938 Mason Street
Building Info
5-storey culturally supportive housing; 33 studio homes plus one 2-bedroom home with support services (culturally supportive housing)
Each unit has its own bathroom, a kitchenette, and a full-size refrigerator.
Shared amenity room, dining room, office space and dedicated cultural room.
Include wrap-around social, health, and culturally appropriate support services for Indigenous individuals.
Architect building description of Wellness House:
“Conceptually inspired by the Salish Longhouse, it features a communal courtyard space using interior glass sliding walls adding functionally in creating space where exterior and interior can be blurred. A west courtyard serves for outdoor kitchen activities and gathering whilst the east side courtyard is more private with a firepit and garden. The dwellings are designed as a modular prefabrication units made of CLT panels stacked on top of each other.”
Developer
BC Housing on behalf of the Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society
Developer Project Website
Architect
Architect Project Website
Context
BC Housing describes culturally supportive housing as one that “encompasses cultural supports and decolonized harm reduction practices. It draws on Indigenous knowledge to reimagine systems and approaches for addressing homelessness and substance use disorders."
City of Victoria Development Tracker
Not listed
Status
June 2026: Site cleared and fenced off - province announced on June 3, 2026 that construction was now underway.
Media and Images
June 4, 2026 CHEK News story on construction start
