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What's happening in Mount Pleasant?

A look at building activity and permit wait times in Mount Pleasant, compared against the rest of Vancouver.

Faster than average

Building permits in Mount Pleasant took about 63 days recently — quicker than the citywide 72.

1The story

In plain terms: Mount Pleasant has seen 2,031 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 63 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit faster than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2018.

2The evidence
63d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
2,031
permits on record

Typical permit wait time in Mount Pleasant

Each bar is Mount Pleasant's typical wait; the dashed line is the citywide average for that era.
citywide avg201754d201858d201951d202076d202178d202283d202378d202466.5d202559d202663d

Building activity, by year

Number of building permits issued each year.
2017219201830720192372020215202120120222152023161202417420251832026119
3Permit radar — last 12 months

Monthly permit activity

Building permits issued per month in Mount Pleasant.
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What's been approved recently

The 5 most recent building permits in Mount Pleasant.
Date Type Address
2026-10-16New Building345 W 11TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1T3
2026-10-16Demolition / Deconstruction345 W 11TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1T3
2026-10-16New Building343 W 11TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-15Addition / Alteration363 W 6TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-15New Building45 W 15TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1X7

Permit types (last 12 mo)

Addition / Alteration · 107 (72%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 20 (14%)New Building · 19 (13%)Salvage and Abatement · 1 (1%)Temporary Building / Structure · 1 (1%)
4The fine print
How we calculated this
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'Mount Pleasant' (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.