The family housing includes 13 two and three story townhouse and flats with a total of 74 units ranging from one to four bedrooms. The mixed-use building houses a Head Start center, a Community Policing office and a Neighborhood Networking office on the ground floor with 56 one and two bedroom rental apartments above. Humboldt Gardens sets a remarkable precedent for sustainable housing development and demonstrates that even with a relatively restricted budget; creative, community-based design can generate energy efficient buildings and site design that will serve residents and community members for years to come.
Client: Housing Authority of Portland
Cost: $40.7 million
Completion: September 2008