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PROJECT: Alberta Alive 鈥揜onnie Herndon Building and Paul Knauls Building

LOCATION: Northeast Portland

SIZE: 52 units

START DATE: January 2022

ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE: October 2023

COST: $24.3 million

DEVELOPER: Community Development Partners

NONPROFIT PARTNER: Self Enhancement Inc.

PROPERTY MANAGER: Guardian Management LLC

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Colas Construction

ARCHITECT: Access Architecture

ENGINEERS: Windsor Engineers (MEP), Vega Civil Engineering LLC (civil), T.M. Rippey Consulting Engineers (structural)

OTHER ASSOCIATES/CONSULTANTS: Do Good Multnomah

PROJECT SIGNIFICANCE: Two new buildings 鈥� the Ronnie Herndon and the Paul Knauls 鈥� are part of Alberta Alive. They were specifically designed to serve Black community members and veterans in Portland鈥檚 King neighborhood who have been affected by gentrification and rising housing costs. The buildings will be two blocks from each other, at 506 N.E. Alberta St. and 4957 N.E. Eighth Ave.

The Herndon Building will provide 21 family-size units and outdoor recreation space. The Knauls Building will provide 31 units for veterans, including 25 for Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers. The housing units include studios, one-bedroom units, two-bedroom units, and three-bedroom units. They will be available to people making no more than 60 percent of the area median income.

Self Enhancement Inc. will offer on-site services, including school-based and after-school programs, and support for financial management. Additional support will be provided by Do Good Multnomah, a nonprofit that partners with the community to provide permanent supportive housing and low-barrier emergency shelter to houseless veterans in Portland.

SEI will also offer adult programming in parenting, credit repair, and homeownership.

The units and buildings will be energy efficient. Earth Advantage certification is being pursued.

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