The First Avenue Athletes Village Housing Co-operative is a non-profit housing co-op in Southeast False Creek (the former Olympic Village). We are located at 151 West 1st Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Our community-oriented co-op is part of a vibrant neighbourhood designed to be sustainable with state-of-the-art LEED gold buildings that include features like green roofs, individual energy monitoring and a passive building design. Members have access to rooftop gardens.
Housing co-ops are jointly owned by the people who live in them. When you move into a co-op you become a member. Together with other members you will make decisions that will shape your community.
As a co-op member, you have security of tenure. This means that you can live in your home for as long as you wish if you follow the rules of the co-op and pay your housing charge (rent). As a co-op member, you have a say in decisions that affect your home. You and your neighbours own your homes co-operatively.
Members form a community that works together to manage the co-op. Co-op communities are made up of all kinds of people – people with different backgrounds and incomes and special needs. These diverse and vibrant communities are the unique strength of the co-op housing movement.
As a part of provincial, national and international movements, members also share democratic principles and a rich heritage with thousands of others around the world.
To learn more about living in a housing co-operative, please visit the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC.