors Inc Issued
15. 2021-12-01 #5 - Lower Mall Level Interior alterations to expand the existing Health Care Office (Dental) in #5 into #6 (retaining #5) on the lower mall level in this existing Heritage "A" commercial building on this site. Scope of work: remove demising wall, partition walls, doors, ceiling and lighting, millwork, dental equipment, finishes and construct partition walls, glazing, doors for new treatment rooms, staff lounge, reception, storefront, finishes, millwork, ceiling work, HVAC (dental equipment hooked up to existing mechanical room in parkage), electrical, plumbing, mechanical and sprinkler work. TENANT: Dr. Rustom Appoo City Square Dental Centre · $750,000
    no contractor listed Issued
16. 2021-07-21 To alter the interior of this existing retail (limited food service) unit in this existing commercial building (City Square Mall) to provide improvements for a new tenant (Freshii). One class 5 cooking operation. Note: Induction cookers are used to boil water and to warm up the precooked food items only. Scope of work includes: new finishes, new lighting, electrical work, mechanical work, new food service equipment, furniture, new washrooms, NFPA 96 hood and suppression, new MAU/KEF · $100,000
    no contractor listed Issued
17. 2021-07-12 #130 - Main Floor Interior alterations to combine unit #126 (General Office) and # 130 (General Office) into one General Office Unit (Retain # 130) in this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of Work: Deconstruct demising wall. Deconstruct all interior partition walls, millwork and finishing. Construct interior walls, washrooms, and lunch room. Electrical, plumbing, hvac and sprinkler to suit. · $200,000
    no contractor listed Issued
18. 2021-05-31 #3 - Main Floor Interior alterations and a change of use of approximately 1799.8 sq.ft. from retail to small scale pharmacy in the existing Municipally Designated Vancouver Heritage Register 'A' commercial building on this site. Scope of work - Install interior walls & doors, millwork, plumbing fixtures and electrical work, staff washroom. TENANT: 0968975 B.C. Ltd OK For Field Review Kim Vogt, March 17th, 2021 · $168,000
    no contractor listed Issued
19. 2021-04-21 Interior and exterior alterations and a change of use to this existing former retail suite (Purolator Courier) that will now be a new limited food service (retail) tenant in this existing suite of this existing mixed use commercial building (CitySquare Mall). Interior alterations include new dining areas, new partitions, and a new commercial kitchen. Exterior alterations include new rooftop kitchen exhaust equipment plus a new exterior make-up air opening and grille at the South exterior wall. ** Maximum number of seats proposed = 16 and must not exceed that number **. Class 1 Cooking operation. NOTE: the 2019 VBBL applies to this Permit application which has been reviewed during the Covid-19 Pandemic. · $75,000
    no contractor listed Issued
20. 2021-04-14 units #3 and #4 - lower level mall Interior alterations to demise unit #3 into two retail shell units #3 and # 4 with a new 2HR Fire R.R. non-load bearing demising wall in the existing Municipally Designated Vancouver Heritage Register 'A' commercial building on this site. Scope of work: construct new demising wall, remove select interior partition walls/doors and electrical work. · $25,000
    no contractor listed Issued
21. 2021-04-08 #100 Interior alterations to install 3 sinks in this existing Business school tenant in this existing commercial building. OK for field review as per City staff of 3 new sinks in three separate classrooms, upgrade service water heating circulation pump controls This is a sprinklered building. District Building Inspector to determine if a Sprinkler Permit is required. PP required per City staff: E2 - SWH - Upgrade SWH system temperature maintenance controls per City staff.4.4.2. of ASHRAE 90.1-2016 · $26,565
    Ainsworth Inc Issued
22. 2020-04-30 #350 (West Tower) - 3rd floor Interior alterations to demolish all non load bearing partition walls in this existing vacant health care office on the 3rd floor (#350) to return to shell space in this existing commercial building. Scope of work: demolish interior partition walls in two phases to turn floor into leasing shell space. Existing ceiling finishes and layout with devices to remain. Revise and centralize lighting control as required. OK for Field Review per City staff: Interior demolition to Shell Note: Separate Building permit and energy upgrade will be required prior to future occupancy of this suite. · $75,000
    no contractor listed Issued
