East Campus Neighbourhood

A generous wooded park, pedestrian walkways and bike paths characterize this neighbourhood of predominately rental housing.

The Greenwood Commons building in East Campus Neighbourhood
The Greenwood Commons building in East Campus Neighbourhood

Overview

East campus neighbourhood map
East Campus neighbourhood map

East Campus is located between Acadia and Hampton Place neighbourhoods. The neighbourhood is bound by Wesbrook Mall and Osoyoos Crescent and overlooks Thunderbird Park and recreation facilities to the west. The neighbourhood contains a total of 276 residential units, of which:

  • 193 are purpose-built rental
  • 83 are market leasehold.

With its mid-rise multi-family buildings and two mid-rise towers, East Campus neighbourhood fits seamlessly into the adjacent residential areas and an existing wood lot, forming a quiet neighbourhood that hugs the academic core’s eastern edge. The East Campus Neighbourhood Plan outlines land uses and densities, parks and open space, circulation and transportation, sustainability strategies, design guidelines, development controls, infrastructure and servicing, and community facilities.

Download the East Campus Neighbourhood Plan

The Neighbourhood Plan

East Campus Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in 2004. The Neighbourhood Plan preserves a generous wooded green space while adding a much-needed rental and family housing for the UBC community. Some of the prominent features of the neighbourhood include:

  • An emphasis on rental housing – 70% of the housing units in the neighbourhood are purpose-built rental
  • A point of arrival via a re-aligned Thunderbird Road
  • Fraser Hall, a graduate student rental building with 132 beds
  • TRIUMF House, a hostel for visiting scientists and professors

East Campus Neighbourhood Timeline

1997
Official Community Plan adopted
1997

Official Community Plan adopted

Covers land use planning on UBC campus

2004
East Campus Neighbourhood Plan adopted
2004

East Campus Neighbourhood Plan adopted

Included public consultation and community engagement

2010
UBC Land Use Plan adopted
2010

UBC Land Use Plan adopted

Replaced the Official Community Plan 

2013
East Campus completed
2013

East Campus completed

All planned buildings in the neighbourhood completed