REDMOND, OR -- Housing Works will break ground on three sites early next week. Central Oregon’s Housing Authority begins work on two properties in Bend on Monday, and one in Redmond Tuesday.
Executive director David Brandt tells KBND News the three locations will be within walking distance of grocery stores and other basic services, “Oftentimes they'll have more residents per unit that don't have cars. So, it's just easier for folks not to have to rely on a car. And being this close to all those amenities is helpful if you don't always have an access to cars.”
Redmond’s Spencer Court on Timber Avenue will get a major renovation.
“It’s a 60-unit project that will replace 16 units of old formerly public housing. And it's designed for families,” Brandt says adding, “We have a big community room. It will have a laundry room. All the three-bedroom units will have in unit laundry, we'll have a dog walk. There will be a little playground. So, it's much more efficiently designed for the new residents.”
Monday’s groundbreaking events are at the 99-unit mixed income Simpson Community on Simpson Avenue, and the 33-unit permanent support housing community on 4th street.
The properties are supported by funds from Deschutes County, Oregon Housing and Community Services, and the Cities of Bend and Redmond.