23. 2020-03-29 #201, Changes to the Kitchen Ventilation System only Scope of the work is to modifying kitchen cooking equipment, commercial kitchen ventilation and its fire suppression system for the existing restaurant in this 6-storey commercial heritage building for a new tenant. Exterior work is for installation of new commercial kitchen exhaust fan on the roof only. Notes: 1. Class-1 Cooking operation 2. Max Occupant Load including staff is 250 person. Application is reviewed based on VBBL 2019 requirements · $50,000
    no contractor listed Issued
24. 2020-01-17 #14 Interior alterations to the ground floor (suite #14) to this existing General Office space of this existing commercial building on site. Scope of work includes : new partition walls and doors, new washrooms, and electrical work. OK for field review as per City staff: L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to Local Control (per City staff.4.1.1.(a) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016) NOTE: Building sprinklered – Building inspector to determine on site if a separate sprinkler permit is required. · $35,000
    no contractor listed Issued
25. 2019-10-23 #116 - Upper Mall Level Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements for a new office tenant (Accounting) on the Upper Mall Level (#116) in this existing commercial building. Scope of work: construct partition walls, doors, T-Bar grid with acoustic tile, lighting, finishes, electrical and sprinkler work. TENANT: Edward Jones Financial OK for field review per City staffspector to determine on site if a separate sprinkler permit is required L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Full OFF (per City staff.4.1.1.(h) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t · $85,000
    no contractor listed Issued
26. 2019-10-18 #300 - 3rd floor (full floor tenant) East Tower Interior alterations only to provide improvements to the Dispensing Area at this existing Health Care Office use on the 3rd floor (#300) at this existing Municipally Designated Heritage M building. Scope of work: remove partition walls and rolling shutters from dispensing area and construct partition walls, glazing, finishes, ceiling work, power and voice data plan and electrical work. TENANT: Olive Fertility Clinic OK for field review as per City staff. Building Sprinklered – Building inspector to determine on site if a separate sprinkler permit is required Processed Thru FIT L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Partial OFF (per City staff.4.1.1.(g) of ASHRAE 90.1-2016)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t · $26,225
    TotalPlan Inc Issued
27. 2019-10-02 #139 - 555 W 12th Ave Interior alteration to provide tenant improvement and change of use from beauty and wellness to Health Enhancement Centre in this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work: remove interior walls and door, add interior wall create 2 new rooms, 2 new sinks. L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Lighting Shutoff (per City staff.4.1.1 of ASHRAE 90.1-2016) Ok for Field Review as per City staff · $30,000
    no contractor listed Issued
28. 2019-08-29 #28 - 555 W 12th Ave (food court unit) Interior alterations to the existing Retail Store (limited food service) to replace kitchen equipment and relocate fire suppression nozzles under the existing kitchen exhaust canopy (originally installed under previous BU424467). Rev #2 - Changes to existing food court common duct kitchen exhaust system per code consultant - Increase construction cost of 10,000.00 Note: Common ecologizer for #28, 29A and 29B installed under BU424260. · $13,000
    applicant withheld (individual) Issued
29. 2019-07-05 #42 - To permit interior alterations for this existing retail grocery store to provide tenant improvements for this new retail grocery store in this existing commercial building. Scope of work to include: Installing shelving, coolers, produce stands, and cashier checkouts. One new washroom added. Minor interior wall changes to allow for new coolers and general storage area at rear. New soup kitchen area at rear being created. OK For Field Review as per City staff.2019 BP-2019-01763 (for demising wall) to be completed prior to completion and occupancy of this permit 1. Class 5 Cooking Operations (No Hood): 2. Appliances are less than or equal to 6 kW (Cooking procedures producing significant grease laden vapours, or significant heat or steam are not permitted). Selected Energy Upgrade: L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Space Control systems (per City staff.4.1.2 of ASHRAE 90.1 - 2010) · $1,000,000
    no contractor listed Issued
