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New mass-timber tower doubles student housing at Burnaby campus as government funds more units

BC contributes $129 million to 12-storey building with 469 beds at technology institute
The 12-storey, 469-bed Tall Timber student residence has opened in time for the fall semester at the British Columbia Institute of Technology campus in Burnaby. (BCIT)
The 12-storey, 469-bed Tall Timber student residence has opened in time for the fall semester at the British Columbia Institute of Technology campus in Burnaby. (BCIT)
CoStar News
September 3, 2025 | 11:35 AM

The British Columbia Institute of Technology opened a 12-floor student housing, the latest development to use mass timber construction as the provincial government funds more projects to ease a student housing shortage.

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