STATUS
In development

LOCATION
Nanaimo, BC

REGION
Vancouver Island

CLIENT
Snuneymuxw First Nation

PROJECT TEAM
MacDonald Hagarty Architects
Island West Coast Developments

BUILDING SIZE
35 units

PROJECT BUDGET
$19.8 million

EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE
Fall 2027

M’akola Development Services (MDS) is working as a development consultant with Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) for a supportive housing project at 355 Nicol Street, Nanaimo BC. SFN is leading the project & will operate the building once complete. 

Snuneymuxw teachings remind us to live in a sacred way — to walk as our Ancestors did, with family at the heart and community as our strength. Guided by Snuneymuxw teachings, and rooted in respect, connection, and care for the land, 355 Nicol will provide supportive, culturally safe, and trauma-informed housing for equity-denied community members. 

355 Nicol Street is funded through the provincial Supportive Housing Fund in partnership with BC Housing and involves a long-term lease and operating agreement between SFN, BC Housing, and the City of Nanaimo. 355 Nicol Street will offer 35 studio units of supportive housing with in-house supports for those at risk of or experiencing homelessness in the City of Nanaimo, with priority given to SFN members.

MDS SERVICES PROVIDED

• Funding/financing applications 
• Capital and operating budgets 
• Design & Construction Procurement 
• Development and construction analysis and planning 
• Site and land use planning 
• Municipal Approval Coordination 
• Community Engagement 

STATUS
Complete

LOCATION
Salmon Arm, BC

REGION
Interior

CLIENT
Canadian Mental Health Association Shuswap Revelstoke

PROJECT TEAM
Blue Green Architecture
CanZea Developments

BUILDING SIZE
105 housing units

PROJECT COST
$28 million

COMPLETION DATE
November 2021

M’akola Development Services (MDS) worked as a development consultant for Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Shuswap Revelstoke Branch for the design and construction of a 105-unit development on 540-3 Street, SW, Salmon Arm. The new 105-unit development project is comprised of three buildings – two buildings with 67 affordable units and one building with 38 supportive units. The supportive building will include 24/7 on-site support, amenity space, reception space and harm reduction space.  

Construction of the two affordable buildings (67 units) began in fall 2019, and construction of the supportive building (38 units) began in 2020. The affordable buildings completed in the fall of 2020, with the supportive building receiving full occupancy in the fall of 2021.  

The MDS team was responsible for the feasibility analysis, business case development, coordination of municipal approvals and site planning. MDS is also responsible for contract administration, budget monitoring and funding applications on behalf of CMHA.

MDS Services

• Site and Land Use Planning
• Contract Administration
• Coordinate Municipal Approvals
• Business Plan
• Funding/Financing Applications
• Capital and Operating Budgets
• Procurement
• Development and Construction Analysis and Planning

STATUS
Complete

LOCATION
Prince George, BC

REGION
North

CLIENT
Association Advocating for Women and Community

PROJECT TEAM
IDL Projects

BUILDING SIZE
28 housing units

PROJECT COST
$9.4 million

COMPLETION DATE
Spring 2019

MDS worked with An Association Advocating for Women and Community (AWAC) to renovate a 31-room, two-storey former motel in Prince George into 30 units of transitional housing with on-site counselling and office support services.

This project completed construction in February 2019. The development project has created with 30 new units of low-barrier, transitional housing for some of Prince George’s most vulnerable residents.

M’akola Development Services (MDS) was responsible for the planning approvals process, design and construction team procurement, managing the capital budget, and construction administration.

MDS SERVICES PROVIDED

• Project team coordination
• Procurement
• Budgeting
• Construction administration
• Funding applications, management and reporting
• Contract administration

STATUS
Complete

LOCATION
Saanich, BC

REGION
Vancouver Island

CLIENT
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

PROJECT TEAM
Joe Newell Architect
Kinetic Construction

BUILDING SIZE
42,431 sq. ft.
42 housing units

TOTAL BUDGET
$6 million

COMPLETION DATE
March 2017

Located at West Saanich Road and Quadra Street in Saanich, Rosalie’s Village consists of 42 units in three buildings and includes two-bedroom units for single mothers with children, one-bedroom units for women at-risk, a housemother unit, and three emergency shelter units.

The overarching goal of Rosalie’s Village is to support tenants to establish a plan for independence, and transition them to appropriate long-term housing.

M’akola oversaw all aspects of the project scope, including a feasibility analysis and business plan, funding applications, development approvals, capital and operating budgets, planning and design and risk and contract management. M’akola has continued to support the project through to one-year warranty.  

MDS SERVICES PROVIDED

• Urban analytics – land assessment
• Feasibility analysis
• Zoning regulations
• Development approvals
• Planning and design
• Writing and editing
• Desktop publishing
• Contract management

STATUS
Complete

LOCATION
Langford, BC

REGION
Vancouver Island

CLIENT
M’akola Housing Society

PROJECT TEAM
Erik Barker, Architect

BUILDING SIZE
4-storey – 55,000 sq. ft.
60 housing units

PROJECT COST
$9 million

COMPLETION DATE
July 2006

Jesken Aerie is an assisted living building for Elders/seniors and persons with disabilities. The project involves a 35-year operating agreement with BC Housing, and fully subsidized by BC Housing and VIHA. The project scope was the full continuum of housing development, commencing with a Need and Demand Study and Feasibility Analysis, through to all stages of development and operations. It was completed in 2006 and is a partnership between M’akola Housing Society, BC Housing, Vancouver Island Healthy Authority and the City of Langford.