30. 2019-06-21 155 - 555 W 12th Interior alterations and a change of use of open gym #1 from fitness centre to health care office (Kids Physio Group) to be used in conjunction with the fitness centre in this existing unit. The common lobby is shared by both tenants. Processed through CRC. Okay for Field Review (no alteration proposed) per City staff: Energy trigger not required · $500
    Fusion Project Management Ltd Issued
31. 2019-05-29 Interior alterations to demise this existing retail unit #40 into two retail units in this existing commercial Heritage A building. OK for field review as per City staff · $25,000
    Wetrust Enterprises Ltd Issued
32. 2018-11-23 #142 Units 140, 142, 143 upper mall Change of use from retail and restaurant to temporary presentation centre office with display unit mock-ups in this existing commercial building with work to include partition walls and other minor work. OK for field review per City staff(I have checked the last 5 years for changes of occupancy LC) · $90,000
    Bata Developments Inc Issued
33. 2018-11-05 #300 - 3rd floor (full floor tenant) Interior alterations only to provide improvements to this existing Health Care Office tenant on the 3rd floor (#300) at this existing Municipally Designated Heritage M and Vancouver Heritage Register A building. Scope of work: demolish selected partition walls, doors, glazing, construct partition walls for 6 new offices, doors, glazing, finishes, power/voice data, rcp, electrical and sprinkler work. Tenant: Olive Fertility Clinic OK for field review as per City staff. Energy upgrade: L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Lighting Shutoff (per City staff.4.1.1 of ASHRAE 90.1 - 2010) · $60,000
    TotalPlan Inc Issued
34. 2018-10-01 Interior alterations, minor renovation to combine 2 suites into a single suite, and, a small suite change of major occupancy of the 2 existing suites from beauty & wellness centre (group D: 1 suite) & retail (group E: condo pre-sales) to create a single suite for a Fitness Centre (group A2) assembly occupancy in CitySquare mall to be occupied by "Jump Gymnastics". The fitness centre has 2 main studios, the larger of which will be used for regular fitness classes and the smaller studio which will focus on therapy in conjunction with a treatment office at one corner of this studio. NOTE: the applicant has chosen to apply Article 3.1.2.6 Low Occupant Load Assembly (A2) as a Group D occupancy. Max. of 30 occupants. *** An Overtime estimate has been requested *** · $195,000
    no contractor listed Issued
35. 2018-09-17 #475 - 4th floor Interior alterations to provide two (2) new door openings through an existing demising partition for the expansion of the existing General Office tenant at unit #475 into the existing General Office tenant space at unit #488, (retaining unit #475) on the 4th floor of this existing Municipally Designated Heritage 'M' City Square mall building. Scope of work: TENANT: CCTV Consulting and Service · $20,000
    no contractor listed Issued
36. 2018-05-04 #147 Interior alterations and a change of use from Retail to Barber Shop at unit #147 on the second floor of this existing commercial building on this site. OK for Field Review per City staff. Energy trigger chosen; L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Lighting Shutoff (per City staff.4.1.1 of ASHRAE 90.1-2010) · $15,000
    no contractor listed Issued
37. 2018-02-16 Food court kitchen exhaust replacement. · $50,000
    no contractor listed Issued
38. 2018-01-18 #300 Interior alterations to provide renovation to suite #300 on the 3rd floor for the office area. Scope of work to include the change of office layout. Ok for field review as per City staff: 1. Building is a Municipally Designated Heritage A commercial building 2. Existing lighting layout to remain 3. energy Upgrade: L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate automatic lighting shutoff (per City staff.4.1.1 of ASHRAE 90.1 - 2010) · $30,000
    TotalPlan Inc Issued
39. 2017-11-20 #118 Interior alterations only to provide tenant fit out for a new Health Care Office at unit #118 at this existing Heritage Designated 'M' and Vancouver Heritage Register 'A' City Square Mall building. Existing unit # 118 tenant space approved as Health Care Office under BP-2016-01670. OK for field review as per City staff. Energy upgrade: L2 - Lighting - Upgrade all hard wired Lighting within scope of work area to High Efficiency light systems. · $150,000
    no contractor listed Issued
40. 2017-11-17 #495 Interior alterations to provide improvements for new health care office tenant at unit 495 on the 4th floor in existing health care office space. L2 - Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Lighting Shutoff (per City staff.4.1.1 of ASHRAE 90.1 - 2010) · $95,000
