Victoria - Evergreen Terrace Redevelopment - 2501 Blanshard Street

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Site Overview

BC Housing plans to redevelop Evergreen Terrace at Blanshard Street and Hillside Avenue. The site will replace the 70-year-old buildings with modern, energy efficient homes.

The redevelopment will include:

  • Replacement of 175 rent geared to income homes
  • Replacement of 21 supportive homes for female-led Indigenous households
  • About 900 new purpose-built rentals for moderate and middle incomes
  • Green space, bike paths, gathering areas and childcare
  • 9 buildings (5 phases) up to 20 storeys
  • An application to rezone the land is required along with municipal development and building permits

All Evergreen Terrace residents and Spaken House Family Members will be supported throughout the redevelopment process, and their housing remains secure. Residents of Evergreen Terrace and Spaken House Family Members will have the first chance to move into a new home as long as they remain eligible.

The land will continue to be owned by BC Housing.

Redevelopment

The Provincial Redevelopment Program is a fund used to rebuild older government-owned homes that need major repairs. It also offers the chance to add more homes on the same property. The goal is to renew low-income housing while adding more purpose-built rental homes for people with moderate and middle incomes.

Spaken House is a supportive housing for Indigenous women. It is the first supportive housing in BC providing culturally appropriate supports, as well as access to teachings from Elders, traditional foods, cultural crafts and land-based healing, including programming that focuses on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

Operator

BC Housing will continue to own and operate the rent geared to income replacement homes.

BC Housing will select an experienced non-profit housing operator through a fair and open process to operate the 21-purpose built supportive homes.

A partner will be selected through a transparent public process to operate the purpose-built rentals for moderate and middle incomes that are planned for future phases.

Community Engagement

2022- 2023 – Vision & guiding principles

Residents of Evergreen Terrace, Spaken House Family Members, and members of the Quadra Village Neighbourhood House took part in surveys, workshops, meetings, and more over 18-months. Their ideas helped shape the vision, guiding principles for design, and the master plan.

2023-2024 – Public & tenant engagement

BC Housing shared information and gathered feedback from the wider community, including neighbours and local groups. Meetings were held with the Hillside-Quadra Neighbourhood Action Committee (NAC) and the Quadra-Hillside Community and Land Use Committee (CALUC).

2025 - 2026 – Preparing for construction – Phase 1

BC Housing is finalizing tenant relocation activities and municipal permitting activities in preparation for Phase 1 construction.

We will continue to update the community as the redevelopment proceeds.

Resources

A comprehensive plan for Quadra West - November 2024

Letter to Mayor and Council - November 2024

Rezoning application comprehensive resubmission - November 2024

Site map showing existing buildings

Questions?

Please email communityrelations@bchousing.org with questions about this proposed redevelopment.


Site Overview

BC Housing plans to redevelop Evergreen Terrace at Blanshard Street and Hillside Avenue. The site will replace the 70-year-old buildings with modern, energy efficient homes.

The redevelopment will include:

  • Replacement of 175 rent geared to income homes
  • Replacement of 21 supportive homes for female-led Indigenous households
  • About 900 new purpose-built rentals for moderate and middle incomes
  • Green space, bike paths, gathering areas and childcare
  • 9 buildings (5 phases) up to 20 storeys
  • An application to rezone the land is required along with municipal development and building permits

All Evergreen Terrace residents and Spaken House Family Members will be supported throughout the redevelopment process, and their housing remains secure. Residents of Evergreen Terrace and Spaken House Family Members will have the first chance to move into a new home as long as they remain eligible.

The land will continue to be owned by BC Housing.

Redevelopment

The Provincial Redevelopment Program is a fund used to rebuild older government-owned homes that need major repairs. It also offers the chance to add more homes on the same property. The goal is to renew low-income housing while adding more purpose-built rental homes for people with moderate and middle incomes.

Spaken House is a supportive housing for Indigenous women. It is the first supportive housing in BC providing culturally appropriate supports, as well as access to teachings from Elders, traditional foods, cultural crafts and land-based healing, including programming that focuses on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

Operator

BC Housing will continue to own and operate the rent geared to income replacement homes.

BC Housing will select an experienced non-profit housing operator through a fair and open process to operate the 21-purpose built supportive homes.

A partner will be selected through a transparent public process to operate the purpose-built rentals for moderate and middle incomes that are planned for future phases.

Community Engagement

2022- 2023 – Vision & guiding principles

Residents of Evergreen Terrace, Spaken House Family Members, and members of the Quadra Village Neighbourhood House took part in surveys, workshops, meetings, and more over 18-months. Their ideas helped shape the vision, guiding principles for design, and the master plan.

2023-2024 – Public & tenant engagement

BC Housing shared information and gathered feedback from the wider community, including neighbours and local groups. Meetings were held with the Hillside-Quadra Neighbourhood Action Committee (NAC) and the Quadra-Hillside Community and Land Use Committee (CALUC).

2025 - 2026 – Preparing for construction – Phase 1

BC Housing is finalizing tenant relocation activities and municipal permitting activities in preparation for Phase 1 construction.

We will continue to update the community as the redevelopment proceeds.

Resources

A comprehensive plan for Quadra West - November 2024

Letter to Mayor and Council - November 2024

Rezoning application comprehensive resubmission - November 2024

Site map showing existing buildings

Questions?

Please email communityrelations@bchousing.org with questions about this proposed redevelopment.