STATUS
Complete
LOCATION
Courtenay, BC
REGION
Vancouver Island
CLIENT
Wachiay Friendship Centre
PROJECT PARTNERS
MacDonald Hagarty Architects
Kinetic Construction
BUILDING SIZE
40 units
PROJECT COST
$12 million
COMPLETION DATE
March 2025
The finished affordable housing project is owned by the Wachiay Friendship Centre Society (WFC) and was built on land that they owned and used as a parking lot adjacent to the current Friendship Centre.
The housing development is a five-storey, wood frame building with a total of 40 units, including an indoor amenity space. The target tenant group for this development are Indigenous Elders, individuals and people with disabilities. All of the units designed are studios or one-bedroom units. Of the 32 one-bedroom units, 9 will are fully accessible, and the remaining 23 are adaptable. The building is located on a site neighbouring the Wachiay Friendship Centre, providing tenants with easy access to community events and the centre’s numerous services.
The project was funded BCH’s Community Housing Fund (CHF), CMHC through their SEED and Co-Investment programs, as well as FCM’s Green Municipal Fund. As well, the project has received funding from the Comox Valley Regional District through their Homelessness Support Service Funding. The level of affordability of the units at the Wachiay Affordable Housing project is governed by the CHF requirements: 30% of units at an Affordable Market Rate, 50% of units with Rents Geared to Income (RGI), and 20% of units at RGI Deep Subsidy Rates.
MDS SERVICES OFFERED
- Project management services
- Feasibility analysis and studies
- Site due diligence
- Local government approvals
- Funding applications, management and reporting
- Capital and operating budgets
- Procurement and consultant management
Project Reference
Roger Kishi
Homeless & Housing Programs Coordinator, Wachiay Friendship Centre