    Fusion Project Management Ltd Issued
41. 2017-11-08 #590 - Interior alterations to this existing office space # 590 on the 5th floor of this existing Municipally Heritage Designated "A" Commercial Building. OK for Field review per City staffan and Balance all Air Systems (per City staff.7.2.3.2 of ASHRAE 90.1). · $7,000
    Gibraltar Holdings Ltd Issued
42. 2017-10-10 Interior alterations only to change major occupancy or use from Health Care Office (group D), Retail Store (group E), and General Office (group D), and provide tenant improvement to this new dance studio (group A2) for children and adults in this existing commercial Heritage A building. OK for DB as per City staff. OK for Change of Use to Fitness Centre as per City staff. No film on glazing is permitted. Occupant Load = max 50 persons Tenant: Raincity Dance Building Review Branch Note: - Two layer of on the suite side GWB or 2h FRR must be confirmed at the existing suite separation wall to District Building Inspector. Otherwise, an additional layer of GWB must be provided. - All exit signs in the suite and along the exit path from the suite must be ISO graphic as per VBBL 3.4.5.1.(2) & BULLETIN 2015-006-BU. - A permanent sign with the occupant load must be posted in a conspicuous location. · $40,000
    Concrete Cashmere Ltd Issued
43. 2017-08-30 #470 Interior alterations and change of use from Health Care Office to provide improvements for a new General Office use, which also includes a new demising partition to create a vacant space to be addressed as unit #460, and new tenant to retain unit #470 at this existing City Square Mall building. Note: #470 & 460 to be posted as shown on the approved plans and clearly visible from the suite entry prior to final inspection. OK for field review as per City staff. Energy Upgrade: Upgrade to incorporate automatic lighting shutoff (per City staff.4.1.1 of ASHRAE 90.1-2010) · $55,000
    Fusion Project Management Ltd Issued
44. 2017-08-11 #200-2nd floor (north and south) Interior alterations to provide improvements for this existing office tenant at unit #200 on the second floor of this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work: demolition of partition walls and portions of ceiling, construct new partition walls and ceiling, demolish/new doors, millwork, new finishes, for new layout including offices, meeting rooms, washrooms and kitchenettes, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and sprinkler work. OK for field review per City staff. · $1,100,000
    no contractor listed Issued
45. 2017-06-07 #K10 - Interior alterations to enclose an area under the east stairway on the main level of the mall to create a kiosk for a new travel agent tenant in this existing Heritage "A" commercial building. · $8,000
    no contractor listed Issued
46. 2017-04-13 Interior alteration and change of use from Health care office to general office in unit #126 of this existing commercial building on this site. Scope of work includes removal and construction of interior partition walls and relocate washroom. Okay for BU per City staff Signs to not exceed 5W per City staff(per City staff.4.2 of ASHRAE 90.1 - 2010) · $20,000
    no contractor listed Issued
47. 2017-02-17 #600-6th floor (East Tower) Interior alterations to provide improvements for new Health Care Office on the 6th floor (#600) in the East Tower of this existing municipally designated heritage (commercial) building that is on the Vancouver Heritage Register (A). Scope of work: construct new partition walls, doors, lighting, millwork, finishes, electrical, plumbing and sprinkler work. Tenant: Monarch Dental OK for field review as per City staff: 1. Work without permit fee for removal of interior walls applied based on project value of $10,000 as last permit BU464718 to remove all non-loading bearing walls in this unit was expired by District Building Inspector on April 26, 2016. Selected Energy Upgrade: L2 - Lighting - Upgrade all hard wired Lighting within scope of work area to High Efficiency light systems · $260,000
    David Mitchell Co Ltd Issued
48. 2017-01-11 #118 - Interior alterations to install new storefront glazing for unit #118 in the mall's 2nd level of this existing commercial building. Note: Storefront Glazing only. Separate permit(s) and ASHRAE checklist will be required for any future tenant improvements to this existing office shell. DBI to determine if special sprinkler inspection will be required (Sprinkler permit may be due). · $30,000
    no contractor listed Issued

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