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Originally Posted by whatnext
I drove down 57th today past the George Pearson facility. That site is really crying out to be redeveloped, the density is so low.
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I will agree in that the George Pearson Center, and the accompanying Dogwood Lodge, needs to be replaced with a modern facility as it really is showing its age both inside and out. And we, as a society, really could use more units of housing to care for the people that require the services of the facility. It houses one of the only driver rehab centers for the Lower Mainland, as well as houses 120 people(plus another 113 at the Dogwood Lodge) for people with severe disabilities who cannot care for themselves or cannot be taken care of in the home. They also offer some rehab facilities for outpatient use.
But come to think of it, the density nearby is not that much higher. I counted the number of houses in an area roughly the same size, just to the south of the lot, and there are ~130 houses in that area. 2 per house would give 260 ppl, 3 per house is 390 ppl.