Capilano University gets on-campus student housing building in North Vancouver
Posted July 1, 2026 1:53 pm.
Last Updated July 2, 2026 9:19 am.
Capilano University (CapU) is getting its first ever on-campus student housing with the opening of a housing building at the university’s North Vancouver campus.
The housing, named Treehouse (Lam̓íwa and θqétəw̓txʷ), is mostly for first- and second-year students to help ease the transition into life at university while also encouraging a sense of community.
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“This new student housing at Capilano University will give students a supportive place to live, study and build community, while making it easier for them to access the education and opportunities they came here to pursue.”
The six-storey building had its name provided by both the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). Lam̓íwa and θqétəw̓txʷ, translated to Treehouse, imitates the shared idea of a “home in the woods.”
Treehouse provides 362 homes for students with a mix of single and double occupancy rooms. Twelve of the units are wheelchair accessible.
There is shared laundry, washrooms, a study, lounge and kitchen spaces on each floor.
The ground floor houses a First Nations-focused reflection and gathering space, a café, bike storage, a multipurpose room and student support spaces.
“After two years of commuting three hours a day, moving into housing changed my university experience,” said Manroop Kaur, a CapU student.
“Treehouse means more students can have that same opportunity right on campus – closer to class, closer to community and better able to succeed. It’s not just a place to live, it’s a place where you belong.”
There is also a 250-seat mass-timber dining hall connected to Treehouse. It will provide meal services to students living on campus as well as those commuting.
