Partners
Building Together
Delivering affordable rental housing requires collaboration across every sector.
GroundShare enables below-market rental homes on underused Vancouver land — connecting landowners with a proven, repeatable model using relocatable, factory-built duplexes. Municipalities, landowners, modular builders, lenders, housing nonprofits, architects, and legal advisors each play a distinct role—set out below with what the project needs from each right now.
No single organization solves housing alone.
The partners who belong here don't need every door already open — they see that the existing playbook hasn't fixed Vancouver's housing crisis, and they're ready to help write the next one.
A model that works — without subsidies.
No subsidies.
Below-market rent works because idle land and factory-built homes remove costs at the source — not because someone is filling the gap.
Pilot-proven.
Our East Vancouver project is 100% owner-funded. We prove the model before asking anyone else to commit.
First movers shape it.
The playbook for relocatable infill housing doesn't exist yet — the partners who show up now help write it.
I Am a… Am I the Right Partner?
Find your role. If you believe the way forward on housing isn't more of the same — you're the kind of partner we're looking for.
Why This Matters For You
- Enable below-market housing on underused land without municipal capital investment
- Pilot a scalable model for relocatable housing that can move with densification
- Preserve housing supply during land-use transitions instead of losing units to demolition
- Create flexible pathways for infill housing on transitional or underutilized lots
- Support densification goals while maintaining neighbourhood character during transitions
- Advance housing, prefabrication, and construction-waste targets with a repeatable, documented model
- Generate learnings applicable to zoning and policy development across the region
How You Can Help
- Identify suitable pilot sites or connect us with landowners open to collaboration
- Advise on permitting pathways and regulatory considerations for relocatable structures
- Share insights on community engagement and neighbourhood integration
Why This Matters For You
- Unlike a carriage house or laneway home, a GroundShare home doesn't define your property's future—it relocates when you're ready to redevelop, sell, or move to the next phase
- Turn underused land into income and below-market housing today, without locking in a decision you're not ready to make permanently
- Homes step aside when the land is ready for townhouses, apartments, or a developer sale—no demolition, no complication
- Put idle land to productive use while it waits for its next chapter
- Potential participation in future revenue or partnership models
- Learn about relocatable housing first-hand as a hosting partner
How You Can Help
- Explore hosting a relocatable home on suitable land you own — the arrangement is designed to work with your long-term plans, not constrain them
- Connect us with other landowners who may be interested
- Share your perspective on what would make hosting attractive
Why This Matters For You
- Develop expertise in relocatable residential construction—a growing market opportunity
- Establish manufacturing relationships for a repeatable duplex model
- Contribute to product development with real-world feedback and iteration
- Build portfolio of completed relocatable projects for future business development
- Collaborate on optimizing off-site construction for relocation readiness
- Position your company at the forefront of sustainable building practices
How You Can Help
- Quote or collaborate on manufacturing the side-by-side duplex design
- Advise on construction approaches that optimize for future relocation
- Share insights on cost structures and efficiency improvements
Why This Matters For You
- Pioneer financing models for relocatable residential assets—an underserved market
- Homes maintain value through relocation, potentially reducing long-term risk
- Support housing innovation with measurable social and environmental impact
- Develop expertise applicable to future relocatable housing projects
- Collaborate on structuring that works for both asset mobility and lending requirements
- Build relationships in the emerging relocatable housing sector
How You Can Help
- Explore financing structures that accommodate relocatable assets
- Advise on appraisal and valuation approaches for mobile residential property
- Connect us with others in the lending community exploring housing innovation
Why This Matters For You
- Access quality below-market housing options for clients in a supply-constrained market
- Partner on tenant selection that matches housing needs with available units
- Contribute to housing models designed for long-term resident success
- Build relationships that can scale if the model proves successful
- Provide input on tenant support services and community integration
- Advocate for relocatable housing as part of the broader affordable housing solution mix
How You Can Help
- Advise on tenant selection criteria and support service needs
- Connect us with organizations focused on housing placement
- Share perspectives on what makes rental housing work for your client populations
Why This Matters For You
- Contribute to an innovative housing typology with real implementation
- Apply Vancouver zoning expertise to a novel infill challenge
- Develop portfolio work in relocatable residential design
- Collaborate on design optimization for manufacturing efficiency and livability
- Build expertise in a growing area of sustainable architecture
- Work on a project with clear social and environmental purpose
How You Can Help
- Help us understand the regulatory landscape and identify creative pathways that haven't been tested yet
- Contribute design refinements that improve livability or manufacturing efficiency
- Review drawings and provide feedback on code compliance approaches
Why This Matters For You
- Pioneer legal strategies for enabling private below-market rental housing in Vancouver
- Challenge regulatory barriers that prevent innovative housing solutions
- Build expertise in housing law and municipal zoning challenges
- Contribute to precedent-setting work that could reshape housing policy
- Support a practical solution to Vancouver's housing affordability crisis
- Be part of meaningful legal advocacy with tangible community impact
How You Can Help
- Advise on legal strategies to navigate or challenge regulatory frameworks that weren't written with this model in mind
- Research precedents for relocatable housing and below-market rental models
- Provide pro bono or reduced-rate representation for regulatory challenges
Why This Matters For You
- Support a practical, actionable approach to Vancouver's housing challenge
- Contribute skills to a project with tangible, visible outcomes
- Learn about relocatable housing, off-site construction, and housing innovation
- Connect with others who care about housing affordability and sustainability
- Help shape a model that could scale across Vancouver and beyond
- Be part of proving that better housing solutions are possible
How You Can Help
- Share our work within your networks to build awareness
- Offer professional skills (marketing, communications, research, operations)
- Attend community meetings or provide neighbourhood perspective
Found your role?
Whether you have underused land, a professional skill to contribute, or simply believe the housing status quo needs to change — we want to hear from people ready to help write what comes next.