Portland, Ore.
Hawthorne East Apartments in Portland, Ore., has been rehabilitated and preserved as affordable housing by Northwest Housing Alternatives in partnership with the city's ambitious “11x13” campaign to save 11 of the most at-risk Sec. 8 properties from market-rate conversion.
With a new 20-year Sec. 8 contract and other restrictions, Hawthorne East Apartments will remain affordable housing for decades to come. Northwest Housing Alternatives recognized that losing the 71-unit community would have been devastating to the property's longtime senior and disabled residents.
The upper floors of Hawthorne East Apartments have views of the city. The property's desirable location made it a target for market-rate conversion.
The 71 apartments, which had not seen any have significant investment in 30 years, have been rehabilitated. They also received air conditioners for the first time. The improvements were key to residents that have mobility impairments and other health issues.