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A New Pathway to 2025

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Three of Home Forward's smaller public housing properties will be sold in 2025. Beginning in January 2021, Home Forward is working in partnership with current residents to ensure they have choices that make sense for their household. Home Forward is committed to provide continued housing subsidy to these current households via a range of program options.

Hope IV Property?:

Residents at Cora Park Apartments, Chauteau Apartments and a cluster of our "scattered sites" in SE Portland are invited to participate in planning for 2025. An invitation to the first virtual meeting is available here.

The first Zoom meeting can be accessed with this link: https://homeforward.zoom.us/j/94938239335?pwd=UDZnNlB4U3VHRWpXekVtZ0ZvYjl2Zz09

For more information, please contact Tony Villagran at Tony.Villagran@homeforward.org (or call/text to 971 219-9463)

Baldwin Redevelopment

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Redevelopment of a half acre property along North Interstate to provide 60 studio apartments with permanent supportive housing by Urban League of Portland.

Hope IV Property?:

Design is underway for 60 new studio apartments in North Portland along the Interstate light rail line. Home Forward and Urban League of Portland are partnering to provide permanent supportive housing to people who have experienced homelessness. The vision for North Baldwin is inspired in part by Urban League’s successful Project HAVEN, founded in 2016. Urban League’s model provides focused and intensive services to address homelessness in the Black community, a population over-represented in the homeless community yet underserved.

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Homes & Amenities

60 new studio apartments will include linear kitchen (sink, range, refrigerator & microwave), bathroom, and bedroom/living area
Rents affordable to residents making 30% Area Median Income and below (approx $18,500 for a single person in 2019)
Full relocation benefits will be provided to the 8 households currently on-site
A large community room with kitchen and adjacent outdoor patio area will be located at the southern end of the building
Classrooms, a work out room, computer access and lots of room for bike parking will be included

Highlights

Services will be designed to help folks regain purpose and dignity living in an area they may once have called home. An on-site team will include a resident services coordinator, case managers and peer support specialists from both Home Forward and Urban League of Portland.
An active community engagment process includes focus groups with Urban League participants and staff to provide input into the physical design of the property, economic participation during construction, and on-going resident support programs.
Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2021 and new residents will be welcome to their homes during summer 2022.

Partners

Resident Services: Urban League of Portland
Financial: Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) and the Oregon Health Authority (Governor's PSH Initiative); and Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Design and Construction: SERA Architects and Bremik Construction

Details

Community Newsletter (Spring 2020)

Fountain Place Redevelopment

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Extensive renovations are underway to ensure this historic downtown Portland building continues to provide affordable homes for generations to come.

Hope IV Property?:

After successful relocation of residents prior to the COVID-19 closures, work began in March 2020 to undertake seismic structural improvements and renovation of existing apartments. Apartments will remain affordable to households earning less than 60% of Area Media Income (AMI). Former residents and new occupants will begin to move back by Fall 2021.

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Homes

74 affordable housing options
- 54 homes for households less than 60% AMI
- 20 homes with Project-based Section 8 rental subsidy for incomes less than 50% AMI
Households will be living in

56 studio homes
14 one-bedroom homes, and
4 two-bedroom homes.

Highlights

Former Fountain Place residents received relocation services and will have the opportunity to return when construction is complete.
Seismic safety is a key element of the scope of work including significant interior bracing, new stairwells and new elevator, and exterior improvements to the unreinforced masonry.
A new community room will allow residents an opportunity to host group events.
Partnerships with Northwest Pilot Project and Transitions Project (TPI) provide resident referrals and case management for 20 residents living in the homes with Project-Based Section 8 rental subsidy.

Partners

Financial: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Section 8 subsidy); City of Portland, Portland Housing Bureau; Oregon Housing and Community Services LIHTC and Preservation programs; U.S. Department of Interior, Parks Historic Preservation Program
Design & Construction: Peter Meijer Architect and Lorentz Bruun Construction
Key Community Partners: Northwest Pilot Project and Transitions Project (TPI)

Details

Fact Sheets and Reports

Redevelopment fact sheet

Virtual Groundbreaking Website

www.FountainPlaceApartmentsPDX.com

Dekum Court Redevelopment

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Transforming 40 affordable homes in need of extensive repairs into 200 new affordable homes by 2024.

Hope IV Property?:

Plans for 200 new affordable rental homes in NE Portland are underway! With funding from Metro's Affordable Housing Bond, 160 new affordable homes will be added to the redevelopment of an existing 40 homes at Dekum Court. Construction will occur in two phases to ensure existing residents of Dekum Court will not need to be relocated. The Phase 1 construction (at least 40 homes) will begin during Summer 2021 and completed by Fall 2022. Phase 2 construction of the remaing homes will then begin and is scheduled to be ready for new residents by Fall 2024.

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Homes

200 affordable apartments total
40 replacement homes for existing Dekum Court households
160 new homes funded by Metro Affordable Housing bond will include

65 affordable homes (40%) for people earning 30% of the median family income and lower
95 affordable homes (60%) for people earning 60% of the median family income and lower
At least 80 family homes (50%) with 2 or more bedrooms

Highlights

Educational partnerships are under discussion to meet the needs of new families in the community, including a new Head Start facility.
In addition to the apartments, the development will feature a large community room and multiple outdoor play spaces for youth.
An active community engagment process, including a large Community Advisory Committee, is providing input into the physical design of the property, economic participation during construction, and on-going resident support programs.

Partners

Financial: Metro, Home Forward equity, private activity bonds, Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Design and Construction: LEVER Architects, Walsh Construction
Albina Head Start Classrooms Fact Sheet