Make time for asset management planning with these 4 practices.

Urgent tasks eat up too much of our time. The good news is that you can prioritize long-term planning with the help of these essential time management and time saving practices.

“This is DEI at work”: community leaders praise inclusive design at Nueva Esperanza groundbreaking.

A Bienestar-HDC joint venture development, Nueva Esperanza was designed with the involvement of both Latinx and Somali immigrant communities.

NewsHDCMay 19, 2022Housing and Facilities Development

Good Shepherd Village breaks ground!

The first-ever regulated affordable housing community in Happy Valley, Catholic Charities of Oregon’s latest project will bring 143 homes to families and people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

NewsHDCApril 5, 2022Housing and Facilities Development

HDC is hiring!

HDC is seeking a director of real estate development, a senior construction project manager, and a senior finance project manager to join our busy affordable housing and facilities development team!

NewsHDCFebruary 22, 2022Housing and Facilities Development

Andrea K. Sanchez Named HDC Deputy Director

As deputy director, Andrea will work within HDC’s equity-oriented strategic framework to ensure that HDC’s program operations respond to the evolving needs of Oregon’s affordable housing industry.

NewsHDCFebruary 22, 2022Housing and Facilities Development

Julie Proksch Named Director of Real Estate Development

In her new role Julie will codirect HDC’s affordable housing and facilities development activities and will lead an interdisciplinary team to provide development consulting services to nonprofit housing and service providers.

NewsHDCFebruary 22, 2022Housing and Facilities Development

A major rehab gives Village at Washington Square 30-plus more years of life.

A valuable source of family-sized apartments in Tigard, Community Partners for Affordable Housing’s four-building complex received new roofing, siding, windows, exterior doors and stairs, and decking surfaces, among other updates.

NewsHDCFebruary 17, 2022Housing and Facilities Development

HDC welcomes Chelsea, Liz, Blair, and Ben!

We are thrilled that these four talented people have joined our team: Operations Manager Chelsea Lancaster, Senior Asset Management Project Manager Liz Winchester, Associate Project Manager Blair Schaeffer-Bisht, and Senior Finance Project Manager Ben Loftis.

10 Outcomes From 2021 That Are Bringing Us Joy

The past twelve months delivered powerfully uplifting outcomes to the organizations we partner with and the communities they serve. Here are some that are warming our hearts.

NewsHDCDecember 22, 2021Housing and Facilities Development, Asset Management

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.

NewsTraci ManningDecember 2, 2021

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.

NewsHDCDecember 1, 2021

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.

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.

NewsHDCNovember 17, 2021Housing and Facilities Development

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.

NewsHDCOctober 26, 2021Housing and Facilities Development

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.

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!)

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.

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.

News, Client SpotlightHDCAugust 19, 2021Housing and Facilities Development

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.

NewsHDCAugust 9, 2021