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New affordable housing in Langley

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Mar, 2024 05:15 PM

A new building with close to 100 affordable homes is now open in Langley.

A statement from B-C's housing ministry says the five-storey building offers apartments of various sizes for people with low and moderate incomes.

Today, nearly 100 new affordable homes opened for families and seniors in @LangleyTownship.

We know there is an urgent need for more homes like these and we’re taking action – getting shovels in the ground and people into homes more quickly than ever.

👉🏾 https://t.co/r7iBsVUmJ1 pic.twitter.com/ZZj6l8H7CU
— Ravi Kahlon (@KahlonRav) March 26, 2024

It says monthly rents range from 500-dollars for a studio unit, to two-thousand, 450-dollars for a three-bedroom home.

The ministry says the project is part of a 19-billion-dollar housing investment by the provincial government.

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