The B.C. government has purchased a 33-unit building with affordable housing geared to seniors in Vancouver’s Chinatown neighbourhood that was at risk of being sold privately.
The province paid $16.4 million through B.C. Housing for the Harmony House complex, located at 588 Shanghai Alley and operated by social service agency S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
The agency will continue to own and operate the strata units, while the provincial government will own the building.
“When our government learned that Harmony House and its 33 rentals were at risk for private sale, we were very concerned,” Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon told reporters at a news conference in Vancouver on Wednesday.
“This building has been such a valuable resource for
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