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Message from Traci: People, Purpose, Possibility
Message from Traci: People, Purpose, Possibility

I am proud and excited to join an organization that is such an important part of our state’s affordable housing network—and that is putting housing equity at the center of its mission.

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NewsTraci ManningDecember 2, 2021
Traci Manning Named Executive Director of HDC
Traci Manning Named Executive Director of HDC

Manning assumes the post at a pivotal moment, as HDC emerges from a two-year strategic planning process that defined bold five-year goals and redefined HDC’s organizational vision, values, and mission.

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NewsHDCDecember 1, 2021
Message from Traci: With a funding lift, our housing partners are reaching higher.
Message from Traci: With a funding lift, our housing partners are reaching higher.

In a historically strong funding environment, Oregon’s housing providers are taking bold action to expand housing access—and to grow as housing developers and owners. HDC is proud to support our partners to do both.

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News, Policy/Practice InsightsTraci ManningNovember 18, 2021Housing and Facilities Development, Policy & Industry Support
Bienestar and HDC are partnering to achieve organizational “firsts” with Nueva Esperanza joint venture.
Bienestar and HDC are partnering to achieve organizational “firsts” with Nueva Esperanza joint venture.

Nueva Esperanza will honor a legacy of “hope and determination” that led Latinx farmworkers to seek opportunity for their families in Washington County. The 150-unit housing community in Hillsboro will be Bienestar’s largest development project to date and HDC’s first joint-venture development.

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NewsHDCNovember 17, 2021Housing and Facilities Development
Eugene's beloved Ya-Po-Ah Terrace starts a new chapter in its long and  unique history.
Eugene's beloved Ya-Po-Ah Terrace starts a new chapter in its long and unique history.

A successful four-year preservation effort ensures that one of Oregon’s largest affordable senior housing communities—now entering its sixth decade—continues to serve its purpose for decades to come.

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NewsHDCOctober 26, 2021Housing and Facilities Development
The 3 Parts Every Asset Management Plan Should Have
The 3 Parts Every Asset Management Plan Should Have

You’ve decided to make asset management planning a priority—and now you need some tips on how to go about building your plan. This post is for you.

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Technical Advice, Policy/Practice InsightsKimberly TaylorOctober 26, 2021Policy & Industry Support, Asset Management
Message from Traci: Victories Worth Celebrating
Message from Traci: Victories Worth Celebrating

Five incredible housing organizations. Five greenlighted development projects that will expand opportunities for communities impacted by housing insecurity in Oregon. Our clients’ recent funding wins are giving us reasons to cheer. (And to hire!)

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News, Policy/Practice InsightsTraci ManningAugust 19, 2021Housing and Facilities Development
"We need to fight. And we need to fight hard." A five-year struggle to preserve Golden Eagle II closes in on its goal.
"We need to fight. And we need to fight hard." A five-year struggle to preserve Golden Eagle II closes in on its goal.

Northwest Coastal Housing’s Sheila Stiley leads the final leg of the journey—joined by residents, social service providers, legal advocates, public officials, funders, and, yes, consultants—to save a treasured Tillamook affordable housing asset.

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News, Client SpotlightHDCAugust 19, 2021Housing and Facilities Development
Centennial Place Apartments makes the housing-health connection in East Portland. Watch the video!
Centennial Place Apartments makes the housing-health connection in East Portland. Watch the video!

Following an integrated supportive housing model, Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare’s newest development will improve housing and health outcomes for Centennial families and for individuals experiencing serious mental illness.

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NewsHDCAugust 9, 2021
HDC is seeking a Director of Construction Management. Help us spread the word!
HDC is seeking a Director of Construction Management. Help us spread the word!

We’re looking for qualified candidates to lead our construction management team and to co-manage HDC’s housing and facility development activities.

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NewsHDCJuly 28, 2021Housing and Facilities Development
HDC Executive Transition Soon Underway
HDC Executive Transition Soon Underway

Traci Manning will serve as interim executive director, starting June 29, while an executive search is conducted.

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NewsHDCJune 16, 2021
Today’s higher-risk development environment demands proactive asset management planning. Here’s your guide.
Today’s higher-risk development environment demands proactive asset management planning. Here’s your guide.

Heavier compliance burdens. Steeper pathways to financial sustainability. For housing owners, asset management is a bigger, more complicated, and more important job than it used to be.

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Technical Advice, Policy/Practice InsightsKimberly TaylorMay 18, 2021Policy & Industry Support, Asset Management
Kudos to our partners for building and preserving 733 affordable homes in 2020!
Kudos to our partners for building and preserving 733 affordable homes in 2020!

Access to housing has never been a more essential bridge to health, safety, and opportunity. In communities across Oregon, our partners created stable places for seniors, immigrant families, and formerly homeless veterans to live, learn, work, care, rest, and find refuge and belonging.

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NewsHDCFebruary 8, 2021Housing and Facilities Development
Renaissance Commons opens to residents. Take the video tour!
Renaissance Commons opens to residents. Take the video tour!

In the heart of North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood, REACH Community Development’s 189-unit housing development provides affordable homes to residents at risk of homelessness and families displaced by gentrification.

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NewsHDCDecember 14, 2020Housing and Facilities Development
A modular cohousing development offers deep affordability to individuals transitioning from homelessness.
A modular cohousing development offers deep affordability to individuals transitioning from homelessness.

One of the first multifamily housing developments in the Pacific Northwest to be built mostly offsite, Arygle Gardens uses the cost advantages of modular construction, coupled with shared living arrangements, to reduce operating costs and keep rents deeply affordable.

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NewsHDCOctober 15, 2020Housing and Facilities Development, Policy & Industry Support
The future looks bright at Bienestar's Montebello Apartments.
The future looks bright at Bienestar's Montebello Apartments.

A thorough renovation brings fresh life to Bienestar’s 20-year-old housing community, creating a more beautiful and comfortable living environment for the Latinx and immigrant families who reside there.

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NewsHDCAugust 1, 2020Housing and Facilities Development
Kimberly Taylor Named Director of Asset Management
Kimberly Taylor Named Director of Asset Management

A passionate educator and group facilitator, Kimberly specializes in helping new asset managers gain the skills and tools they need to do their jobs.

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NewsHDCJuly 20, 2020Asset Management
The Triple-Bottom-Line Impacts of Choosing Modular, Part 4: Environmental Impact
The Triple-Bottom-Line Impacts of Choosing Modular, Part 4: Environmental Impact

How green is modular construction, when it comes to multifamily housing? This is the fourth part of a series addressing practical and values-based questions about modular building that matter to nonprofit owners and developers of affordable multifamily housing.

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Technical Advice, Policy/Practice InsightsJenn SharpNovember 26, 2019Policy & Industry Support, Modular Construction
72Foster sets a "high bar" for multifamily affordable housing, writes Architectural Record. Read the article and check out our project case study.
72Foster sets a "high bar" for multifamily affordable housing, writes Architectural Record. Read the article and check out our project case study.

HDC worked with Holst Architecture and LMC Construction to support REACH in making cost-conscious design choices aligned with resident and community priorities and to turn a unique site challenge into a design opportunity.

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Project Case StudyHDCNovember 20, 201972Foster
Farmworker and workforce families build community at Colonia Unidad. Watch the video!
Farmworker and workforce families build community at Colonia Unidad. Watch the video!

Farmworkers and their families comprise about 180,000 people in Oregon today. Farmworker Housing Development Corporation’s newest housing community provides affordable homes for farmworkers—and for families working in nonagricultural industries, too.

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NewsHDCOctober 23, 2019Colonia Unidad
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