STATUS
Complete
LOCATION
Courtenay, BC | K’ómoks territory
REGION
Vancouver Island
CLIENT
M’akola Housing Society
PROJECT PARTNERS
BC Housing
Wachiay Friendship Centre
City of Courtenay
PROJECT TEAM
Joe Newell Architect
AFC Construction
BUILDING SIZE
35 homes
PROJECT COST
$7.2 million
COMPLETION DATE
March 2019
MDS worked closely with M’akola Housing Society (MHS) and project partners to develop a 35-unit affordable housing complex for low-income singles and those at risk of homelessness, with a focus on Indigenous peoples, in Courtenay, BC.
Located at 810 Braidwood Rd., the development is a three-storey, wood-framed building with a mix of studios and one-bedroom units, a common room and office space. Six of the units directly support Wachiay Friendship Centre clients, providing them with Wachiay will provide those residents with supports such as outreach and counselling, and a live-in caretaker.
The M’akola Development Services team was responsible for the feasibility analysis, coordination of design development, site planning, and project management through construction. In addition, the team facilitated partnerships between numerous organizations and collaborated to honour the traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. Construction was completed in the Spring of 2019.
MDS SERVICES PROVIDED
- Feasibility analysis
- Need and demand study
- Funding applications, management and reporting
- Procurement
- Partnership building
- Community engagement
- Construction administration
