The Joyce Breaks Ground
For over a century, the Joyce Hotel provided affordable, low-barrier housing in the Central City for people who otherwise would land on the street. Earlier this year, Community Partners for Affordable Housing began first on the redevelopment of the 100-year-old building, which will provide 66 updated single-room occupancy (SRO) units of Permanent Supportive Housing in the Downtown core. Set to open next spring, the Joyce will include a rooftop patio, community space, and most importantly, supportive services and critical mental health supports for residents and the surrounding community, in partnership with Cascadia Behavioral Health, Cascade AIDS Project, and Native American Rehabilitation Association NW.
At the groundbreaking ceremony in March, Commissioner Dan Ryan spoke to the importance of the redevelopment: "The Joyce will continue to fill a critical role in our streets-to-housing continuum and will have a second life as a safe haven for our most vulnerable neighbors in the Downtown core — this time with a community room, on-site supportive services, wellness activities, care coordination, and crisis intervention. Thanks to Portland's Housing Bond, it will provide permanent homes and critical mental health supports so that 66 houseless individuals can live with the dignity we all deserve and have the opportunity to live stable, healthy, fruitful lives."
