A look at building activity and permit wait times in Riley Park, compared against the rest of Vancouver.
Slower than average
Building permits in Riley Park took about 96 days recently — slower than the citywide 72.
1The story
In plain terms: Riley Park has seen 2,488 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
2,488
permits on record
Typical permit wait time in Riley Park
Each bar is Riley Park'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 Riley Park.
What's been approved recently
The 5 most recent building permits in Riley Park.
Date
Type
Address
2026-10-16
Addition / Alteration
3771 MAIN STREET, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-15
Addition / Alteration
457 E 37TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5W 1E8
2026-10-14
New Building
50 E 37TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC V5W 1E2
2026-10-14
New Building
4561 JAMES STREET #3, Vancouver, BC
2026-10-14
New Building
4561 JAMES STREET, Vancouver, BC V5V 3J2
Permit types (last 12 mo)
Addition / Alteration · 76 (42%)New Building · 60 (33%)Demolition / Deconstruction · 44 (24%)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 'Riley Park' (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.