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Originally Posted by jollyburger
Army & Navy site first.  |
The current proposal for Army & Navy doesn't include any supportive housing. It's a mix of market and below market rentals.
It's not clear exactly what the mayor's statement means for future development. Can BC Housing still redevelop the site of The Balmoral to replace the SRO units that were there before the building was condemned? If they applied for a building within the DTES Plan acceptable density with a mix of market, below market and welfare-rate units, would they be refused - or does that count as 'no net loss'? Council will presumably have to pass a revised plan for that to be possible.
The Bloom Group social housing tower for Broughton Street is an example of spreading supportive housing outside the DTES. We'll see if there's a reaction locally - it didn't go well when the Arbutus social housing project was submitted.
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