2010 Olympic Village

The Vancouver Olympic Village (VVL) is a neighbourhood and Olympic Village built by Millennium Development Group in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, originally built for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics.

This article is about the Vancouver Olympic Village. For the Olympic Village in Whistler, see Whistler Olympic Village. For the Olympic Village in Singapore, see 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ยง Youth Olympic Village. For the SkyTrain station, see Olympic Village station.

Vancouver Olympic Village
Neighbourhood/Olympic Village
CountryCanada
CityVancouver, British Columbia
NeighbourhoodSoutheast False Creek
Construction beganFebruary 2006 (2006-02)
CompletedNovember 1, 2009 (2009-11-01)
Built byMillennium Development Group
Key peoplePeter Malek, Shahram Malek
Named for2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

The site is located on the shoreline at the southeast corner of False Creek, north of First Avenue between Ontario and Columbia Streets.

Boasting over a thousand units, ranging over a million square feet, the Village was able to accommodate over 2,800 athletes, coaches, and officials for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Following the Olympics, the accommodations became residential housing. Today, the Village is a mixed-use community, with approximately 1,100 residential units, area parks, and various retail and service outlets. Southeast False Creek is the neighbourhood development that was built around the Olympic Village and in which the Village now sits at the core of.

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