BC Housing is planning to build up to 40 new homes at 225 Russell Street.
The 3-storey residential apartment building will include:
40 studio homes with support services (supportive housing)
Indoor and outdoor common areas
Central kitchen and laundry facilities
Reception area and office space for staff
This site hosted a temporary 70-bed shelter from April 2021 to March 2023. This shelter offered safe, indoor spaces to many people while we built other permanent housing in the community.
Supportive housing
Supportive housing is subsidized housing with on-site supports. Residents are adults (19+) who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. This can include seniors and people with disabilities.
All residents apply to live in supportive housing, sign program agreements and pay rent.
Typical supports include:
24/7 staffing
Daily meals
Life skills and employment training
Access to health supports
Connections to community services
To learn more, check out our Stories from Supportive Housing playlist on YouTube. These short videos show inside several supportive housing buildings. They also share stories from residents, staff and neighbours.
Operator
BC Housing will select an experienced non-profit housing operator to manage the building and provide services to the residents.
Community engagement
We commit to being good neighbours. We will share any updates about this project as soon as they are available.
We will share a direct phone number for the building when it opens and address any concerns quickly and collaboratively.
Please email communityrelations@bchousing.org with questions about this project. You can also ask to be added to our contact list for updates.
Building rendering only. Subject to change.
Project overview
BC Housing is planning to build up to 40 new homes at 225 Russell Street.
The 3-storey residential apartment building will include:
40 studio homes with support services (supportive housing)
Indoor and outdoor common areas
Central kitchen and laundry facilities
Reception area and office space for staff
This site hosted a temporary 70-bed shelter from April 2021 to March 2023. This shelter offered safe, indoor spaces to many people while we built other permanent housing in the community.
Supportive housing
Supportive housing is subsidized housing with on-site supports. Residents are adults (19+) who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. This can include seniors and people with disabilities.
All residents apply to live in supportive housing, sign program agreements and pay rent.
Typical supports include:
24/7 staffing
Daily meals
Life skills and employment training
Access to health supports
Connections to community services
To learn more, check out our Stories from Supportive Housing playlist on YouTube. These short videos show inside several supportive housing buildings. They also share stories from residents, staff and neighbours.
Operator
BC Housing will select an experienced non-profit housing operator to manage the building and provide services to the residents.
Community engagement
We commit to being good neighbours. We will share any updates about this project as soon as they are available.
We will share a direct phone number for the building when it opens and address any concerns quickly and collaboratively.
