Lookout has been providing this “third stage” housing since 1978, starting with rooming-houses in the Downtown Eastside, and expanding in 1993 to also offer self‐contained housing.

All our self‐contained permanent housing targets men and women with no housing alternatives to ensure they can have a home they are proud of. Where needed, support staff provide assistance and work with residents to develop life skills and link to necessary community services to help residents enjoy successful healthy lives.

Supportive/3rd Stage Housing is permanent housing for:

• the chronically homeless
• people with disabilities
• younger, multi-barriered adults

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NEW PROJECTS

Garfield Hotel
Lookout Emergency Aid Society's Garfield Hotel will be a four-storey wood frame building with a total of 24 units of supportive housing for men and women with a history of homelessness, mental health issues and substance abuse. The hotel is located at 1105 Royal Ave. in New Westminster. (more)

Currently under construction First Avenue Housing, Vancouver

Garfield Housing, New Westminster

APPLICATION FORMS

Requests for Lookout’s permanent housing is through an application form. Please note the criteria for our housing:

Housing is for individuals:
• living in the area that the housing is located – e.g. North Shore for North Shore residents, Downtown Eastside for Downtown Eastside residents or New Westminster for New Westminster housing
• who live on low fixed incomes
• who have few, if any housing options
• currently live in inadequate or substandard housing

The various locations may have other criteria – please see the application forms.

Avalon Hotel Application

Hazelton Residence Application

Jim Green / Jeffrey Ross Application

Tamura House Application

Cliff Block Application

Cordova's Residence Application

North Shore Residence Application

The Jim Green Residence is a permanent home for 66 low income men and women who have a history of homelessness.

The Residence provides self-contained, independent housing for local residents who are marginalized in some fashion; individuals who for a variety of reasons have limited housing options. Priority is given to those applicants whose safety is at risk in their current housing, including those who are in mentally, emotionally or physically abusive situations.

Priority is also given to those in crisis or temporary housing, or to those who no longer require to be in care facilities. Those in housing so poor that it contributes to debilitating medical conditions are also given precedence. This unique housing project is for people who have the most need and the fewest options. (more)

VANCOUVER – JEFFREY ROSS RESIDENCE, and JEFFREY ROSS ANNEX

Built in 1993, the Jeffrey Ross Residence is a four storey apartment building with 37 one‐bedroom apartments, four of which are fully wheelchair accessible.

The Residence is for folks whose home community is the Downtown Eastside and who live with a disability, although able to live independently with appropriate supports.

Rent is subsidized by BC Housing and set at a rate that is geared‐to‐income.

VANCOUVER – TAMURA HOUSE

Tamura house is a 110-unit Tamura House at 398 Powell St., purchased by the Province, to protect affordable housing stock in Vancouver for those most in need.

History
Recently restored as low-income housing, the Tamura House was built by Mr. Tamura, who was responsible for establishing trade between Canada and Japan. Originally it was a hotel and his company's offices. It sits on Powell across Oppenheimer Park from the temple, at the intersection which served as the heart of Japantown.