“The Trinity project that will provide 130 much-needed affordable housing units off Mullan Road in Missoula is the direct result of partnership and collaboration between Missoula County, the City of Missoula, Missoula Housing Authority, BlueLine Development and Homeword. We are writing to share information with readers about Trinity Apartments and provide facts in response … [Read more…]
“The Trinity Housing project on Mullan Road next to the Missoula County Detention Center has not lived up to its promises and expectations. This was supposed to be a collaboration between the city, the county and HomeWord. HomeWord brought in Blue Line Developers for their expertise. Missoula County commissioners agreed to gift almost 5 … [Read more…]
“A four-story, 36-unit apartment complex that will provide affordable housing is being built in the booming Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado in order to help address the social determinants of health. The properties acquired at 3022 Welton Street once belonged to a local baseball legend named Thomas “Pistol Pete” Albright, who also left … [Read more…]
“A nonprofit organization hopes to turn an office building in the Morgan Park neighborhood into dozens of apartments for people who make relatively little or are struggling to find a permanent place to stay. The Duluth-based American Indian Community Housing Organization plans to build a 60-unit, $15.2 million set of apartments at the current … [Read more…]
“Two years ago, an economic analysis released by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana identified affordable housing as an increasingly difficult problem for many Montana communities. With relatively few affordable homes and an aging housing inventory, many households on the lower end of the income spectrum were being … [Read more…]
“Pastor Bob Woolfolk and his wife, Eddie, have had a ministry in the Five Points neighborhood for more than four decades. “It’s been a passion of ours,” said Eddie Woolfolk. And so, when an opportunity came to expand affordable housing in Five Points, they jumped at it. “There’s definitely a need for decent, affordable … [Read more…]
“If things go as planned, the three dollhouse properties along Welton Street will come down by next month. But Oriana Sanchez and the property owners, Robert and Eddie Woolfolk, have faced if before. Sanchez, project manager for BlueLine Development, which specializes in building affordable housing, has been working with the Woolfolks, who run Agape … [Read more…]
“Most zoning code changes are esoteric, relatively minor, and don’t elicit much public interest. Just the phrase “zoning code changes” is probably making your eyelids heavy. But this year was a little different. In late June, Denver City Council approved a major change to the city’s affordable housing zoning code by reducing the minimum … [Read more…]
“A trio of community partners broke ground Thursday on a new Missoula housing development intended to offer homes that all people can afford. “We are fortunate to be part of a community that prioritizes the health of everyone and is willing to collaborate in ways that make great things happen,” said Homeword executive director … [Read more…]
“Close to 100 residents of a gated, country club community groaned with dismay and cursed April 15 when the planning commission voted for a low-income apartment complex close to their subdivision. One resident of Wedgefield Plantation demanded to know when the topic would be discussed with Georgetown County Council. Planning director Holly Richardson quickly … [Read more…]