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MISSION, B.C. – Two supportive housing sites in the Lower Mainland’s Fraser Valley are now open to residents.

In Maple Ridge permanent housing at 11685 Fraser St., announced in 2021, will replace the aging temporary modular housing at 22548 Royal Cres., which is at the end of its lifespan and will be closed.

The four-storey building at 11685 Fraser St. features 52 studio units of supportive housing, each with its own bathroom and kitchen, and will be operated by Coast Mental Health Society, a release said.

Once cleared, 22548 Royal Cres. will be redeveloped into 98 units of permanent, affordable housing for seniors in partnership with New Vista Society and support from the Building BC: Community Housing Fund.

In Mission spaces at 7460 Hurd St., announced in 2021, will replace the temporary units leased by BC Housing at the Diamond Head Motor Inn, which is set to close. Residents at the temporary shelter will be supported to relocate into their new homes, the release said.

The three-storey building at 7460 Hurd St. features 50 studio homes, each with its own bathroom and mini kitchen and of those 50 supportive homes, 12 include additional complex-care housing services for people with overlapping mental-health and addiction challenges, trauma or brain injuries.

B.C. is providing approximately $13 million for the project at 7460 Hurd St. in Mission, with $12.3 million in capital funding through BC Housing’s Building BC: Supportive Housing Fund, annual operating subsidy of $1.5 million and as much as $1.1 million annually from the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions to Fraser Health to provide complex-care housing services to residents, the release said.

Approximately $16 million is being provided through the Building BC: Supportive Housing Fund to the 11685 Fraser St. project in Maple Ridge, as well as an annual operating subsidy of approximately $1.5 million.

Residents are expected to begin moving into the new buildings in Mission and Maple Ridge in the coming months, the release said.