BC Housing Goes on Vancouver Hotel Buying Spree The agency has bought the Patricia Hotel and five other properties to house people who are homeless, including Strathcona Park campers. Jen St. Denis is The Tyee’s Downtown Eastside reporter. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen. SHARES The Patricia Hotel on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside will provide more than 100 new supported housing units. Photo by GoToVan, Creative Commons licensed. BC Housing has scooped up three more hotels in Vancouver, following news earlier this week that federal funding would create permanent supportive housing units at three other downtown properties. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners