{"id":545752,"date":"2026-03-19T01:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545752\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T01:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:40:14","slug":"owners-of-neglected-vancouver-sro-given-chance-to-save-it-despite-risk-of-collapse-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545752\/","title":{"rendered":"Owners of neglected Vancouver SRO given chance to save it, despite \u2018risk of collapse\u2019 – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The owners of a neglected building in Vancouver appear to have been given a chance to save it, despite city engineers previously warning that it was at risk of collapse.<\/p>\n

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The SRO at 341 East Hastings St. was declared unsafe to occupy last October<\/a> following an engineer\u2019s report warning about the 115-year-old building.<\/p>\n

The City of Vancouver now says it is reviewing a building permit application from the property owner for shoring work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did declare the building a dangerous building in December\u2026 Since then, the owner has been working and in regular contact with the city to do shoring work to shore up the building,\u201d Vancouver Coun. Peter Meiszner told Global News.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRight now they\u2019re just waiting for approval from WorkSafeBC to begin that work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The owners of the Summer Hotel were given an extension on the initial 35-day deadline to stabilize the property.<\/p>\n

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The City of Vancouver did not provide a spokesperson to answer questions on camera on Wednesday about the structure\u2019s current safety risk, saying Chief Building Official Saul Schwebs was not available.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no risk to the public of the building collapsing onto the sidewalk or an adjacent building, but there is still a small risk of the building collapsing inward and that\u2019s why we\u2019re wanting to get the shoring work underway to determine if the building can be saved,\u201d Meiszner added.<\/p>\n

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After a fire last October, Schwebs ordered the former rooming house in the historic Tweedale block unsafe to occupy, citing water damage.<\/p>\n

An engineering report commissioned by the property owner claimed the building could be repaired.<\/p>\n

If 341 East Hastings cannot be saved, the city said it will look at ways to preserve its historic facade.<\/p>\n

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