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What's happening in Renfrew-Collingwood?

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

Slower than average

Building permits in Renfrew-Collingwood took about 96 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.

1The story

In plain terms: Renfrew-Collingwood has seen 3,339 building permits on record. In the last few years, a typical permit here took about 96 days, versus 72 days citywide — so it's a bit slower than the average neighborhood. Permit activity peaked around 2017.

2The evidence
96d
typical permit here (recent)
72d
citywide typical
3,339
permits on record

Typical permit wait time in Renfrew-Collingwood

Each bar is Renfrew-Collingwood's typical wait; the dashed line is the citywide average for that era.
citywide avg2017161d2018119d2019120d2020128d2021114d2022161d2023162d202490.5d2025113d202686d

Building activity, by year

Number of building permits issued each year.
2017453201840020193742020288202132620224252023321202428620252902026176
3Permit radar — last 12 months

Monthly permit activity

Building permits issued per month in Renfrew-Collingwood.
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What's been approved recently

The 5 most recent building permits in Renfrew-Collingwood.
Date Type Address
2026-10-15Addition / Alteration5163 HOY STREET, Vancouver, BC V5R 4N9
2026-10-14Demolition / Deconstruction4713 REID STREET, Vancouver, BC V5R 3Y7
2026-10-13Addition / Alteration2934 E 22ND AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5M 2Y4
2026-10-09New Building3069 E 18TH AVENUE #3, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-09New Building3520 VIMY CRESCENT #3, Vancouver, BC

Permit types (last 12 mo)

Addition / Alteration · 90 (38%)New Building · 79 (33%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 59 (25%)Salvage and Abatement · 6 (3%)Temporary Building / Structure · 2 (1%)
4The fine print
How we calculated this
We filtered the City of Vancouver's building-permit records to those tagged 'Renfrew-Collingwood' (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.