December Newsletter: Bond Housing Breaks Ground

December 2020 Newsletter

Dear Fellow Portlanders,

It’s hard to believe 2020 is coming to a close. With all the challenges this year has brought us, I’m pleased to be able to end it with some positive news from Portland’s Housing Bond. Last month, the Crescent Court Apartments became the first of 10 new projects to begin construction. Another project, Las Adelitas, is not far behind, with plans to break ground in early 2021.

These two projects will bring 279 new affordable units online, in East Portland and in Northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood, where there is dire need for more affordable housing opportunities. These projects bring a thoughtful, intentional focus to serving priority populations and their surrounding communities through services, programming, amenities, and building design. Learn more about them below.

They will be joining two other Bond projects—the Ellington and the East Burnside Apartments—which are already providing stable housing, programming, services, and community to more than 800 Portlanders. Recently, student nurses began working with the Ellington community to provide weekly health and wellness programs, and a collaboration with the Portland Bureau of Transportation is providing a safe, socially distanced learning and play environment for Ellington kids.

These are just a few ways Portland’s Housing Bond continues to support and sustain our local community as we weather this storm together. In these trying times, Portland’s Housing Bond reminds us what we can accomplish when we stand together and imagine a better future for our friends, neighbors, community, and the city we love.

Sincerely,