The Oregon State Hospital North Campus property, pictured in April. A piece of the project would give the city of Salem a former residence hall for nurses to be turned into 52 units of affordable housing. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem’s plans to remodel Yaquina Hall, a former residence hall for[Read More…]
Tag: AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Salem’s United Way looks to tiny homes as market-rate affordable housing
A United Way visitor tours a demonstration tiny home in the organization’s parking lot on July 17, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Ron Hays, chief executive officer of United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, has had a phrase follow him through his career: “Affordable housing can’t be built affordably.” About a[Read More…]
Center for Hope and Safety begins project to turn vacant Greyhound station into affordable apartments
Sen. Peter Courtney topples a wall at the former Greyhound station on Church Street in downtown Salem on April 1, 2019 (Courtesy/Center for Hope and Safety) With affordable housing scarce in Salem, the Center for Hope and Safety is looking to become a landlord. The center, a 46-year-old nonprofit serving[Read More…]