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Update to Webber Lane waterway leakage and repair
April 13, 2023August 8th update: A Qualified Environmental Professional has inspected the area and approved the waterway repairs to proceed. Repairs will commence by mid-August. The QEP will continue to monitor the waterway as repairs progress. June 13th update: Waterway repair work is on hold until late summer. Water volume in the READ MORE
ICI at UBCO receives building permit
January 23, 2023UBC Properties Trust (UBCPT) has received a building permit to develop an $87M Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Innovation (ICI) project on UBC Okanagan campus, the first new campus building since the 220-bed Nechako student housing residence completed in May 2021, and the first institutional building since the UBCO READ MORE
Evolve building achieves UBC’s second-ever REAP Platinum certification
December 16, 2022UBC Properties Trust is thrilled to announce its 110-unit staff and faculty rental building, Evolve, has achieved REAP Platinum certification. Evolve is the second project ever to achieve REAP Platinum at UBC. The Residential Environmental Assessment Program (REAP) is a green building rating system created for multi-unit residential developments at READ MORE
Eagles’ Nest and Wesbrook Place Development
September 2, 2022UPDATED March 27, 2023 Click here to view Diamond Head Consulting Monitoring Memo March 2023 Click here to view Eagle Nest + Wesbrook Development Timeline UBC Properties Trust has been implementing the Wesbrook Place Neighbourhood Plan, adopted in 2005. Wesbrook Place is one of six lively neighbourhoods with market housing READ MORE
UBCO Downtown Kelowna Project
May 30, 2022Downtown Kelowna will soon be home to a world-class learning, research, living, and working facility, breathing new life into the growing tech and culture districts of the area. UBC Properties Trust is set to start construction on UBCO Downtown, a vibrant 43-storey multi-use landmark at Doyle Ave and St Paul READ MORE
Neighbourhood Development Timeline: BCR9, Wesbrook Place
May 4, 2022BCR9 will be a 6-storey faculty and staff rental building with 152 residential units and underground parking garage. It will be located immediately east of Evolve at Wesbrook Mall and Gray Avenue. BCR9 and Evolve will have a shared courtyard.
Neighbourhood Development Timeline: Evolve (BCR8), Wesbrook Place
April 1, 2022Evolve will be a faculty & staff rental residential development on Lot BCR 8 in Wesbrook Place, located on the corner of Wesbrook Mall and Gray Avenue. It will be a 6-storey building with 110 units. The project provides a range of unit types from studio to 4 bedroom, READ MORE
King George Boulevard and Fraser Highway
November 2, 2021The University of British Columbia is expanding its presence south of the Fraser River with the $70-million purchase of a property in Surrey. UBC Properties Trust has acquired a 135,000-square-foot property—currently home to the Grace Hanin Community Church—at the intersection of King George Boulevard and Fraser Highway. The site, which READ MORE