Hawthorn Place

A park-like neighbourhood with pedestrian pathways, cycling routes and a community centre. UBC’s first neighbourhood with faculty-staff housing replaced acres of parking lots.

Hawthorn Place is a park-like neighbourhood integrated into the natural environment
Hawthorn Place is a park-like neighbourhood integrated into the natural environment

Overview

Hawthorn Place neighbourhood map
Hawthorn Place neighbourhood map

Hawthorn Place straddles Main Mall and is bounded by Thunderbird Boulevard, West Mall, Stadium Road, and East Mall. The neighbourhood contains a total of 708 residential units, of which:

  • 488 are market leasehold
  • 127 are faculty and staff co-developed housing, and 
  • 229 are faculty and staff discounted rental.

Hawthorn Place Neighbourhood was designed to complement the surrounding area and provide an array of housing opportunities including faculty and staff housing. Pedestrian pathways and cycling routes have replaced parking areas and assist in traffic calming. Other amenities, including a community centre and coffee shop, add to the appeal of this neighbourhood.

Download the Hawthorn Place Neighbourhood Plan

The Neighbourhood Plan

The Hawthorn Place 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. Some of the prominent features of the Hawthorn Place neighbourhood include:

  • A range of faculty and staff housing, including a large number of faculty-staff rental units
  • A greenway that connects pedestrians from the academic core to Thunderbird Stadium
  • Jim Taylor Park, a community green space
  • The Old Barn Community Centre which includes a café
  • Retention of Rhododendron Wood

Hawthorn Place Timeline

2001
Hawthorn Place Neighbourhood Plan adopted
2001

Hawthorn Place Neighbourhood Plan adopted

Guided by the Official Community Plan 

2001
Residents move in to Hawthorn Place
2001

Residents move in to Hawthorn Place

Includes UBC’s first faculty and staff housing buildings 

2007
Hawthorn Place completed
2007

Hawthorn Place completed

All planned buildings for the neighbourhood completed

2010
UBC Land Use Plan adopted
2010

UBC Land Use Plan adopted

Replaced the Official Community Plan