Recently Completed Builds

Over 3,000 volunteers, along with sponsors, donors, building partners and the homeowner families, help us build homes for deserving families each year – thank you!  With your help, we have built over 200 homes in the Portland/Metro East area. Some of the recently completed Habitat homes include:

Rivergate Commons – Rivergate Commons is a 12-home community on a large site purchased from the adjacent Rivergate Community Church on north Lombard Street. The church approached Habitat in 2008 in their search for a developer of housing to support the congregation’s socially conscious desire for a project that serves the community.

Construction started July 2010 on phase one of the community. The first phase includes six homes that face North Olin avenue. This phase — including homes for the Gonzales-Hankins, Keith, Bati,Beasley, Bonga and Martinez Cruz families — was completed in May of 2011. The completion of phase one and the starting of phase two was celebrated at the Rivergate Commons Half & Half Celebration on May 25, 2011. Phase two was completed in the spring of 2012 and included homes for the Mitchell, Onishi, Aymerew, Avila-Guzman, Ascencio and Speakman families.

Two homes on Northeast Morgan Street –  Northeast Sixth Avenue and Morgan Street are now homes for the O’Donnell and the Beng-Mou Families. Began in the fall of 2011 and finished in the spring of 2012, these homes are being built to Earth Advantage certification levels and in partnership with Portland Youth Builders.

Two homes on North Haight Avenue – Started in the spring of 2011, two homes on North Haight Avenue were completed in just under four months. Constucted with a special helping hand from Parr Lumber and a sponsorship from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, these homes were dedicated in August of 2011 and now belong to the Hall and Nguyen-Le Families.

One home at Northeast Mallory Avenue – Habitat returned to Northeast Mallory Avenue to build a single-family home neighboring a Habitat home completed by Women Build in January of 2009. This home is the sixth built by Habitat’s Women Build in the Portland Metro area and was built to Earth Advantage certification levels. The home features four-oversized bedrooms and a larger living space for the Gelgelu family. Women Build started construction on this home  in January of 2011 and dedicated the completed home on June 26, 2011.

For this Women Build home, Habitat  partnered with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Northwest Distribution to provide FSC certified local lumber. The lumber was acquired locally by Sustainable Northwest Distribution from the Forest Grove Watershed according to sustainable FSC practices. This pilot project was the start of what we hope will be a long-term partnership to help Habitat continue to build sustainably while supporting our local economy.

Twenty three homes at Jubilee Commons on Southeast 197th Avenue in Rockwood – On January 22, 2011, Habitat for Humanity dedicated the final nine homes of this 23-home community. The site is located in the Rockwood area of Gresham and the 23 homes are situated in a U-shape around a community center. The condos include one to four bedrooms and provide affordable housing to 42 adults and 56 children. The “eyes toward the center” design of the complex will add to the sense of community and feeling of connection among homeowner families.

The Jubilee Commons community center will serve primarily as a supervised after school space where Jubilee children can have a dedicated place to do homework, receive tutoring and mentoring in small groups, participate in hands-on activities such as art and music, and have consistent access to computer and technology resources. The community center will also provide a place for adults to access computers and internet resources and for Jubilee families to gather for community meetings and social occasions, again contributing to and strengthening the sense of community.

Nine homes at Lents Landing on Southeast 97th Avenue - Breaking ground at the beginning of June 2009, this build was completed in two phases.  The first four homes for the Oo, Aung, Kibret and Jimenez families were finished in January 2010, two of which were sponsored Walsh Construction Company. After some successful fundraising, the Women Build started construction in November of 2009 and completed a single family home for the Lopez family the following summer. The last four homes were completed in November of 2010. The Mohamed, Haji-Mohamed, Shcherbakov and Nabor-Leon families were all moved into their new homes before the new year!

Seven homes on Southeast Martins Street – This seven-home project in southeast Portland was completed in two phases. The first was completed in December 2009 and the second in September 2009. One of the homes is ADA compliant, for a family member who has a disability.

Two LEED homes on Northeast Webster – In March 2009, the first Habitat LEED certified homes in Oregon were dedicated to the Clark and Alemayoh families! Learn more on our Green Building page.

One home on Northeast Mallory Street – In January 2009, Habitat’s Women Build team completed one of two homes on Northeast Mallory Street. This home was built for the Ramirez family! A second Habitat home is currently being constructed right next door by the Women Build and is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2011.

Two homes on Northeast Wasco Street – In January 2008, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East completed two homes at Northeast Wasco Street and 128th Avenue. These homes were built for the Delgado and the Mohamed families!

Two homes on North Borthwick Avenue – In December 2007, we dedicated another two homes on North Borthwick Avenue. One of the families spent the last five years living in a cramped RV trailer with a leaking roof, a sagging floor, and a serious mold problem. After purchasing their new Habitat home, the family was ecstatic to learn that their mortgage payment was only going to cost $75 more than the space they were renting to park the trailer.

Fifteen homes in New Columbia – During 2006 and 2007, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East was proud to build homes for 15 families in three different areas of the exciting New Columbia neighborhood in North Portland.  A Women Build home and two Faith Build homes were three of the 15 homes. Also, three of the homes were blitz-built in only seven days (June 22, through June 29, 2007) through our partnership with the national Blitz Home Builders volunteer group. In addition, four other homes were blitz-built between June 3, and 9, 2006 in partnership with four local professional homebuilders as part of the nationwide Habitat for Humanity Home Builders Blitz 2006 event.  Thank you, homebuilders!

Fourteen homes at Lillian’s Place - In September 2006, we dedicated 14 condos and a community center located on a one-acre site on Southeast Stark Street between 168th and 169th avenues. On September 16, 2006, Habitat ‘handed over the keys to the future’ by dedicating these 14 homes to the 22 adults and 36 children who helped build them. Before Habitat started building on this site, the land held an abandoned house and three dilapidated buildings.

Sixteen homes on Southeast Lambert Street – During 2005-2006, we completed a 16-home community (eight duplexes) in southeast Portland’s Lents neighborhood, including two Women Build homes and two Faith Build homes.

Eight homes at Southeast 188th Avenue and East Burnside Street- In April 2003, we dedicated eight homes in the Rockwood neighborhood.  A half-acre lot on 188th Avenue, just north of Burnside, was inhabited by overgrown berry bushes, and the neglected yard was littered with drug paraphernalia. Today, thanks to the efforts of volunteers, businesses, and partner-families, the lot holds attractive, well-constructed townhouses that eight families call home.

“Katrina Build” home in Louisiana – In 2006, Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East was pleased to participate in the national Habitat for Humanity Operation Home Delivery program through sponsoring and helping to build a home in Lafayette, Louisiana for a family who lost their home to the hurricanes.  We called it our Giant Love Letter to Louisiana!  Thanks to all who participated and made this build possible, including the local volunteer team who went down to Lafayette to help build the home.