None of this is a problem if BC Housing buys the building.

^ This is what is happening in Seattle and San Fran now. In order to get around community group and local resident complaints, a developer designs a nice building, gets it approved, builds it and then sells it to the Housing authority as soon as it is completed for a huge profit. Everyone wins except for the locals who were duped into supporting what they though would be an affordable housing project.

Colbeck said the property management team will include a social lifestyle curator, whose job is to plan social events, such as wine tasting or movie nights. A weekly event in the building and a monthly outing will be included in the cost of rent for those in co-living pods, while residents of the 67 traditional one- and two-bedroom rental units can pay to participate in social events, Colbeck said.

“We see some big demand for that and to help combat this urban loneliness that we’re seeing in so many cities,” he said.

The management team would strive to place people in pods with others of similar ages and who have similar interests, “almost like matchmaking,” Colbeck said.

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/co-living-housing-model-coming-to-victoria-4983997

The whole things sounds odd. I can make my own friends, thanks.

So it's a sort of daycare for socially awkward adults who cannot make connections on their own.

It received unanimous council approval. I think it just found the right way to get the green light.