A look at building activity and permit wait times in Arbutus Ridge, compared against the rest of Vancouver.
Slower than average
Building permits in Arbutus Ridge took about 99 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.
1The story
In plain terms: Arbutus Ridge has seen 1,327 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 99 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit slower than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2025.
2The evidence
99d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
1,327
permits on record
Typical permit wait time in Arbutus Ridge
Each bar is Arbutus Ridge's typical wait; the dashed line is the citywide average for that era.
Building activity, by year
Number of building permits issued each year.
3Permit radar — last 12 months
Monthly permit activity
Building permits issued per month in Arbutus Ridge.
What's been approved recently
The 5 most recent building permits in Arbutus Ridge.
Date
Type
Address
2026-10-14
New Building
2638 EDGAR CRESCENT #3, Vancouver, BC V6L 2G4
2026-10-05
Addition / Alteration
2925 W 21ST AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V6L 1K7
2026-10-02
New Building
2810 W 31ST AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V6L 2A2
2026-10-02
Addition / Alteration
3021 W 21ST AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V6L 1K9
2026-10-01
Addition / Alteration
2727 W 24TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V6L 1R2
Permit types (last 12 mo)
New Building · 54 (40%)Addition / Alteration · 44 (33%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 34 (25%)Salvage and Abatement · 3 (2%)
4The fine print
How we calculated this
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'Arbutus Ridge' (the city's own local-area classification) and measured how long each took from application to approval, using the median. We compare that against the citywide median for the same years. This is our own analysis of public records.
City of Vancouver open data — Issued Building Permits · as of 2026-10-21 · Vancouver Promise Tracker — your slice of the city's public records.