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

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‘Extremely compromised’: Vancouver’s 115 year old Dunsmuir Hotel could face demolition - BC

Built in 1909, Vancouver’s Dunsmuir House at the corner of Dunsmuir and Richards streets has been a grand hotel, a barracks for soldiers and a shelter, but for the past 11 years, it’s been vacant, not maintained, and now so worn-down, the city says it’s a public-safety hazard.

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115-year-old Vancouver building at risk of 'catastrophic' collapse

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.

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Vancouver's chief building official is recommending the demolition of a long-vacant 115-year-old former rooming house, saying the dilapidated building is "a danger to public safety."

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Dilapidated downtown building at risk of catastrophic collapse, says Vancouver's chief builder

The City of Vancouver is ordering Holborn Properties to demolish its neglected heritage building of 500 Dunsmuir Street in downtown.

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Big collapse risk: Vancouver orders demolition of Dunsmuir building

Today, the Chief Building Official submitted a report recommending Council to declare the building at 500 Dunsmuir Street a danger to public safety.

Vancouver to debate demolishing hazardous, dilapidated heritage building - BC

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