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Commercial / Multi-Res Alteration — 1298 Nelson Street (Travellers Lodge), Nanaimo

Source: City of Nanaimo — Planning, building, demolition and subdivision records

Building permit to address illegal construction – CIB06375. Alteration to existing supportive housing building. Scope of work includes installing new emergency lighting, exit signs, and 2-stage fire alarm system, repair to existing fire separations, removal and capping of plumbing and HVAC, new sprinklers in east wing and walk-in freezers in west wing, new 1.5-hr FRR door and portion of wall infill for 2-hr FRR firewall, updated fire compartment zones to accommodate new tenant portion of lower floor. Exterior plumbing systems to be capped, non-compliant laundry equipment and ducting to be removed, windows on west and north walls along Boundary Road to be removed. Building classification: 1998 BCBC 3.2.2.40 Group B-2 combustible construction, sprinklered with 2-stage fire alarm system. 3/4-hr FRR/FS for floors, between fire compartments and separating main building from tenant suite. Building Areas - East wing: 1,513.1 m2. West wing: 1150.6 m2, separated by 2-hr FRR Firewall.

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2026-11-13
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1298 Nelson Street (Travellers Lodge)
Application number
BP131611
Source-reported status
ACTIVE
Application date
2026-02-27

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Commercial / Multi-Res Alteration · BP131611

Building permit to address illegal construction – CIB06375. Alteration to existing supportive housing building. Scope of work includes installing new emergency lighting, exit signs, and 2-stage fire alarm system, repair to existing fire separations, removal and capping of plumbing and HVAC, new sprinklers in east wing and walk-in freezers in west wing, new 1.5-hr FRR door and portion of wall infill for 2-hr FRR firewall, updated fire compartment zones to accommodate new tenant portion of lower floor. Exterior plumbing systems to be capped, non-compliant laundry equipment and ducting to be removed, windows on west and north walls along Boundary Road to be removed. Building classification: 1998 BCBC 3.2.2.40 Group B-2 combustible construction, sprinklered with 2-stage fire alarm system. 3/4-hr FRR/FS for floors, between fire compartments and separating main building from tenant suite. Building Areas - East wing: 1,513.1 m2. West wing: 1150.6 m2, separated by 2-hr FRR Firewall.

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1298 Nelson Street (Travellers Lodge)
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Other addresses listed in this application: 1298 NELSON STREET.

Source: City of Nanaimo — Planning, building, demolition and subdivision records.

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Commercial / Multi-Res Alteration · BP131611
Building permit to address illegal construction – CIB06375. Alteration to existing supportive housing building. Scope of work includes installing new emergency lighting, exit signs, and 2-stage fire alarm system, repair to existing fire separations, removal and capping of plumbing and HVAC, new sprinklers in east wing and walk-in freezers in west wing, new 1.5-hr FRR door and portion of wall infill for 2-hr FRR firewall, updated fire compartment zones to accommodate new tenant portion of lower floor. Exterior plumbing systems to be capped, non-compliant laundry equipment and ducting to be removed, windows on west and north walls along Boundary Road to be removed. Building classification: 1998 BCBC 3.2.2.40 Group B-2 combustible construction, sprinklered with 2-stage fire alarm system. 3/4-hr FRR/FS for floors, between fire compartments and separating main building from tenant suite. Building Areas - East wing: 1,513.1 m2. West wing: 1150.6 m2, separated by 2-hr FRR Firewall.
Source-reported status: ACTIVE. Application status does not establish construction activity or completion.
Application date: 2026-02-27.
Permit issue date: 2026-10-09.
Source expiry date: 2028-10-09.
Addresses listed by the municipality: 1298 NELSON STREET. These are source-listed associations, not a verified parcel history.
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