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Samuel Tower + The Cohen Block

Samuel Tower + The Cohen Block is a non-market housing building in Vancouver at 8-36 West Cordova St, Downtown. The City's records tie it to 2 council decisions on its parcel.

Source: City of Vancouver open data.

2
council votes on its parcel
building dated 1893 on the assessment roll · zoned HA-2

Non-market housing · 8-36 West Cordova St

Vancouver’s places: $660M of City money at 68 landmarks

The place

BC Indigenous Housing Societyoperator
Landassessment roll$12.0M
Buildings and improvementsassessment roll$2.3M

Council decisions

Feb 10, 2026CD-1 Rezonings:2 votes↗

Heritage Register

22708‑28 W CordovaHERITAGE BUILDINGS · evaluation group A · municipally designated · Active
227130‑34 WCordova,CallisterBlockHERITAGE BUILDINGS · evaluation group B · municipally designated · Active
227236 W CordovaHERITAGE BUILDINGS · evaluation group B · municipally designated · Active
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About these figures

Items council voted on whose agenda text names this parcel's address.

How records are tied to a place

Source: City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence - Vancouver): Non-market housing

See also

Also in Downtown

Fire Hall No 8Fire hall$59.6MVancouver Public Library — Outreach ServicesLibraryBridgeview PlaceNon-market housing

In context

Downtown991 records of what the City decided there, on the mapBC Indigenous Housing SocietyNon-market housing operator · 21 buildings on the registerNon-market housing in Downtown96 buildings on the registerHousing & shelters in Downtown103 places