Bay Building (Vancouver)

The Bay Building^[4] is a six-storey building on the corner of Granville Street and Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was the flagship store of the Hudson's Bay department store chain until the company's closure in June 2025. The cream terra cotta building with Corinthian columns was built in 1914, 1926, and 1927. The last additions were made in 1949. The current store was built on the site of another HBC store from 1893.^{[citation needed]}

Bay Building
The exterior of Hudson's Bay Vancouver
Alternative names	Hudson's Bay Vancouver Downtown
General information
Architectural style	Edwardian
Address	674 Granville Street Vancouver, British Columbia
Coordinates	49°16′57″N 123°7′2″W
Current tenants	vacant
Construction started	1913
Opened	March 14, 1914
Technical details
Floor count	6
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Burke, Horwood & White [1]
Architecture firm	Burke, Horwood & White [2]
Main contractor	Rourke, MacDonald & Moncreiff [3]
Website
vancouver.thebaybuilding.ca

History

The original HBC store in Vancouver was a small storefront on Cordova between Carrall and Abbott.^{[citation needed]}

On October 30, 2017, HBC announced plans to sell the building, although the store would continue operating in the location as it was under a long-term lease.^[5]

On March 21, 2025, the Hudson's Bay Company announced the permanent closure of 74 HBC stores across Canada, including the Vancouver flagship store. The remaining 15 HBC stores within the province of British Columbia began their liquidation sales on March 24, 2025, with all of the chain's 96 stores closing on June 1, 2025.^[6][7]

See also

• Hudson's Bay Queen Street - flagship in Toronto
• Bay Building (Montreal) - flagship in Montreal