B.C. buys affordable seniors housing in Vancouver's Chinatown. The 33-unit Harmony House, which occupies four floors of a condo building at 588 Shanghai Alley, was at risk of a private sale.

The B.C. government has purchased a 33-unit building with affordable housing geared to seniors in Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood that was at risk of being sold privately.

The supply of affordable housing in and around Chinatown is inadequate, outdated and lacks coordination with health services and culturally appropriate care for Chinese seniors, according to the ...

The project comes from Vancouver-based Townline and Forme Development. ... Called Harmony, ... The retail center and bank on this Chinatown site would be replaced by the 26-story project.

A new tower proposed for Vancouver's rapidly changing Chinatown has been redesigned to include $6-million worth of seniors' housing and fit better with the historic community.