Multi-Residential Project Re-Zoning Marks Major Shift Toward Medical-Support Housing in Vancouver
- ClearView Insider
- Dec 1, 2025
- 1 min read
This new application represents a significant shift from the previously approved 28-storey tower with 258 purpose-built rental homes. Under the revised proposal:
58 moderate-income rental units will be retained, consistent with the prior approval.
The 200 market rental units will be replaced with 200 “temporary accommodation for medical care” units, supporting patients and families travelling to Vancouver for specialized health services.
Jameson Development Corp. and the First Nations Health Authority are advancing plans for the Dunna Eh House of Healing, incorporating a 136,000-sq.-ft. wellness and family-support centre at 2538 Birch Street.
The healing centre is designed to include primary care, counselling and cultural programming, staff areas, a teaching kitchen, and a rooftop medicine garden, anchored by a partnership with the First Nations Health Authority.
This shift aligns with a broader rise in medical-support housing across Vancouver. Nearby, Ronald McDonald House has proposed a 179-foot, 14-storey hotel-style tower with 75 suites, doubling the charity’s capacity to house families requiring short- and longer-term stays during medical treatment at BC Children’s Hospital.
Together, these developments illustrate how health-oriented, mission-driven infrastructure is reshaping development opportunities, land-use decisions, and institutional partnerships in Vancouver’s urban core.
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Sources: Daily Hive Vancouver (Dunna Eh House of Healing; Ronald McDonald House expansion)