1 E Cordova St, Vancouver · Downtown Vancouver
See the whole Downtown Vancouver risk profile →1 E Cordova St has been before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal 3 times (2018–2020), surfacing 7 distinct issues across 4 categories. The dominant theme is water, envelope & structural, and the highest-severity issue on record is rated high. Owners prevailed in 0 of 3 decisions; total awards on record: $5,553.
Each category below explains what that pattern means for a buyer, with the building’s own decisions as evidence.
Water ingress, roof, and building-envelope failures are the most expensive problems a condo faces, and they’re what drive large special assessments. Structural cases on record are the strongest reason to commission an engineer’s review of the envelope.
Boundaries, parking, and renovation disputes — who controls and can alter shared space. Usually lower-stakes individually, but frequent cases show ongoing friction between owners and the board.
How the corporation is actually run — records access, meetings, bylaw enforcement, transparency. Repeated governance cases signal a contentious or opaque council, and that colours every decision made about your money and your building.
Deferred repairs and general upkeep. Minor on their own, but alongside structural cases they reinforce a picture of a building falling behind.
Every tribunal decision linked to this building, newest first.
The owner made formal requests to obtain strata documentation and records as permitted under provincial legislation. The strata corporation denied access on two separate occasions. The dispute centers on the strata's compliance with mandatory disclosure requirements for owner document requests.
The applicant requested reimbursement of $10,000-$16,642 for interior water damage repairs from exterior leakage. The tribunal ruled against the claim, determining the strata corporation had no obligation to cover interior repairs and properly addressed the building envelope issue.
The owners modified their loft without approval, expanding the square footage. The strata corporation issued penalties for bylaw violations, but the tribunal ruled these sanctions were substantially unfair due to an improperly formed council operating under invalid regulations. The owners have 150 days to obtain unanimous consent and permits or reverse the changes.
Sourced from published tribunal decisions and analysed by PropTrust. Not legal advice. Verify with the corporation and a licensed professional before purchase.