University Village is currently the only major retail centre in Nanaimo' s University District and serves an abundance of single and multi-family residential in the immediate area. Situated within 5 blocks of the Malaspina campus of Vancouver Island University, the site also services the school' s 14,600 students, staff and faculty members. Located on the southwest corner of Bruce Avenue and Fifth Street the site is across street from University Village, a 112,290 SF newly renovated retail development in the heart of the Harewood neighbourhood in Nanaimo, BC.