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5605 Dunbar St, Vancouver

An address in Dunbar-Southlands, Vancouver, zoned C-2 (Commercial). 2 building permits are on file, most recently “CF-2024-000351 Interior alterations to change the occupancy of 5601 Dunbar from retail fo…” (issued 7 January 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 6 accounts at this address is $6,892,000.

Zoning
C-2 · Commercial
Neighbourhood
Dunbar-Southlands
Permits on file
2
Assessed value (2026)
$6,892,000
6 accounts, total
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 5605 Dunbar 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 (59150907, 630 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
630
Households
240
Median age
38.8
Median household income (2020)
$98,000
Own their home
69%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.6
Under 15
14%
65 and over
16%
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. 2026-01-07 CF-2024-000351 Interior alterations to change the occupancy of 5601 Dunbar from retail food (E) to restaurant (A2) and to combine 5601 Dunbar and 5607 Dunbar into a single restaurant tenant space to be addressed 5601 Dunbar on the ground floor of this existing mixed use building. The scope would increase the seats from 38 to 48 persons. Scope of work includes new cooking equipment under the existing Class 1 hood. 2025 VBBL · $7,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2017-08-01 Exterior alterations to provide exterior patio seating on private property for the existing Restaurant-Class 1 tenant (Group A2). Proposed seating at the NW corner to the site = 6 seats. Building Review Branch Notes: Maximum Occupant Load of 60 persons. 60 persons = (38 interior seats + 6 existing exterior seats + 6 proposed exterior seats + 10 staff) · $7,500
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Dunbar-Southlands

3309 Dunbar St
Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to this existing Restaurant Class 1 on the ground floor of this existing mixed-use building on this site. Building Review Branch Notes: 1)\tTotal proposed Occupant load is 50 seats + 5 staffs = 55 Persons. 2)\tMaximum occupant load is 60 Persons. 3)\tA permanent sign indicating the above proposed occupant load shall be posted in a conspicuous location near the suite's principal entrance. · no contractor listed
2026-10-29
3595 W 26TH Av
#201 - 3595 W 26TH AV Interior alterations to provide residential improvement to an existing dwelling unit at #201 - 3595 W 26th Ave. on the second floor of this existing multiple dwelling building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · Bogdan Marin Electrical
2026-10-28
3042 W 33RD Av
3042 W 33RD AVENUE Interior alterations to change the use from Single Detached House to Single Detached House with Secondary Suite. Ok for field review per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-10-16
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