HousingWorks holds grand opening to celebrate completion of College View affordable apartments in SW Bend
Barney Lerten
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Housing Works, the regional housing authority for Central Oregon, held a grand opening event on Wednesday to celebrate the completion of a 59-unit rental community in southwest Bend.
Housing Works said it was thrilled to celebrate the opening of the College View Apartments at 198 SW 18th Street with a myriad of partners who have helped make the community possible.
The site was declared a public surplus by Deschutes County and purchased by Housing Works in 2022, as part of a joint development application with RootedHomes. On site is the Housing Works rental community, adjacent to 40 future homes for affordable ownership to be managed by RootedHomes.
The development was further supported by the City of Bend, Oregon Housing and Community Services, and Bend Park and Recreation District, as well as PNC Bank and WaFed Bank. This property is the first rental LIFT (Local Innovation and Fast Track) community funded by the state in Bend.
The building is designed to meet the Earth Advantage Platinum standard (the highest standard available) and includes large, high-efficiency windows to support natural daylighting, LED lighting with occupancy sensors,a 34 KW solar system, a whole-house fan system that provides filtered air into the building, and mini split heat pumps.
Building to the Earth Advantage Platinum standard will reduce operating costs and increase comfort for residents.
The development was designed by the Pinnacle Architecture/Ashley Vance engineering team, and has been constructed by local general contractor CS Construction Co.
Houesing Works is the largest affordable housing provider in Central Oregon. It provides people with quality, safe and affordable homes; and through a number of collaborations, it provides the resources to help people stabilize their lives. Housing Works developments in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Madras and Sisters have won awards for innovation, economic impact, design, and beautification. For more information, visit www.housing-works.org.