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5836 Highbury St, Vancouver

An address in Dunbar-Southlands, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 3 building permits are on file, most recently “To construct a two-storey two-family dwelling with one secondary suite ($1,022,317) locat…” (issued 23 August 2022). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 3 accounts at this address is $4,569,000.

Zoning
R1-1 · Residential Inclusive
Neighbourhood
Dunbar-Southlands
Permits on file
3
Assessed value (2026)
$4,569,000
3 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 5836 Highbury 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 (59150910, 474 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
474
Households
175
Median age
43.6
Median household income (2020)
$123,000
Own their home
71%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.9
Under 15
14%
65 and over
20%
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. 2022-08-23 To construct a two-storey two-family dwelling with one secondary suite ($1,022,317) located in the basement, with an attached garage providing 2 parking spaces, having vehicular access from the street. Note: This Building Permit will remain in a suspended status until the associated (green) Demolition Permit BP-2021-04451 is completed. Note: This is a 2 storey building pursuant to the Zoning and Development By-Law 1. Covenant registered at the Land Title Office under CA9659862 2. No strata titling permitted 3. A/C units proposed in rear yard & second storey 4. No Bar sinks proposed · $1,022,317
    Goldsun Construction Ltd
    Issued
  2. 2022-08-23 To demolish the existing one family dwelling building ($15,000) on this site by means of deconstruction. Demo Declaration – Van-City Excavating Ltd This permit is subject to the Green Demolition Bylaw (11023) 75% Recycling Rate of Building Materials Required · $15,000
    Van-City Excavating Ltd
    Issued
  3. 2021-11-24 Please also find the attached Salvage and abatement permit. (Salvage and Abatement permit only and does not authorize any demolition or deconstruction work on the house)
    Van-City Excavating Ltd
    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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