Oleson Woods Apartments

Format
Full

City
Tigard

State/Province
OR

Country
USA

Metro Area
Portland

Project Type
Multifamily Rental

Location Type
Outer Suburban

Land Uses
Multifamily Rental Housing
Single-Family Rental Housing

Keywords
Affordable housing
Green building
Infill development
Nonprofit developer
Sustainable development
Townhouses

Site Size
3.2 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2004

Date Opened
2005

Located in Tigard, Oregon, a community where the number of renter households living in overcrowded conditions increased by 170 percent between 1990 and 2000, Oleson Woods Apartments provides three- and four-bedroom townhouse-style apartments to families who make less than 46 percent of the area median income. Many green features have been incorporated into the development, including energy-efficient appliances, low-VOC (volatile organic compound) finishes, and extra insulation. In addition to the six buildings, which contain 32 units, the 3.15-acre (1.27-hectare) site is home to a restored wetland. Fifty species of plants and animals–some of which are threatened–have been spotted on the site and over 200 trees have been planted there.

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World Region: North America
Developer(s): Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH)
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Designer(s): Carleton Hart Architecture
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