1999 HUD Funding for Housing for Senior Citizens
and People with Disabilities

*Note: To calculate the approximate number of residents who will live in the new housing, multiply the number of units by 1.25.

OREGON

Section 202 - Supportive Housing for the Elderly

Project Location: Estacada, OR
Non-Profit Sponsor: Volunteers of America National Services
Capital Advance: $4,412,600
Five-year rental subsidy: $889,500
Number of Units: 63

Project description:

The funds will be used for the new construction of 62 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom manager's unit to house the very low income elderly. The development will also have community space. The development will be built along an existing man-made lake and pedestrian walkway and is within walking distance of a grocery store and other businesses.

Project Location: Hillsboro, OR
Non-Profit Sponsor: Washington County Council on Aging, Inc.
Capital Advance: $1,533,800
Five-year rental subsidy: $301,500
Number of Units: 21

Project description:

The funds will be used for the new construction of 21 one-bedroom units to house the very low income elderly. The development will include community space and a room for the provision of supportive services. The site is ideal due to the proximity of the Hillsboro Senior Center, shops, stores, and transportation access. The recently opened Light Rail and accompanying station is within 1/2 mile of the project site.

Project Location: Myrtle Creek, OR
Non-Profit Sponsor: Rogue Valley Manor
Capital Advance: $1,704,300
Five-year rental subsidy: $319,000
Number of Units: 24

Project description:

The funds will be used for the new construction of 24 one-bedroom units to house the very low-income elderly. The development will have a Service Coordinator and community space; residents will also have access to the wide variety of programs that Rogue Valley Manor sponsors for the benefit of all its residents. There is also immediate access to public transportation on-site.

Section 811 - Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

Project Location: Oregon City, OR
Non-Profit Sponsor: Northwest Housing Alternatives, Inc.
Capital Advance: $1,178,200
Five-year rental subsidy: $363,500
Number of Units: 19

Project description:

The funds will be used for the new construction of sixteen studios and three one-bedroom units plus community space to house very low-income people with chronic mental illnesses. While located in a residential neighborhood with the feeling of a rural setting, it is on a bus route with all the urban services only a five-minute ride away.

Project Location: Phoenix, OR
Non-Profit Sponsor: Accessible Space, Inc.
Capital Advance: $1,654,300
Five-year rental subsidy: $390,000
Number of Units: 22

Project description:

The funds will be used for the new construction of sixteen one-bedroom and six two-bedroom units plus community space to house very low income adults with physical disabilities including those with severe mobility impairments and/or traumatic brain injury. The project's site is directly across from a commercial area that includes a supermarket, pharmacy, medical offices and a restaurant. Accessible Space, Inc., was invited by local individuals, non-profit organizations and governmental entities to develop this project to meet the area's needs.

Content Archived: January 20, 2009