Vancouver - Land Trust Model

Project Overview

The Land Trust project aims to develop 358 units of housing. A partnership between the City of Vancouver, BC Housing and the Co-Operative Housing Federation of BC, together with Sanford Housing Society and Tikva Housing Society.

Rendering of four-storey building
Rendering of apartment building
Rendering of housing
Rendering of housing
Status
Active
Phase
Rendering of housing
Date of Completion
tbc
Location
Vancouver
About the Project

About the Project

In order to address the housing crisis, new self-sustaining funding models for affordable housing are emerging. This Land Trust project is one such example.

The Land Trust is the Vancouver Community Land Trust Foundation, an arm’s length organization of the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC. The Foundation is working on a cross-subsidy rental model, which relies on a portfolio model approach. Rents at one of the three sites will be set at market-rate levels. The net income cash flow from that site will subsidize the other two, which can then be rented at affordable levels.

Other sources of revenue will come from housing providers ($3.8 million) and from the sale of commercial retail units at the sites (approximately $4.75 million).

The sites — two of the original four were consolidated — will be developed and constructed in a phased approach over several years. Occupancy is expected between 2017 and 2018.

Partners

Partners

Partners Contribution
City of Vancouver Land owner:
  • leasing land at no cost
  • land value of approximately $24.6 million
BC Housing Pre-development funding:
  • $90 million (approximately) interim construction financing
  • $69 million take-out financing
  • $4.5 million grant contribution
Vancity Savings Credit Union Pre-development funding:
  • $1 million

Co-operative Housing Federation of BC

Housing provider

Fraserview Housing Co-operative

Housing provider

Tikva Housing Society

Housing provider

Sanford Housing Society

Housing provider
Vancity New Market Funds Deferred-equity  loan:
  • $11 million (approximately)