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Original News Release

 

 

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April 3, 2007

Office of the Premier

Ministry of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for Housing

Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance

 

HOUSING ALLOCATIONS ANNOUNCED

 

The following Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels have been purchased by the Province in Vancouver and Victoria:



Hotel

Address

Number of Rooms

Vancouver

Marble Arch Hotel

518 Richards St.

145

St. Helens Hotel

1161/63 Granville St.

98

Carl Rooms

355 Princess St.

47

The Rice Block

404 Hawks St.

43

Molson’s Bank Building

166 E. Hastings St.

45

The Park Hotel Apartments

429/433 W. Pender St.

56

Walton Hotel

261-265 E. Hastings St.

51

Orange Hall

329-341 Gore Ave.

27

Orwell Hotel

465 E. Hastings

55

Savoy Hotel

258-260 E. Hastings St.

28

Victoria

Pandora Hotel

715-717 Pandora St.

28

 

Total:

623 rooms

 

 

The Province is also committing to creating supportive housing units at three sites owned by the City of Vancouver:

 

Address

Number of housing units

1321 Richards St.

87

337 W. Pender St.

120

980 Main St.

80

Total:

287 housing units

             

                                     

The following buildings have been purchased by the Province in Victoria and Burnaby to be converted to supportive housing:

 

Building

Address

Number of housing units

Magdelaine Court

1172 Yates St. Victoria

20 apartments

Queens Court

1134 Queens Ave. Victoria

28 apartments

Alpha

204 Alpha Ave. Burnaby

18 two-bedroom townhouses

Beta

205 Beta Ave. Burnaby

20 two-bedroom townhouses

 

Total:

86 housing units

 

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Media

contact:

Susan Thom

BC Housing

604 230-1301

Mike Morton

Press Secretary

Office of the Premier

250 213-8218

 

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