Your Land is a Community Legacy. We help make it grow
The Challenge
- By 2033, nearly 30,000 rent-geared-to-income (RGI) homes in B.C. will be lost, and half are seniors’ units. (United Way – Aging in Uncertainty)
- Many non-profit housing providers face expiring operating agreements (EOA) or aging buildings in need of replacement.
- Redevelopment is necessary — but raises a critical question: where do residents live while construction happens?
- Without a transition plan, redevelopment stalls, displacement occurs, or projects become unviable.
Our Breakthrough: Interim Residences
We help you create temporary, dignified housing within the same community so residents can stay local, maintain stability, and return to their new homes once construction finishes.
- Designed for tenants during redevelopment periods
- Located in the same neighbourhood or community
- Purpose-built to protect affordability, safety, and dignity
- Operates under agreements ensuring tenants return once new homes are ready
- Keeps your project moving forward while safeguarding community trust
- Interim Residences are designed to be self-sustaining.
Why This Matters for You
As a non-profit housing provider, this model delivers a rare win-win:
- Continuity, not disruption
Tenants stay in familiar surroundings — near schools, transit, and support networks. - Unlock greater density
Redevelop your land at 3× to 7+× scale without relying solely on subsidies. - Financial sustainability
Include revenue-generating spaces — retail, student/workplace housing, boutique hospitality, or offices — to help subsidize deeper affordability. Removes the reliance of ongoing government funding.
What Our Partnership Delivers
| What You Receive | Why It Matters |
| Site feasibility & redevelopment modeling | Understand how many units you can unlock, what mix works, and projected returns |
| Interim housing sourcing & planning | A turnkey solution for where tenants live during construction |
| Financial & revenue strategy | Blend commercial, community, and housing uses to support long-term affordability |
| Implementation support | Navigate permitting, municipal relationships, procurement, and community engagement |
| Accountability & transparency | Metrics, reporting, and governance that sustain trust with tenants, funders, and boards |
| Below-market financing | I Invest in Housing campaign helps raise funds for Community Housing Bonds and investor interest in Social Purpose REITs. |
A Typical Redevelopment Journey
- Land audit & site selection — identify underutilized parcels or existing sites
- Interim housing arranged — modest, cost-effective community homes (e.g., modular, multiplex, ADUs), examine and explore development and revenue models, produce an asset map and conduct community needs assessment and then perform a detailed feasibility study
- Tenant relocation — residents move into interim housing with full right of return at RGI rates?
- Redevelopment — demolish and rebuild at greater density while preserving community ties
- Reoccupation & expansion — tenants return, new units open, and revenue spaces support long-term affordability
(We provide visual roadmaps, community engagement program, schedules, and detailed pro formas to support your planning.)
Proof & Credibility
- Model piloted at Skwacháys Lodge that in 2018 was voted one of the World’s 100 greatest places to visit.
- Aligned with Four Pillars Community Housing’s principles: zero-cost land, below-market financing, expedited delivery, and revenue generation.
- Our innovative Solutions Lab, I Invest in Housing is funded by CMHC and we are working with Greater Vancouver REALTORS® to train realtors to become Community Housing Ambassadors to help communities begin ‘Building Solutions to the Housing Crisis’.
Let’s Start a Conversation
Do you have a project in mind? We invite you explore what’s possible.
- Book a 20-minute strategy call → Walk through your options.
Your land holds the key to building more homes. Let’s unlock it — intelligently, respectfully, and for the long term.