New housing opens for Vancouver seniors
Channel: GovernmentofBC
Date: 2013-04-03

Seniors in Vancouver now have increased access to affordable housing with the opening of Linden Tree Place, providing 30 new affordable rental apartments for seniors and persons with disabilities.

The B.C. government invested approximately $3.7 million and land valued at $2.2 million. The City of Vancouver provided approximately $150,000 in waived development cost charges for Linden Tree Place.

The 30 apartment, four-storey wood-frame building includes 10 wheelchair-accessible apartments designed for people with physical disabilities. The Kits Neighbourhood House will manage and operate Linden Tree Place and the onsite seniors' resource centre.

Established in 1894, Kits Neighbourhood House is a non-profit registered charitable organization providing programs and services for people of all ages on the Westside of Vancouver from Granville Street to UBC, from Musqueam to Cornwall Street. The organization works towards improving the quality of both community and family life.

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http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/04/new-housing-opens-for-vancouver-seniors.html

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