Vancouver multi-unit Indigenous housing development checks all the boxes – Construct Connect
September 10, 2025
It’s made from mass timber. It meets Passivhaus standards. Construction componentry is modular and prefabricated largely using robotic technology. The project addresses Indigenous social housing needs.
No wonder the Chief George Leonard Building was unanimously approved when it came before Vancouver City Council in the spring of 2021.
Located at 1766 Frances St. in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood in East Vancouver, the Chief George Leonard Building was designed by Vancouver firm GBL Architects and developed by the non-profit M’akola Development Services.
