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An affordable housing development is in the works for Hillsboro’s Reedville neighborhood. Century Commons, being built by Habitat for Humanity, will consist of 18 homes 鈥� six duplexes and two triplexes 鈥� along Southeast Century Boulevard, near the intersection with Southeast Ariel Street.

鈥淭hey’ll have their own addresses,鈥� said Leigh Armstrong, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region project manager for Century Commons. 鈥淲e’re building new roads in the project, so they will have different street names.鈥�

The city of Hillsboro donated 3.2 acres of land for the development, near Noble Woods Park and Frances Street Park as well as within walking distance of Main Street and Tualatin Valley Highway. The homes will be solar-ready, and most will have garages. The community will include a play area for children.

Schmidt Architects PC is the architect. The project team also includes structural engineer Associated Consultants, civil engineer Westlake Consultants, and geotechnical engineer GeoPacific Engineering.

The homes will be available for purchase by families with low to moderate incomes. Each monthly mortgage payment will be set at no more than 30 percent of the family’s total household income.

Funding for the $7 million project has come from a variety of sources. The project team received $1.7 million via the American Rescue Plan Act, financing through Oregon Housing and Community Services, and donations of money and labor from hundreds of individuals.

Crews started clearing the site, importing materials, and building the roads in August 2022, Armstrong said. Site development is under way to provide roads and utilities. A stormwater facility is also being built.

Habitat for Humanity is hoping to finish all Century Commons homes in 2025.

鈥淭here’s a whole application round that we have that our homeownership team handles where folks apply for their home,鈥� said Melissa Musser, director of communications for Habitat for Humanity Portland Region.

A randomization process is used to review applications. The Habitat for Humanity team looks at whether an applicant would be a first-time homebuyer or without homeownership for the past three years. Other factors include the need for a home and the ability to pay the mortgage. Each chosen family participates in homeownership education classes.

鈥淭hey put in 200 hours of what we call sweat equity 鈥� helping to build the home or working in the ReStore or working in the office,鈥� Musser said.