Esḵéḵxwi7ch tl'a Sp'áḵw'us Place
27 new homes for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw members with wrap-around supports
Eskékxwi7ch tl’a Sp’ákw’us Place (Gathering Place for Eagles) is a 5-storey modular building featuring 27 self-contained units, including 11 Studios, 4 accessible studios, 4 one-bedroom units, 4 two-bedroom units, and 4 two-bedroom accessible units. It provides safe, long-term rental homes for women and their children with wrap-around supports. The design process was expedited, utilizing innovative, rapid modular construction so that the project could house the Nation members who need it the most as quickly and efficiently as possible.
This project will help fulfill Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw’s vision to house all of its members within a generation and will bring members back into the community in a culturally-integrated and supported way.
Lu’ma Development Management (LDM) was responsible for the development management and construction claims management on the project and worked with incredibly fast development and construction timelines.
LAND
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, in what is also now known as North Vancouver and Squamish Valley, BC
PEOPLE
TARGET POPULATION: Designed for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw vulnerable women and their children experiencing or at risk of homelessness, as well as families, Elders, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ2SIA+ who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
CLIENT + OPERATOR: Hiy̓ám ta Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Housing Society
BUILDING
UNITS: 27 new homes with wrap-around supports
STATUS: Completed in 2023
CULTURAL EXPRESSION: The development features multi-purpose amenity space, a community art mural, cedar pole, woven blanket and integrates Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language inside and outside.
FUNDING
LDM supported the Society to secure funding.
FUNDERS: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw and CMHC’s Rapid Housing Initiative