Building partnerships with the larger community As previously mentioned, the FCCHA is situated in False Creek South, on leased land owned by the City of Vancouver. It is a purpose-built community founded on a set of principles to create an integrated mixed income community. However, at the end of 2020, their model was threatened when the City of Vancouver’s Real Estate and Facility Management (REFM) Report was released. That report recommended to Council and the public the demolition of all the existing affordable non-profit housing and coop housing at the end of their leases, with an opportunity for the replacement with newer higher density housing – which would be dependent on federal and provincial government investment. “With over 6,000 residents living in False Creek South across different tenure types, there was a significant community and general public political outcry to preserve the existing moderate density affordable THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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