Neighbourhoods
UTown@UBC embodies our vision for a sustainable live-work-learn campus community. Each neighbourhood is designed to support the University’s vibrant academic core, while providing all the amenities and services required to support a truly compact, transit-oriented, pedestrian friendly community.

To protect the integrity of the vision for UTown@UBC, the University established eight detailed neighbourhood plans, ensuring that each local area continues to thrive and support the people who call these communities home.

  • Chancellor Place Neighbourhood
    Located north of the Gage Residences, Chancellor Place is bound by Wesbrook Mall on its eastern border. Restored to its original grandeur, the granite Iona Building stands at the head of this neighbourhood. Duplex townhomes along Chancellor Boulevard are complemented by apartment condominiums in the interior of the neighbourhood.

  • East Campus Neighbourhood
    Situated between Wesbrook Mall and Acadia Park neighbourhood, the plan for East Campus resulted in the preservation of a large wooded green space and realignment of roads in the immediate area after extensive public consultation. Pedestrian walkways, bike paths and generous park spaces characterize this space.

  • Gage South Neighbourhood
    Currently on hold, Gage South Neighbourhood will ultimately recognize the diversity of surrounding uses from the student family housing in nearby Acadia Park and the market housing in the University Endowment Lands (UEL) to the adjacent "Athletic Commons" area. This area includes: the Student Recreation Centre, MacInnes Field, War Memorial Gym, the Aquatic Centre and Empire Pool.

  • Hawthorn Place/Mid Campus Neighbourhood
    Hawthorn Place provides a variety of housing options, including faculty and staff rental housing, faculty and staff co-development housing and family housing. The public realm design incorporates a greenway and parks. Pedestrian paths and cycling routes replace parking areas and assist in traffic calming.

  • North Campus Neighbourhood
    Home to Cecil Green Park, Green College, the Museum of Anthropology, Norman Mackenzie House and other academic buildings, North Campus has educational, heritage and ecological value.

  • Wesbrook Place Neighbourhood
    UBC's latest family housing initiative stretches across 110 acres of South Campus. When completed, Wesbrook Place will be the largest neighbourhood on UBC's Vancouver campus. Over 12,500 students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and members of the general public will live here in a mix of townhouses and apartments.

  • University Boulevard Neighbourhood
    The main point of arrival for students, faculty, staff and residents, University Boulevard is our "high street" and the front door to campus. University Square will play host to cafes, academic shops and services to better serve the local community. A new transit terminal will allow UBC to keep pace with demand for public transportation. This mixed-use neighbourhood will be characterized by a vibrant streetscape and public realm.

  • Hampton Place
    Hampton Place was established before UBC’s Official Community Plan, but remains a vital part of UTown@UBC with the distinction of being the first UBC Vancouver neighbourhood.