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570 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned DD (Comprehensive Development). 8 building permits are on file, most recently “Interior alterations to renovate the washrooms in this existing School - University or Co…” (issued 7 May 2024). The City's 2026 assessed value is $27,019,000.

Zoning
DD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
8
Assessed value (2026)
$27,019,000
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Plan of the block around 570 Dunsmuir 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 (59154146, 1,156 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,156
Households
490
Median age
37.6
Median household income (2020)
$74,000
Own their home
32%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.6
Under 15
3%
65 and over
9%
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. 2024-05-07 Interior alterations to renovate the washrooms in this existing School - University or College space on the 8th floor of this existing commercial building. · $50,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2024-04-30 Change of Major Occupancy and Use from Restaurant - Class 1 (Group A2) to Retail Store (Group E) and to provide interior alterations for the new tenant, a bookstore operated by Alexander College, on the ground floor of this commercial building. Scope of work includes installation of new partitions, finishes, millwork and accessible ramp, and removal of existing washrooms within suite. Tenant will use the 2 washrooms in the common area on the same floor. Notes: - OK per City staff(POD) on Sept 12, 2023. - No Translucent or opaque film, artwork, posters, shelving, display cases or similar elements are to be installed on or directly outside or inside of the approved glazing frontages and windows so that the interior of the premises is visible at all times from the sidewalk. - Separate Sign Permit is required for all signage. · $500,000
    Holaco Construction
    Issued
  3. 2024-03-13 To change the use of approximately 982 square feet from Beauty and Wellness Centre (group D) to General Office (group D) and to alter the exterior and interior alterations to provide improvements for the new tenant, on the ground floor of this existing commercial building. Tenant: Alexander College OK for DB per City staffan 26, 2024 · $500,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2023-12-11 Interior alterations to change the use, and major occupancy from existing Office (Group D) to Amenity Lounge & Accessory Fitness Centre (Group A2) for the use of the whole building in this existing commercial building on the site. Proposed work includes new partition walls and universal shower room. · $450,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2023-09-14 #500 Interior alterations to provide improvements for a new School - University or College tenant at unit #500 on the 5th floor of this commercial building on the site. OK for Field Review as per City staff: Alexander College · $1,400,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  6. 2023-09-14 #600 Interior alterations to provide improvements for a new School - University or College tenant at unit #600 on the 6th floor of this commercial building on the site. OK for Field Review as per City staff: Alexander College · $1,900,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  7. 2023-09-14 #800 Interior alterations to provide improvements for a new School - University or College tenant at unit #800 on the 8th floor of this commercial building on this site. OK for Field Review as per City staff: Alexander College · $1,400,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  8. 2023-05-10 #500, 600 & 800 Interior alternations to remove non-loadbearing partition walls, millwork, T-bar ceiling system and lighting for units 500, 600 & 800 in this existing commercial building. Scope of work: Removing non-loadbearing partition, millwork, T-bar ceiling system, including tiles/lighting to create open shell space on 5th, 6th, & 8th floors. Plumbing, power and data to suite the demolition scope. Ok for field review as per City staff: Separate permit is required for future tenant improvements. Energy checklist is currently no longer required with your Building Permit application. Some supporting documents are still required at BP stage, specifically Envelope and HVAC, if applicable. Service Water Heating and Lighting supporting documents, if applicable, must be submitted with your related trade’s permits (e.g. electrical and plumbing). Building is sprinklered, a separate sprinkler permit is required for all related work. · $189,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Downtown

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#1201 - 428 BEACH CRESCENT Interior alterations to provide residential improvement to an existing dwelling unit at #1201 - 428 Beach Crescent on the twelfth floor of this multiple dwelling building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · Sitka Coast Construction Inc
2026-11-05
200 Granville St
4th floor - 200 Granville Street Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to the existing common bathrooms for unit #400 on the 4th floor of this existing mixed use building on this site. Okay for FR as per City staff · no contractor listed
2026-11-05
725 Granville St
Interior and exterior (storefornt) tenant improvement and a minor addition of 156.7 m2 for this fit-out of a four-storey, interconnected retail store (Aritzia) for this CP TI of the existing building. A separate permit is required for signatures. VBBL 2025 - NFPA 13 Part 11 - F2, S2, N3, A3 Stage 1 - CP IT for the retail portion only, issued on Nov 5, 2026 (the restaurant portion to come at Stage 2). · Etro Construction Limited
2026-11-05
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