New community to include 164 rental homes open for families and seniors
LOS ANGELES: A new built community will provide rental housing for both families and seniors.
“Robert Nicklin Place addresses the urgent need for housing in Coquitlam, including low-income homes for vulnerable renters and homes that are rent-geared to income,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing. “These are designed to be the kind of sustainable homes that give people stable and affordable housing in a housing crisis adding 164 much-needed units to the rental housing stock. The people who live in these homes will benefit from a wealth of nearby amenities and be part of a thriving community.”
Robert Nicklin Place is a six-storey wood-frame apartment building at 3100 Ozada Ave. and is operated by Affordable Housing Societies (AHS). It has 164 units made up of 65 one-bedroom units, 69 two-bedroom units and 30 three-bedroom units. Tenant priority is for families with low incomes as well as seniors, people living with disabilities and people with low to moderate incomes.
“With these new homes now built, families, seniors and individuals can remain in our community with their family and friends,” said Fin Donnelly, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. “I thank the many project partners for their work on this, including Affordable Housing Societies, the federal government and the City of Coquitlam, for bringing Robert Nicklin Place to our community.”
The Province’s investment will ensure 74 of the units are affordable, of which 16 are deep-subsidy units for households with very low incomes, 36 units will have rent geared to income, and 22 are affordable market-rental units. Tenants will benefit from nearby community amenities such as the Millennium Line Lincoln Station, schools, a child care centre, neighbourhood parks, a public library, a hospital and a community centre. Affordable Housing Societies, the City of Coquitlam and the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) are also contributing to the project, including 90 market units.
“At AHS we are excited to honour Bob Nicklin – one of the great leaders in B.C.’s social housing sector – in such a meaningful way through the opening of this beautiful building, which is going to have a profound impact in the Coquitlam community for generations to come,” said Stephen Bennett, CEO of Affordable Housing Societies.
Robert Nicklin served as CEO of the Affordable Housing Societies for 27 years and made innumerable contributions to social housing in B.C. during that time. He passed away in 2016, and the name Robert Nicklin Place was given to this project as a reflection of his ongoing legacy.
This project is part of a $19-billion housing investment by the B.C. government. Since 2017, the Province has nearly 78,000 homes that have been delivered or are underway, including more than 1,000 homes in the Tri-Cities of Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody.