Housing Stability Council

Multi-Family Development Project Summary
OHCS 2016 Local Innovation and Fast Tract (LIFT) NOFA
CAT has a long history of affordable housing and community development as well as
CHDO experience. CAT’s experience with single family new construction/rehabilitation
and multi-unit/multi-building projects have helped bring more than 200 units of
affordable, supportive housing to low-income residents in NW Oregon.
DHS Partnerships &
Supports:
Innovation & Cost
Containment:
Development Timeline:
Motion:
Conditions:
The St. Helens Homeless Housing Project has the full support of our local DHS selfsufficiency
office. They anticipate that all of the new building residents will be eligible for
DHS resources such as SNAP, TANF, ERDC and other self-sufficiency programs, and the
close collaboration with DHS ensures that they will have support in accessing and utilizing
those programs. This project will also allow the community to utilize rent-assistance
funding and Domestic Violence Safety Grants – currently unused to a lack of low-income
housing in the area.
Home First Development utilizes a highly replicable and scalable model, creating quality
housing in less time and for less money. Their developments leverage land value for
mission-driven organizations and their fee structure substantially reduces costs.
Pre-development work for this project will take place between January and May, 2017.
Six months of construction are slated to begin on June 1, 2017, contingent upon the
award and availability of LIFT funding. Construction should be straight-forward, given the
relative readiness of the site and the experience of development consultant / general
contractor building similar structures. Lease up is scheduled to begin on 1/1/18 and be
completed within a month due to the high demand.
To approve a LIFT grant reservation in an amount up to $646,000.00 for the new
construction of St. Helens Homeless Housing, located in the City of St. Helens, Columbia
County, Oregon. Reservation is contingent on meeting all program requirements and
conditions of the Reservation.
Meet all programmatic, reservation letter and OHCS requirements.
Oregon Housing Stability Council
Meeting Materials Packet - Page 40
Multi-Family Development Project Summary – 2016 Mental Health NOFA