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Page A 5 JA N . 28, 1998 Che {Jortlanh (Ohscrucr ÎTlje ^Jurtlaub w bseruer Senior Housing Receives Pre-Development Funds The Oregon Housing and Com munity Services Department has pro vided $20,000 to Columbia Cascade Housing, for pre-development costs associated with the construction o f a senior housing development. The State Housing Council approved the award at their December 19. 1997 meeting in Salem. The proposed 20 unit facility de signed to provide housing for low income seniors with incomes at or below 60 percent of area median income. The development will be adjacent to a recently completed de velopment. West Park Place in The Dalles, Oregon, and will share the on-site management and community center. Columbia Cascade Housing intends to apply for additional fund ing and tax credits in 1998 to com plete the financing for this new con struction project. "The Department has been sup p o rtiv e o f C o lu m b ia C a sc a d e H ousing's mission of developing af fordable housing in theircommunity by providing technical assistance and financial assistance on both West Park Place Apartments and East Hill Village. Both of these projects are well managed and successful," said V ictor Smeltz, Housing Finance Manager. "The Department looks forward to future successes by Co lumbia Cascade Housing” Columbia Cascade Housing has previously developed several smaller housing developments that address the needs of the specific counties in which they serve. The sponsor cur rently owns five projects consisting o f 54 u n its se rv in g fa m ilie s, farmworkers, mentally disabled per sons, and seniors. The consultant for the development, Anna Geller, has facilitated the construction or pres ervation of 780 units of affordable housing since 1993. Oregon Housing and Community Services Department is the state hous ing finance agency, providing finan cial and program support to create and preserve opportunities for qual ity, affordable housing for lower in come Oregonians. The Department also administers federal and state anti-poverty, homeless and energy assistance community service pro grams. N ECD C was a successful grant re c ip ie n t for the US W est F o u n dation C om m unity O utreach P ro gram . T he funds will be used to im plem en t N E C D C 's Hom e R e v ita liz a tio n Program in W alnut Park o f the King n eig h b o rh o o d . The pro g ram is d esig n ed for s e nior, d isab led and lo w -in co m e hom eow n ers w ho are unable to afford hom e im p ro v em en ts due to fixed incom es. T his no-cost p ro g ram will identify and assist in the re v ita liz a tio n o f run-dow n, o w n e r-o c c u p ie d s in g le -fa m ily h om es w ithin W alnut Park. As a v ital p iece o f N E C D C ’s ongoing re v ita liz a tio n effo rts in the area, the Hom e R evitalization Program w ill m ake LIFE B E T T E R HERE th ro u g h enhanced living condi- tio n s and ad d itio n al neighbor- hood b e a u tific a tio n , helping to rein still hope and pride in a p re viously b lig h ted and neglected com m unity. The US West Foundation w ill pre sented a check to NECDC on Friday, January 23, 1998 at the McCoy Vil lage Development on NE MLK Jr. Blvd& Prescott Streets. A tour of the McCoy Village followed the presen (ation. Increased Construction Opens Opportunities W ith I 2 hom es on its c o n stru c tion sched u le th is y ear, P o rtla n d H abitat for H um anity is able to offer m ore q u a lifie d ap p lic a n ts than ever the ch ance to help build and buy th eir ow n hom es. P otential a p p lican ts m ust have a steady sou rce o f incom e and m eet H a b ita t's incom e g u id e lines, based upon the n u m b er o f people in the h o u se h o ld (ty p ical a p p lic a n ts earn a p p ro x im a te ly $22,000 for a fam ily o f four). A p p lican ts m ust also have a c u r rent housing need and be w illin g to p artn er w ith P o rtlan d H abitat over the course o f a 30-year m o rt gage. H abitat d istrib u te s a p p li cations at inform ational m eetings held tw ice each m onth, on the first T h ursday at I I am and on the third T h u rsd ay at 7 pm. All m eetings happen at the P o rtlan d Habitat office, 1478 NE K illings w orth (co rn er o f NE 15 th and K illin g sw o rth ), and S p an ish translatio n is a v a ila b le at every 7 p m . m eeting. The next m eetin g s will happen on F eb ru ary 5 at II am. and on F eb ru ary 19 at 7 pm. For m ore d e ta ils, call 2 8 7 -9 5 2 9 . H abitat is an ecum enical C h ris tian d e v e lo p m e n t c o rp o ra tio n dial builds hom es in p a rtn e rsh ip with low -incom e in d iv id u als and fam ilies in need o f d ecen t h o u s ing. V o lu n teers build the hom es, w hich H abitat then sells to a p proved ap p lic a n ts at zero in te r est. T he esse n c e o f H a b ita t's w ork is p a rtn e rsh ip . A pproved a p p li c a n ts w o rk a lo n g sid e H a b ita t c o n stru c tio n su p e rv iso rs, office e m p lo y e e s and co m m u n ity v o l u n teers to c o m p lete 400 hours o f “ s w e a t e q u ity ,” o r v o lu n te e r w ork, as a p artial dow n paym ent on th e ir hom es. In 16 years, P o rt land H abitat has helped m ore than 40 people help th e m se lv e s by b e c o m in g re s p o n s ib le hom eow ners. "H a b ita t is a big fam ily w ith a lot o f love, and I feel so proud to be a p a rt o f it," sa id M a ria S anchez at the d e d ic a tio n o f her fa m ily 's hom e last year. B ecom e part o f the fam ily -- apply for a H abitat house in F ebruary! Selection Committee Gives N od PDC Negotiates Memorandum of Understanding with InnVentures, Inc. A selection committee has reviewed proposals forahotel at RiverPlace and has selected a 240-room extended stay Residence Inn by Marriott submitted b\ InnVentures, Inc of Bellevue, Washington The new hotel will be located south of the PG&E Gas Trans mission Northwest building and is bounded by S. W. Ri ver Park way, S. W . Moddy Ave, anil the Marquant Bridge. In 1997, the Portland Development Commission (PDC) worked with ar chitects. urban planners and area busi ness leaders to complete a develop ment strategy for the remaining four parcels of land in RiverPlace (parcels 3,5,8, and 6). All the new develop ments are intended to complement existing developm ent within the RiverPlace project and proposed resi dential and commercial development in the North Macadam area. Hie RiverPlace Development Strat egy targeted parcel 5 for the develop ment of an extended stay business- oriented hotel and a Request for Pro posals was issued in October 1997. Four proposals were received in De cember: ’ Prime Hospitality Corp, of New Jersey for American Suites ’ Gatehouse Capital for Westin Hotels of Dallas, Texas ’ Larkspur Hospitality Co.,ofLark- spur, California ’ InnVentures, Inc. of Bellevue, Washington for Residence Inn by Marriott The selection com m ittee, com prised of PDC Executive D irector Felicia Trader; PDC D evelopm ent D irector Larry Dully; and PDC C om m issioner John E skildsen. re viewed the proposals and selected I n n V e n tu r e s b a se d on the com pany's ability to best meet the objectives o f the developm ent strat egy- I n n V e n lu r c ’s p ro p o sa l a lso m akes efficient use of th e s ite w it h its num ber of hotel rooms as well as parking. 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