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At Hawthorne East in inner Southeast Portland, Northwest Housing Alternatives has preserved 70 affordable homes for seniors and adults with special needs.

Home Forward renovated Gladstone Square and Multnomah Manor, two family-focused properties in Northeast and Southeast Portland, to preserve affordable housing and prevent the displacement of low-income households.

Catholic Charities and Home Forward developed St. Francis Park to provide 105 affordable units in inner Southeast Portland.

St. Vincent de Paul has purchased the Oak Leaf Mobile Home Park to preserve 22 affordable homes in Cully.

New Meadows offers 14 units of transitional housing in Portsmouth for young people who have aged out of foster care.

Human Solutions renovated Carolyn Gardens to preserve 12 units of affordable family housing in Hazelwood.

Rose CDC’s Orchards of 82nd, a 48-unit housing project and multicultural community space, addresses gentrification and displacement in Southeast Portland’s Jade District.

The Portland Housing Bureau purchased the 51-unit East Burnside Apartments after completion and is operating the building, located in the Hazelwood neighborhood, as regulated affordable housing.

REACH CDC developed 72Foster to bring 101 units of affordable intergenerational housing to Southeast Portland.

Home Forward’s mixed-use, 240-unit Louisa Flowers project, located in the amenity-rich Lloyd District, is the largest affordable housing building completed in Portland in five decades.

The reimagined 16-acre park includes restored natural areas, wildlife viewing spots, better ADA access on trails, and new play and picnic areas. Crews began work on the park in April 2022 and will finish in 2023.

Portland Parks & Recreation (PPR) is preparing to rehabilitate and expand Mt. Scott Community Center (MSCC). The existing MSCC pool and gymnasium will remain (with a new roof and HVAC upgrades).

The 4M Neighborhood Greenway will be constructed on SE Mill St., SE Millmain Dr., and SE Main St. between SE 130th Ave. and SE 174th Ave. It will create new opportunities for people to walk, bike, and roll on streets running parallel to the high-traffic SE Stark and SE Division corridors.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is improving safety for people walking, taking transit, biking, and driving on SE 162nd Ave between SE Stark/Alder St and SE Powell Blvd. The safe crossings are being constructed as part of a partnership between TriMet and the City of Portland.

The Portland Housing Bureau purchased and renovated the Ellington, converting its 263 market-rate units to dedicated affordable housing for families in the Madison South neighborhood.

This project will build sidewalks, street crossings, bikeway facilities, paved paths, and other safety improvements in multiple neighborhoods of East Portland. It includes the 150s Neighborhood Greenway, a portion of the 4M Neighborhood Greenway, and the 100s Neighborhood Greenway.

Magnolia II by Innovative Housing, Inc. adds 50 units of affordable housing to the Eliot neighborhood, with priority given to displaced or longtime residents of North/Northeast Portland through the City’s Preference Policy.

The Portland Water Bureau is planning a new water filtration facility and pipelines that will be key components of a more resilient water system. The filtration facility and pipelines are needed to meet federal and state drinking water regulations and will be in operation by Sept. 30, 2027.

In April 2019, Portland Parks & Recreation begin planning and design development to implement the first part of the South Entry Vision in the South Entry area of Washington Park from Highway 26.