Ideal projects for us
Guided by a mission to create quality homes that will remain permanently affordable for generations to come, our project focus is on creating homeownership opportunities primarily through new development and generous gifts of existing single family residences.
Other Projects HOW Supports
Located at 2nd Street and DeBruyn Avenue, Generations Place is a new multi-family property that is being developed by Island Roots Housing. This property will offer rental housing through 14 two and three bedroom apartment, in three two-story buildings.
Home on Whidbey Board of Directors and members join in support with Island Roots Housing Generations Place project and will continue to work with and support community members and organizations like Island Roots Housing to provide a range of options to help alleviate Whidbey Island’s affordable housing crisis.
Visit Island Roots Housing website for details. www.islandrootshousing.org
New development
New development presents an opportunity to deliver quality homes that are sustainably designed and made with healthy and durable materials. This approach lowers the maintenance costs shouldered by the homeowners, and it enables the most capital efficient approach to creating affordable housing. There are a variety of public funding sources that we can use to develop homes that serve homeowners that make 80% or less of the Median Area Income (AMI).
Land for new development is limited on Whidbey Island, which overall is a good thing because we want to preserve the forests, wetlands, and farms of the island. Our target areas are located where smart development is enabled through the appropriate zoning and serviced by existing utilities.
Together, we can fix this.
Existing homes
Through the gift (or non-market based sale) of existing single family homes or multifamily property, HOW can ensure that the property will always contribute towards affordable housing on the island. Gifts, or even partial gifts, can create a real legacy
We see real opportunity to make energy efficient upgrades to properties, and to create partnerships with the farming community through homeownership on farms and homesteads.
If you are interested in ways in which you can create a legacy gift through your real property, please reach out to us. There are significant tax benefits when donating property entirely o