
Providing the right supply of housing, with the right supports for the city's lower income and homeless residents continues to be a top priority.
By using temporary modular housing, lower-income and homeless residents are placed directly into housing with supportive services until they can transition to longer-term housing solutions.
The Government of British Columbia announced a funding commitment of $66 million towards 600 units of temporary modular housing.
The new housing will be built on underused or vacant sites across Vancouver to address the immediate needs of housing for homeless residents.
7430 and 7460 Heather St | Units: 78 |
1131 Franklin St | Units: 39 |
525 Powell St | Units: 39 |
4480 Kaslo St | Units: 52 |
595 and 599 W 2nd Ave (approved) | Units: 52 |
Little Mountain site | Units: approx. 50 |
Total units: 306 (as of March 20, 2018)
The Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop on this site.
Join us at our upcoming open house on Tuesday, May 1.
BC Housing, the owner securing non-profit housing operators to manage the buildings, oversees the tenanting process for the sites.
Visit BC Housing or call 1-800-257-7756 Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 4:30pm for more information.
Learn more about our current and future Temporary Modular Housing development sites by clicking on the developments below.
Little Mountain is being considered as a location for temporary modular housing. It is expected that the proposed site would accommodate about 50 homes.
The site at 595 and 599 West 2nd Ave is being considered as a location for temporary modular housing. It is expected that the proposed site would accomodate about 50 homes.
The temporary modular housing site at 4480 Kaslo St has been approved and construction is underway. The site will create 52 new homes.
The City in partnership with the Park Board is working on identifying an alternate location for the community garden that exists on the site.
The temporary modular housing site at 525 Powell St has been approved and construction is underway. The site will create 39 new homes for women in the Downtown Eastside.
The temporary modular housing site at 1131 Franklin St has been approved and construction is underway. The site will create 39 new homes.
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The development permit to build 78 new temporary modular homes at the Pearson-Dogwood site has been conditionally approved.
Feedback about the development was gathered online and in person with approximately 300 comment cards and 400 emails received.
We are committed to working with the community towards good stewardship of this site and the community in general.
In 2016, Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA) announced it was working to provide Vancouver’s first temporary modular housing development.
Horizon North was selected from a shortlist to construct the project.
Temporary modular housing is a home built inside a factory. The finished units are covered and transported to new locations, where they are assembled into a building by professional builders. It is not a mobile home. The housing:
Watch a video of 220 Terminal Ave, our first temporary modular housing development that features 40 self-contained suites with a bathroom, kitchen, and shared laundry space.
Watch a time-lapse video of our first temporary modular housing development at 220 Terminal Ave being built.
Take a video tour Vancouver’s first temporary modular housing development at 220 Terminal Ave with.
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Read the Housing Vancouver update presentation to City Council on July 25, 2017 (3.8 MB).