HOST Development

3835 NE Hancock Street, Suite 101
Portland, OR  97212
(503) 331-1752
(503) 961-9924
www.hostdevelopment.com

AGENCY INFORMATION
John Miller, Executive Director
Total Number of Staff:  4          
Annual Operating Budget: $ 543,000            
Total Cost of Development: $ 45,000,000
Area Served:  Portland
Year of Incorporation: 1989

Total Number of Units Developed: 380 (Rental-0; Homeownership-380)      
Total Number of Units Under Development: 120 (Rental-0; Homeownership-120)

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED

  • Economic Development
  • Green Building
  • Affordable Workforce Housing

MISSION
HOST (Home Ownership a Street at a Time) is a non-profit developer that provides affordable homeownership opportunities to build strong, vital communities. Our mission is based on the belief that strong, healthy communities are created and sustained when homeowners have a stake in their neighborhoods.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • 1995 Governor’s Livability Award
  • 1999 Oregon Housing & Community Services Excellence in Housing Award
  • 2005 Homebuilders Association Building Excellence Award
  • 2006 Home Depot Foundation Award of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly — Honorable Mention
  • 2006 Community Development Network Golden Hammer Award
  • 2006 Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative’s Neighborhood Builder Award
  • 2008 Achieved LEED ND rating for Helensview, and affordable neighborhood in NE Portland

CURRENT PROJECTS

  • Helensview, the nation’s first LEED ND neighborhood

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT
AKS Engineering and Forestry • Albina Community Bank • Alliance for African American Homeownership • Alpine Mortgage • Asian Homebuying Fair • AXIS Design • Bank of America • Bank of the West• Clopton Excavating, Inc. •  Bureau of Housing and Community Development • Fidelity National Title • Gary Bley Architects, LLC • Housing Authority of Portland • Irvington Covenant Community Development Corporation • Land America Lawyers Title • Latino Homebuying Fair • Legacy Health Systems • Legend Homes • Lents Home Ownership Initiative • Miller Paint • Mortgage Only • NAACP • Native American Homebuying Fair • Oregon Association of Realtors • Oregon Housing and Community Services • The Oregonian • Pacific Continental Bank • Peck Smiley Ettlin Architects • Portland Community Land Trust •  Portland Housing Center • Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors • Portland Youth Builders • R & R Energy Resources, Inc. • Sears Contract Sales • Siri Construction LLC • Tom Walsh & Co. • Umpqua Bank • U.S. Bank • Washington Mutual Bank

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Brianna Conrow Homeownership Development