165 WATER STREET

Issue date

Apr 16, 2019

Project value

$75K

Project type

Renovation

Building type

Commercial

Commercial category

Office

Description

High Density Housing / Commercial - Addition / Alteration - Voluntary seismic upgrade of existing municipally designated heritage (office/retail) building that is on the Vancouver Heritage Register (B). The seismic upgrade has been designed to 75% (S4) of the current By-law requirements in accordance with 11.2.1.2.B. Structural engineering services for the existing cornice at 165 Water St. has been added to the scope of work. Note: This permit is issued for the voluntary seismic upgrade of the building and assessment of the structural integrity of the cornice only. Note: Once a comprehensive assessment is performed , the Structural engineer to provide assessment letter/ report for the cornice along with repair details (if needed). Note: A covenant CA6946327 was registered against this property to allow installation of encroachments ( washers, bolts) and seismic pins through the party wall to east (155 Water St.) as shown on architectural drawings A 1.0, A 1.2, A 3.1, and structural drawing S5. Revision#1 , 03-Jan-2019 tn Scope of work of this permit is limited to seismic upgrade of the building only. Structural assessment of cornice has been requested by Zlatan Jankovic prior to release of related BP-2018-03983. Heritage clearance has been provided based on the Structural letter dated Apr.15, 2019 signed by Michael O'Keeffe, P. Eng. Given the unknown condition of structural integrity of cornice, and City's concern expressed by Zlatan Jankovic, it is owner's responsibility to apply for a Building permit to remove portion of the roof, or cornice itself in order to allow structural investigations, followed by structural report and details (if needed). Letter by Structural Engineer of Record on file.

Contractor

Elizabeth MacKenzie DBA: Elizabeth MacKenzie Architect

Permit status

Issued

43 other permits on record.