Located at 1099 Richards Street, the New Jubilee House will provide 162 units of affordable housing (compared to 87 units in its previous location), with larger amenity spaces and improved access for those with limited mobility.
New Jubilee House, Richards & Helmcken
Today the Society houses 259 people in three apartment buildings. The Society partnered with the City of Vancouver and CMHC on its first building, Jubilee House, which opened in 1986 and will close in 2016; with BC Housing and CMHC on retrofitting heritage apartment building Brookland Court, which opened in 1989; with BC Housing and the City of Vancouver on The Wellspring, which opened in 1997; and with the City of Vancouver, Brenhill Developments, and BC Housing on New Jubilee House which opens in 2016 to replace the original Jubilee House.
And the Architect is?
GBL – who added the orange and green splashes to the Olympic Village, the colourful elements to the non-market housing that replaced the Odyssey nightclub, and on many other projects. Their nearly complete ‘Canvas’ scheme for Onni on Great Northern Way has red and yellow accents.