Larwill Place is no longer in operation.
24/7 phone for operator MPA Society
604-558-7600
610 and 620 Cambie St
- Former address: 688 Cambie St
The temporary modular housing at 610 and 620 Cambie St is no longer operating. The temporary modular housing buildings at Larwill Place were deconstructed in February 2024 to accommodate the construction and staging for the new Vancouver Art Gallery.
Background
It had 2 buildings with a total of 98 studio homes. All homes were self-contained dwellings with a private bathroom and kitchen. A total of 12 homes were wheelchair accessible.
BC Housing selected MPA Society as the non-profit operator for this supportive housing building.
The buildings were named Larwill Place, after Al Larwill. He was the original caretaker of the Cambie Grounds, a park formerly located on the site in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Although a squatter himself, Larwill cared for the grounds and the athletes who competed at the park. His shack was the living room for the grounds and any person playing could enter his home, which was never locked, and leave their belongings for safekeeping.
