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717 W Pender St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned DD (Comprehensive Development). 4 building permits are on file, most recently “#404 - 4th floor Interior alterations to provide landlord improvements for future tenant …” (issued 3 November 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value is $14,663,000.

Zoning
DD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
4
Assessed value (2026)
$14,663,000
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 717 W Pender 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 (59153466, 693 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
693
Households
375
Median age
32.8
Median household income (2020)
$74,000
Own their home
39%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.7
Under 15
4%
65 and over
10%
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. 2026-11-03 #404 - 4th floor Interior alterations to provide landlord improvements for future tenant on the 4th floor (#404) of this existing commercial building. Scope of work: demo door and drywall partitions along corridor and replace with new glazing partition and glazed entrance door, and select demo of interior office partitions. * District Building Inspector to determine if a Special Sprinkler Inspection is required. Energy checklist is currently no longer required with your Building Permit (BP) 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 trades permits (e.g. electrical and plumbing). · $50,000
    NORSIDE PROJECTS LIMITED
    Issued
  2. 2025-05-29 Including the Letter of Operation from J Lounge Inc., received December 9, 2024, to provide interior alterations and a change of use on the basement floor from School to Hall use for corporate/private events in this existing commercial building for a limited period of time, expiring on March 25, 2027, unless extended in writing by the Director of Planning. Class 5 cooking proposed. Max. OL = 298 (limited by exit capacity) Max. OL = 130 (Program OL) · $75,000
    Elevation Ventures Inc
    Issued
  3. 2023-12-22 Interior alterations to provide improvements and to change the use from Money Exchange (D) to Beauty and Wellness (Nail Salon) (D) at this existing mixed-use building on this site. Scope of work includes new walls, lighting, electrical, plumbing, finishes and fixtures. Ok for field review as per City staff · $200,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2017-04-11 Interior alteration and a change of major occupancy: Interior alteration and a change of major occupancy from office (D) to School (A2) on the 4th floor of this existing mixed-use building on this site. · $50,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Downtown

1515 Homer Mews
#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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