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733 Beatty St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned DD (Comprehensive Development). 6 building permits are on file, most recently “733 Beatty St Exterior alterations to replace the existing roof top unit (MUA) in this ex…” (issued 7 January 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value is $61,418,000.

Zoning
DD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
6
Assessed value (2026)
$61,418,000
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Plan of the block around 733 Beatty 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 (59154027, 1,577 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
1,577
Households
755
Median age
35.2
Median household income (2020)
$94,000
Own their home
40%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.8
Under 15
7%
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. 2026-01-07 733 Beatty St Exterior alterations to replace the existing roof top unit (MUA) in this existing YWCA hotel building on this site. · $375,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2023-05-29 To alter the interior of this existing Hotel building to install steel stud and drywall bulkheads in the corridors of floors 2 through 12 to enclose water lines previously installed under a separate permit. NOTE: This building was originally constructed with equivalencies. DBI will determine if this application is acceptable for field review or if it needs to be reviewed by the Building Review Branch. · $80,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  3. 2021-07-14 Interior alterations to add ducts and diffusers in the guest rooms from Level 2-11 of this existing YWCA hotel. OK for field review as per City staff: exempt Revision #1 - Change configuration of acoustic duct extension and new bulkhead (A4.01-A4.07) - Change material fo bulk head from drywall to medium density fiberboard (A4.01-A.4.07) - Add note to fill bulkhead void with mineral wool to confirm to NFPA -13 (A-4.01-A.4.07) · $200,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2021-05-20 To permit exterior alterations to this existing Hotel (YWCA) on this site. Scope to Include: Windows on level One along Beatty Street will be replaced to prevent future leakage. The brick near the base of the building will be removed and replaced to allow for membrane and concrete curb installation. Roof tiles of the main entry porch will be removed and replaced to incorporate new membrane. Interior finished near the windows to be removed and replaced.. OK For Field Review per City staff.2021 OK for Exterior Changes per City staff.2021 · $268,985
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2018-12-05 To construct a major vertical addition adjacent to the existing 12-storey highrise YWCA hotel. The new addition will include 10 additional storeys that sit on top of the the existing roof over Level 1. The new addition will include 65 new hotel guest rooms, including 4 accessible sleeping rooms. The existing hotel will be altered to accommodate a corridor connection to the new addition on each floor level. The existing building will be upgraded in accordance with Part 11 for a major vertical addition, except non-structural elements will be upgraded to N3 rather than N4. · $12,000,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  6. 2018-05-13 Interior alterations only to provide elevator modernization to 3 existing elevators in this existing hotel (YWCA). Scope of work includes installation of smoke alarms at the elevator lobbies, heat detectors at the elevator pit, exit signs, electromagnetic lock at an egress door, and new lighting at the elevator machine room. · $39,593
    Action Electric Ltd
    Issued

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