The University of British Columbia has added another 282 beds to its Vancouver campus thanks to a new student residence building.

Brock South formally opened its doors to students earlier this summer. Brock South features 16 four-bedroom suites, 212 studio units and six one-bedroom units.

“UBC is committed to providing living spaces on campus at below-market rates because we know the Greater Vancouver rental market is very challenging,” said Andrew Parr, associate vice-president Student Housing and Community Services. “Brock South is the latest demonstration of that commitment.”

The opening of Brock South completes the multi-phase Brock Commons precinct, a mixed-use student housing project mainly for upper-year undergraduate and graduate students and academic development. The precinct includes three buildings—Brock North, Brock South and Tallwood, and is located in the northern part of the campus near the Peter A. Allard School of Law.

Brock North opened in summer 2023 with 316 beds. The total cost of the North and South buildings was $165 million, consisting of 327,826 square feet of mixed-use space.

In addition to the 1,002 total beds in Brock Commons, the buildings include associated student support spaces and study spaces as well as two collegia. Academic and administrative areas include Faculty of Arts Academic Advising, legal clinic space for the Peter A. Allard School of Law, classrooms, and key offices for the Vice-President Students portfolio. Brock South includes new Hero Coffee and Harvest Market locations, enhancing food services to that area of campus for students, faculty and staff.

Since 2010 UBC has invested more than $700 million to build 6,080 new residence beds for students in Vancouver and in the Okanagan.