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670 Smithe St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned DD (Comprehensive Development). 3 building permits are on file, most recently “To install an outdoor seating area of approximately 100.0 sq.ft to be used in conjunction…” (issued 24 June 2024). The City's 2026 assessed value is $15,824,000.

Zoning
DD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
3
Assessed value (2026)
$15,824,000
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 670 Smithe 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 (59153464, 1,622 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,622
Households
1,085
Median age
34.4
Median household income (2020)
$86,000
Own their home
24%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.5
Under 15
5%
65 and over
6%
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. 2024-06-24 To install an outdoor seating area of approximately 100.0 sq.ft to be used in conjunction with the existing Restaurant Class-1 (A2). Note: - Proposed 13 seats at outdoor patio and a 4'-3" bartop guard -Total occupant load for main floor is 219 persons (206 persons interior as permitted by TI building permit BP-2023-00958 + 13 persons at outdoor patio). *** Reviewed under the VBBL 2019 *** · $1,500
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2023-05-03 To change the major occupancy and use of 902 Granville St from Retail Limited Food (E) to Restaurant - Class 1 (A2), and to combine with the existing Restaurant - Class 1, Dublin Calling, at 670 Smithe St (from first to third floor) to become a single-tenant 3-storey building on this site. Scope of work includes interior alterations to remove the demising wall between two suites (902 Granville St and 670 Smithe St) and to add new bar, seating and washrooms. Building Review Notes: - Proposed occupant load for the main floor is 206 persons. Total occupant load for the entire building cannot exceed 800 persons. - Liquor License capacity for the second storey is 259 persons, for the third storey is 283 persons. - Upgrade for Small Suite is F1, S2, N1, A2. ** Reviewed under the VBBL 2019 ** · $450,000
    M L Developing Ltd
    Issued
  3. 2018-05-29 Interior alteration to combine the existing restaurant (Group A2) located at 900 Granville Street into the existing restaurant/cabaret/pub (Group A2) in this three storey restaurant/retail building on the site. Note: - Class 5 Cooking Operation (No Hood); the kitchen on the ground floor is for serving/warming food only. - Appliances are less than or equal to 6 kW (Cooking procedures producing significant grease laden vapours, or significant heat or steam are not permitted. - Minor Renovation - Upgrade levels F1, S2, N1, A2, E2 required. E2: Lighting - Upgrade to incorporate Automatic Lighting Shutoff. Revision#1 - Aug 30, 2019, J. Chen - Adjust washrooms and kitchen layout. - Reduce grease interceptor size. - Relocate hand sink in the kitchen. · $50,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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