The founder and long-time leader of ROSE Community Development retired last month. HDC staff and friends reflect on his powerful legacy.
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Samuel Yerke enjoys working with people in different circles to create human-centered, regenerative spaces—and to align the many connected pieces that make a project successful.
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With its first ground-up property development in 35 years, the Eugene-based mental health services and housing provider is bringing intentionally designed supportive homes to underserved communities.
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The project provides 30 affordable homes designed for veterans and individuals with behavioral health needs. Resident Gene Manley said that having permanent housing “lets you make decisions about your future again,” Oregon Housing and Community Services reported.
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Melissa brings a wealth of experience as an architect and project manager to her role on HDC’s development team.
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You’ve identified a potential site for an affordable housing project. What steps should you take to find out whether the site is suitable for your envisioned project and to avoid roadblocks and delays?
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Northwest Coastal Housing’s 11-unit apartment complex serves veterans in rural Lincoln County. The HDC-assisted project was recognized for “demonstrating the ideals of affordability, quality of design, livability, community revitalization or service integration.”
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The Star Player award recognizes individuals who made outstanding contributions working within Housing Oregon member organizations during the previous year.
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Federal funding cuts are threatening our most vulnerable community members. The story of Smith Tower shows who is feeling the impacts—and how local housing leaders are courageously and creatively persevering.
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Teamwork makes the dream work in today’s challenging affordable housing development and operating environment. Bringing an operational lens to project development, from feasibility through stabilization, is a must.
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In this video, Scott Edwards Architecture brings together residents and members of the Nueva Esperanza project team, including HDC’s Julie Proksch, to share their perspectives.
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Events and trends on a global scale didn’t always inspire us to wave pom-poms. But in our local communities, there were people, projects, and events to celebrate all year long.
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The development project teams we work with accomplish amazing feats. Like providing affordable homes to vulnerable residents while preserving historic structures, achieving Platinum energy-efficiency standards, and celebrating Portland’s Black artists.
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2023 gave us much to feel thankful about—from talented new board members to lowered housing barriers for people experiencing homelessness.
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HDC project teams completed construction of ten development projects in the past 12 months. Together, these new and renovated housing communities are providing nearly 700 affordable homes to families and individuals in Oregon.
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Should you submeter for water? Before you do, make sure you understand the real benefits and costs.
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Build an accurate operating proforma. Deepen the cash-flow waterfall. Follow these recommendations and more to set up housing operations for success.
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Motivated by a passion for affordable housing construction, Aminata Diagne enjoys improving processes to enhance efficiency and generate better outcomes for clients and communities.
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How do decisions development teams make during a project’s design and construction process impact long-term property operations and resident quality of life? This panel of asset management pros will tell you!
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Synkai Harrison looks forward to leveraging his experience in construction and finance and his passion for green building to find creative solutions that provide healthy, energy efficient homes for all communities.
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