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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.
AMCALL CORPORATION
Ram ada Plaza Hotel
1441 NE 2nd Street
Portland, OR 97232
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