A look at building activity and permit wait times in Kerrisdale, compared against the rest of Vancouver.
Slower than average
Building permits in Kerrisdale took about 132 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.
1The story
In plain terms: Kerrisdale has seen 1,388 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 132 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit slower than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2017.
2The evidence
132d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
1,388
permits on record
Typical permit wait time in Kerrisdale
Each bar is Kerrisdale'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 Kerrisdale.
What's been approved recently
The 5 most recent building permits in Kerrisdale.
Date
Type
Address
2026-10-16
New Building
2489 W 49TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-09
Demolition / Deconstruction
2064 W 41ST AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V6M 1Y8
2026-10-06
New Building
2063 W 59TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V6P 1Z5
2026-09-25
Addition / Alteration
2811 W 43RD AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V6N 3H9
2026-09-17
Demolition / Deconstruction
2063 W 59TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V6P 1Z5
Permit types (last 12 mo)
New Building · 69 (49%)Addition / Alteration · 36 (26%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 35 (25%)
4The fine print
How we calculated this
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'Kerrisdale' (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.