Dunsmuir Hotel

• Demolition of Vancouver’s dilapidated Dunsmuir Hotel underway

  Vancouver city council ordered the demolition of the building at 500 Dunsmuir St. in December 2024, after an inspection found it was at risk of collapse.

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  Jan 18
  
• Road closures in effect as demolition of Vancouver heritage building to begin

  Road closures will be in effect starting Friday afternoon on Dunsmuir Street between Homer and Seymour and on Richards between Georgia and Pender.

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  Jan 17
  
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• Questions surround Vancouver SRO hotel sitting empty since June 2018

  The 1913-built Regent Hotel at 160 East Hastings Street has been decaying since the City of Vancouver shut it down at the end of June 2018.

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  Jan 1
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• Holborn Properties denies it let Dunsmuir House fall apart to force demolition

  Holborn Properties, which owns the structure at 500 Dunsmuir Street, said it has worked with local authorities to ensure the vacant building was up to fire and life safety code.

  Politics

  Dec 27, 2024
• ‘Danger to public safety’: Vancouver orders demolition of dilapidated heritage building

  The historic former Dunsmuir Hotel was built at 500 Dunsmuir Street in 1909, but has sat vacant since 2013.

  Politics

  Dec 18, 2024
• ‘Extremely compromised’: Vancouver’s 115 year old Dunsmuir Hotel could face demolition

  But the building has been vacant for more than a decade, and a report to city council says the building has become dilapidated and dangerous. 

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2024