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818 Howe St, Vancouver

An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned DD (Comprehensive Development). 5 building permits are on file, most recently “4th floor 828 Howe Street Exterior and Interior alterations to provide improvements to an…” (issued 10 June 2026). The City's 2026 assessed value for the 94 accounts at this address is $98,502,330.

Zoning
DD · Comprehensive Development
Neighbourhood
Downtown
Permits on file
5
Assessed value (2026)
$98,502,330
94 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 818 Howe 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 (59154143, 844 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
844
Households
530
Median age
34
Median household income (2020)
$82,000
Own their home
24%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
1.7
Under 15
5%
65 and over
7%
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. 2026-06-10 4th floor 828 Howe Street Exterior and Interior alterations to provide improvements to an existing residential amenity space on the 4th level at 828 Howe Street at this existing mixed use building on this site. Exterior alterations are limited to the installation of a condensing unit with screening on the west elevation on the 4th floor and the expansion of an exterior roof deck adjacent to the amenity room by approx. 263 square feet. · $150,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  2. 2025-12-02 818 Howe St - P3 Level Interior alterations to P3 Level Parkade to remove unauthorized storage rooms and restore the building to the last approved condition on record as per Development Permit Nos. DP400922 and M/A DP402559 in this existing mixed use building on this site. Scope of work: Removal of metal gate enclosures around Parking spaces 163, 173 & 180; and Removal of unauthorized partition walls and room located beside parking space 173; and Removal of commissary kitchen in common storage room and re-instating room as storage. Ok for Field Review as per City staff · $18,500
    Acculine Services (2014) Ltd
    Issued
  3. 2023-04-17 Interior alterations to provide tenant improvement to this existing restaurant space for a new tenant on the ground floor of this existing mixed use building. Keep the existing exhaust system with new kitchen equipment. Notes: Sprinkler Permit is required. Sprinkler Commitment Letter by Owner submitted. Building Review Branch Notes: 1) Total proposed Occupant load is 63 seats + 7 staffs = 70 Persons. 2) A permanent sign indicating the above proposed occupant load shall be posted in a conspicuous location near the suite's principal entrance. 3) Separate permit will be required for any changes to the interior seating. 4) Separate permit is required for outdoor patio seating. Additional washroom may be required. Mechanical Review Notes: 1. Class 1 cooking operations (Grease-Laden Vapours). 2. Commercial kitchen exhaust systems to NFPA 96 (two Type 1 hoods). Note: “Reviewed under the provisions of VBBL 2019 (#12511).” · $150,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  4. 2019-05-15 Interior alterations to increase occupant load, rebuild existing menu bulkhead and front counter and update finishes and millwork throughout this existing Restaurant- Class 1 in this existing mixed-use building on this site. OK for BP only per City staff · $150,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued
  5. 2017-06-14 Exterior alterations to provide new gate at loading area of this existing commercial building. Reference to DP-2017-00004 · $75,000
    no contractor listed
    Issued

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Recent permits in Downtown

347 W Pender St
To construct a 9-storey (8 storey Z&D) building containing 94 Residential Rental (Seniors Supportive Dwelling) and amenity space serving occupant of the building. Scope of work also includes façade retention, rehabilitation and restoration of the Hartney Chambers Vancouver Heritage Building (demo and retention applied under DB-2026-00299) - 1st storey includes loading/vehicle parking, storage, service room, generator & electrical room, heat treatment room - 2nd storey includes main entrance, common dining, amenity and kitchen, UTR and residential suites, - 3-9 storey includes residential units, shower room, service room. 9th storey also includes amenity room. SHORT Project · ITC Projects Inc
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180 Keefer St
Interior alteration to convert an existing shell CRU into a Neighbourhood Public House in this 10-storey hotel building. - Refer to BP-2021-00364 for the base building. Notes: 1. This permit has been reviewed under the provisions of VBBL 2019. 2. The Roof Deck is excluded from this application and shall not be used by patrons of the neighbourhood public house on the ground floor. 3. The time limitation on DP-2025-00909 shall be observed. ISSUED: Oct. 30, 2026 (S.Yoo) · NDY Contracting Ltd
2026-10-30
885 W Georgia St
#1150 - 11th floor Interior alterations to provide improvements to this existing general office on the 11th floor (#1150) of this existing commercial building on site. Scope of work: Install new kitchenette, countertop and cabinet, electriclal, plumbing and sprinkler work to suit. Building Sprinklered – Separate sprinkler permit required for proposed sprinkler work. 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). · Central West Project Management Inc.
2026-10-30
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