VANCOUVER – A new City of Vancouver-owned building is now complete at Little Mountain, comprised of affordable homes, child care, a neighbourhood house, public art and community gathering spaces.
The six-storey building at 167 E. 36th Ave. includes 48 affordable rental homes for a range of incomes and household sizes, including accessible and family-sized units. It also provides a new home for the Little Mountain Neighbourhood House and includes a 69-space child care centre, a release notes.
The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Affordable Housing Society will operate the affordable housing component, which includes a mix of 12 studio, eight one-bedroom, 16 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom units. Accessible units for people living with disabilities are also available. The homes will include a mix of shelter rate, income-based and low-end-of-market rental units.
The new Little Mountain Neighbourhood House spans two floors and will offer expanded community programming and a community kitchen. Little Mountain Neighbourhood House will also operate the child care centre with outdoor play areas for infants, toddlers and children aged three to five.
A new community plaza, which will be overseen by Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, will provide space for people to gather. The plaza features a public art installation by Musqueam artist Susan Point, the release adds.
The Little Mountain Neighbourhood House anticipates opening its doors in early fall and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. will soon begin tenanting the affordable homes.
As part of the Little Mountain rezoning, Holborn Properties Ltd. constructed the project as a community amenity contribution, valued at $26.7 million plus land value. In addition, the city provided approximately $14.5 million in capital funding for the building’s construction, and the Province of B.C. contributed $2 million toward construction of the neighbourhood house.