Families and seniors in Kelowna have a new, safe place to call home at the newly redeveloped Pleasantvale, which celebrated its official opening today.
The project features 50 affordable housing units for seniors and 20 affordable townhomes for families with low to moderate incomes, providing more people in the community with quality, affordable housing.
Seniors also have a place to gather and connect with one another at an outdoor garden area and amenities space that includes a kitchen.
Located on the 600 block of Richter Street, the original Pleasantvale was a 50-unit seniors development built in the mid-1950s. In 2013, the site of the aging building was selected for redevelopment.
After an extensive public consultation process led by BC Housing, Kelowna City Council approved rezoning of the site, which resulted in the replacement of the original 50 units and the addition of 20 new affordable-rental homes for families.
The rent for the one-bedroom units for seniors is $667 per month, while the family townhomes are between $990 for a two-bedroom and $1,100 per month for a three-bedroom home.
The Society of Hope, a non-profit society that has been providing quality, affordable housing to low-income residents in the Central Okanagan since 1989, is managing and operating the development.
