248-252 E Pender St

There is no listing in the city directories for 248 or 252 East Pender, only 250 E Pender. Records begin in 1908 when it was listed as the home of a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) worker. Beginning in the mid-1910s, various grocery and poultry shops operated at that address.

The office space currently shows James Schouw & Associates, a real estate developer, as its occupant.

This site is part of the Chinatown Historic Area, HA-1 in the City of Vancouver’s zoning bylaw. It is included in the Vancouver Heritage Register as a recognized part of the historic neighbourhood. Other similar municipally protected sites within a Historic Area are marked on the map with an O instead of the usual Heritage Register categories of A, B, or C. Some of these sites may be newer construction but are nonetheless still protected. For more information on the bylaw that governs the Chinatown Historic Area see: https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/zoning/zoning-by-law-district-schedule-ha-1-1a.pdf

Source

Vancouver Permits Database, VPL Directories Online