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City-owned Social &
Supportive Housing Sites
525 Abbott St
1134 Burrard St
1050 Expo Blvd
1237 Howe St
2465 Fraser St
337 W Pender St
111 Princess Ave
220 Princess Ave
1338 Seymour St
1005 Station St
188 E 1st Ave
215 - 225 W 2nd Ave
1601 W 7th Ave
3595 W 17th Ave

City-owned Site: 1601 West 7th Avenue

1601 West 7th Avenue is one of twelve sites being developed under a Memorandum of Understanding ( PDF, 272KB) between the City and the Province (BC Housing), a partnership that would see BC Housing fund the preconstruction costs for the development of 1100 – 1200 social and supportive housing units on 12 City-owned sites. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement between the Province and the City of Vancouver, funding for the City-owned sites will include half of the net proceeds from the redevelopment of Little Mountain. Funding for 1601 West 7th Avenue was announced by the Province on December 15, 2009.

COUNCIL REPORTS
July 28, 2008	Request for Increased Floor Space for a Social and Supportive Housing Project and Social Service Centre at 1601 West 7th Avenue
September 30, 2008	Lease Terms and Other Arrangements for Development of a Social and Supportive Housing Project and a Social Service Centre on the City-owned site at 1601 West 7th Avenue

The MPA Society & the Katherine Sanford Housing Society (PDF, 89KB) have been selected as sponsors.

Photo: February 17, 2011	Location Map: 1601 W 7th Avenue

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