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What's happening in Hastings-Sunrise?

A look at building activity and permit wait times in Hastings-Sunrise, compared against the rest of Vancouver.

Slower than average

Building permits in Hastings-Sunrise took about 106 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.

1The story

In plain terms: Hastings-Sunrise has seen 3,186 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 106 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit slower than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2022.

2The evidence
106d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
3,186
permits on record

Typical permit wait time in Hastings-Sunrise

Each bar is Hastings-Sunrise's typical wait; the dashed line is the citywide average for that era.
citywide avg2017169d2018150d2019124d2020120d2021118d2022141d2023159d2024108.5d2025105d2026103d

Building activity, by year

Number of building permits issued each year.
2017378201838120193422020256202131720224042023287202429620253262026199
3Permit radar — last 12 months

Monthly permit activity

Building permits issued per month in Hastings-Sunrise.
cantOct cant25 cant cantNov cant9 cant cantDec cant16 cant cantJan cant18 cant cantFeb cant11 cant cantMar cant27 cant cantApr cant35 cant cantMay cant15 cant cantJun cant20 cant cantJul cant23 cant cantAug cant17 cant cantSep cant19 cant cantOct cant14

What's been approved recently

The 5 most recent building permits in Hastings-Sunrise.
Date Type Address
2026-10-16New Building2858 TRINITY STREET, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-16New Building2856 TRINITY STREET, Vancouver, BC V5K 1E9
2026-10-16Demolition / Deconstruction2856 TRINITY STREET, Vancouver, BC V5K 1E9
2026-10-15Demolition / Deconstruction2668 WILLIAM STREET, Vancouver, BC V5K 2Y5
2026-10-15New Building2668 WILLIAM STREET, Vancouver, BC V5K 2Y5

Permit types (last 12 mo)

New Building · 98 (39%)Addition / Alteration · 84 (34%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 59 (24%)Salvage and Abatement · 5 (2%)Temporary Building / Structure · 3 (1%)
4The fine print
How we calculated this
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'Hastings-Sunrise' (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.