First Malkin Warehouse
139 Water Street
As William H. Malkin's wholesale grocery business prospered, he
built this five-storey warehouse circa 1898. Like most of the buildings
on the north side of Water Street at the time, the warehouse originally
stood on piles. At high tide, Burrard Inlet flowed underneath it.
Eventually, Malkin built two other warehouses in Gastown -- at 353
Water Street in 1903, and at 57 Water Street in 1907-12. A penthouse
addition and conversion to residential use was completed in 1996
by the Amadon Group to designs prepared by Paul Merrick Architects.
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