Terra worked with long-time client Lookout to complete this project, the first of its kind in North Vancouver, developed to address the growing issue of homelessness on the North Shore. It was spearheaded by the North Shore Homelessness Task Force, funded through...
Projects
Bridget Moran Place
Terra worked with the Society to develop this low barrier homeless shelter and homeless/at-risk housing project. There was an urgent need for the project at the time as two downtown hotels had been demolished to make way for the court house, displacing 40 to 50 low...
Maria Keary Cottage
Terra worked with the Society to achieve the successful renovation and conversion of twin heritage houses originally built in 1887. The development provides housing and support services to up to 20 homeless men and 15 provincial and federal offenders on conditional...
Jubilee House Redevelopment
Terra provided development management services to the 127 Society throughout the rezoning and redevelopment of Jubilee House, a project which had originally been constructed in the 1980s and was in need of significant repair and upgrade. The first Jubilee House housed...
Nanaimo Youth Residence
This project has 20 one- and two-bedroom units for homeless and homeless-at-risk youth, between the ages of 16 and 19, as well as a suite for a resident manager. The two-bedroom units house young single mothers. The project provides safe, supportive and...
Bridge Housing
This project was created to provide a safe haven for women of the Downtown Eastside. It features 36 units of permanent housing and 12 short-term stay shelter units for homeless and homeless-at-risk women. The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre occupies the first...
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
This two-storey, multi-use facility was built to replace an older, inadequate community centre. The 15,000-square-foot project was privately developed by the Vancouver Peretz Institute, in partnership with VanCity Enterprises. The capital cost of the new community...
KNH Community Service and Affordable Seniors Housing Project
Terra began working with the Society in 2008 to develop this complex and unique project, which involved the renovation and heritage preservation of two buildings on the Kits House site and the addition of new affordable housing units for seniors. The community...
The Independent Centre
This project involved the re-imagining of the Independent Centre, to better meet the social and academic needs of students at Thompson Rivers University. Terra worked with the Student Union and the University to accomplish a transition from a primarily commercially...