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866 E 31st Av, Vancouver

An address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 4 building permits are on file, most recently “To construct a 2 storey laneway house building ($171,320.00) with an open parking pad, pr…” (issued 7 July 2021). The City's 2026 assessed value is $2,962,000.

Zoning
R1-1 · Residential Inclusive
Neighbourhood
Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Permits on file
4
Assessed value (2026)
$2,962,000
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 866 E 31st Av, 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 (59150379, 573 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.

People
573
Households
230
Median age
42
Median household income (2020)
$116,000
Own their home
67%
Vancouver: 45%
Average household size
2.6
Under 15
10%
65 and over
14%
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. 2021-07-07 To construct a 2 storey laneway house building ($171,320.00) with an open parking pad, providing 1 parking space, having vehicular access from the lane. Note: This is a 1 ½ storey building pursuant to the Zoning & Development By-law 1.\tCovenant registered at the Land Title Office under CA8945464 2.\tNo Strata Titling permitted 3.\tNo A/C unit proposed · $171,320
    Woodbine Builders Ltd
    Issued
  2. 2021-07-07 To construct a 2 storey + basement one-family dwelling with a secondary suite ($659,107.50) located in the basement with a detached accessory building (laneway house), at the rear providing 1 open parking space, having vehicular access from the lane. Note: This Building Permit will remain in a suspended status until the associated (green) Demolition Permit BP-2021-00585 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 CA8945464 2- No strata titling permitted 3- No Bar sink proposed 4- A/C unit proposed · $659,108
    Woodbine Builders Ltd
    Issued
  3. 2021-06-09 To demolish the existing one family dwelling building ($15,000) on this site by means of deconstruction. Demo Declaration – Jas Brar of JB Site Works Inc. [contact removed] This permit is subject to the Green Demolition Bylaw (11023) Heritage Listed: Green Demolition Conditions Apply 90% Recycling Rate of Building Materials with 3 Tonnes of Wood Salvage Required · $15,000
    J B Siteworks Inc.
    Issued
  4. 2021-04-21 Salvage and abatement permit only for DB-2020-2021-00584 and to be completed under the supervision of a registered professional. This permit does not authorize demolition, deconstruction or construction work. QP: Harvey Wong, Kinetic OHS, [contact removed]
    J B Siteworks Inc.
    Issued

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Recent permits in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

1641 E 37TH Av
To demolish the existing single detached house ($40,000) on this site - declared non rental 75% green demo Demo to grade only. No soil disturbance or excavation of soil other than that which is incidental to the demolition is permitted under this permit. This permit is subject to the Green Demolition Bylaw (11023). Pre-1950 homes require recycling of a minimum 75 percent of non-hazardous construction materials, and pre-1940 homes with character will require a minimum 90% recycling of non-hazardous construction materials. In addition, Pre-1910 homes and pre-1950 heritage homes require demolition by means of deconstruction, resulting in the salvage of at least 3 tonnes of wood. Demo: N. Parsad - 1167245 BC Ltd QP: MCA Environmental Consulting Inc. (Tarlochan Sunar ) · no contractor listed
2026-10-28
1641 E 37TH Av
*****PART 5***** To construct a three-storey four-unit Multiple Dwelling "Multiplex" building with four surface parking spaces in the rear yard, having vehicular access from the lane. VBBL 2025 - NFPA 13D · Kang Bros Holdings Ltd
2026-10-28
4375 Ross St
Exterior alterations to add a new roof cover over the existing deck at the rear of the second floor of this existing single detached house on this inside with lane site as approved by the Board of Variance Appeal Z36309 dated March 10, 2026, thereby overturning the decision of the Director of Planning and relaxing the overall floor area to 2,593sf. Related to Issued DP-2025-00980 Full-height privacy screen to be installed on the south elevation. · no contractor listed
2026-10-26
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