Luugat SRO

• Last remaining tenant of Granville Street SRO has been moved out

  All residents of the Luugat have been relocated to alternative housing," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the tenant was relocated from the building last week.

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• Urban planner says B.C. government will lose millions on purchase of notorious Granville SRO

  The province, through BC Housing, paid well above the assessed value for the 110-room Howard Johnson Hotel at 1176 Granville Street, as part of a long-term plan.

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  Aug 19
  
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• Cost to taxpayers growing as Granville SRO remains open for 1 resident

  It is now past mid-August, so the inferred cost, since July 1, of running the 110-unit Luugat SRO hotel on Granville Street is in excess of $150,000.

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  Aug 17
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• B.C. housing minister says situation at single-tenant Granville SRO ‘not ideal’

  Housing Minister Christine Boyle said she shares the public's frustration on this issue and that the government is working to close the building down.

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  Aug 13
• It has cost more than $100K a month to house 1 tenant in Vancouver SRO

  Last month, the sole tenant, Ryan Donnelly, told Global News he suffers from a seizure disorder and requires a large room. He also showed a hole in his ceiling.

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  Aug 11
• Resident remains in Granville Street SRO past deadline to move out

  The NDP government and BC Housing confirmed on Wednesday that one resident is still living at the Luugat on Granville Street in Vancouver.

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  Jul 15
• 3 residents remain at Granville SRO despite deadline passing to move them

  The government had said all tenants of the Luugat would be moved by the end of June, but also said no one would be evicted if there wasn’t a place for them to go.

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  Jul 1
• B.C. man says his dad was evicted into homelessness from closing Granville SRO

  As BC Housing continues to move residents out of a single-room occupancy hotel on the Granville strip, one man says a family member has been evicted into homelessness.

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  Jun 1
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• Accused killer entered notorious Granville SRO under false name in hat, sunglasses before arrest

  On Dec. 19, the province said it directed BC Housing to investigate how Jordan Conway was able to gain access to the Luugat to make sure policies and procedures are in place.

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  Feb 19