847 NE 19th Avenue, Suite 150
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 335-3668
FAX (503) 335-0475
www.housingdevelopmentcenter.org

AGENCY INFORMATION
Robin Boyce, Executive Director
Number of Staff: 12
Annual Operating Budget: $1.2 million
Area served – Housing Development: Oregon & SW Washington
Area served – Asset Management: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, California
Year Incorporated: 1993

MISSION
Our mission is to build and sustain housing opportunities for low income families and individuals through partnerships with nonprofits, housing authorities, and governmental entities.

WHO WE SERVE
Founded in 1993, Housing Development Center (HDC) is a leading provider of technical support for organizations engaged in affordable housing and community facility development in Oregon and Washington. HDC works with organizations that serve low-income and special-needs families and individuals, including populations and communities ranging from rural farm worker families to low income seniors living in transit oriented developments.  In addition to providing technical assistance on a project-by-project basis, HDC provides consulting services to sustain affordable housing portfolios, strengthen organizations, and promote best practices across the affordable housing industry.

HDC Community Fund, founded in 2008, provides low-interest financing for the types of facilities described above—focusing on acquisition, predevelopment, and other difficult-to-fill funding gaps.

Our Programs

Housing and Nonprofit Facility Development: HDC supports our clients in financing, constructing, and preserving projects that meet the community’s needs, with projects ranging in size and scope from single-family homes to large, mixed-use developments. HDC has assisted our clients in developing or preserving 3,000 units of affordable housing, as well as community facilities ranging from medical clinics to child care centers. Our development services include:

• Feasibility analysis
• Budget preparation
• Finance consulting
• Construction and project management
• Relocation services

HDC’s team members offer specialized expertise in areas such as master planning, rehabilitation of occupied properties, Low Income Housing Tax Credit “Year 15” refinances and rehabilitation, green-building resources and strategies, brownfield redevelopment, New Market Tax Credits, and affordable-housing preservation.

Asset Management Services: HDC works with nonprofits and housing authorities across the northwestern U.S. to improve the long-term quality and financial viability of affordable housing. We provide technical assistance and training in these areas:

• Property and portfolio assessments
• Organizational consulting to stabilize and preserve at-risk projects
• Property transfers and LIHTC “Year 15” exits
• Capital needs assessments and reserve analyses
• Staff and board training
• Organizational systems development

HDC Community Fund: Founded in 2008, this nonprofit LLC provides flexible, low-interest loans to nonprofit developers of housing and facilities serving low-income and special-needs populations in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our loan products are designed to complement and leverage other financing sources, supporting critical early investments that get projects off the ground, including acquisition, feasibility, and predevelopment costs.

STAFF PARTICIPATING IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Deb Constans Fiscal Managers
Leslie Schwarz Homeownership Development
Philip Dochow Multi-Family Development
Craig Kelley Multi-Family Development
Susan Lind Multi-Family Development
Andy Shaw Multi-Family Development
Brian Sweeney Multi-Family Development
Molly Rogers Property & Asset Management
Kimberly Taylor Property & Asset Management
Emily Schelling Property & Asset Management

HDC CLIENTS
Affordable Community Environments • Boise NHS • Bradley Angle House • Cascadia Behavioral Health • Catholic Charities • Cedar Sinai • Central City Concern • City of Seattle • Clackamas Community Land Trust • Community Action Team of St. Helens • Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond • Community Housing Inc. • Community Partners for Affordable Housing • Downtown Action to Save Housing • De Paul Center • Evergreen Habitat for Humanity • Farmworker Housing Development Corporation • Hacienda CDC • Housing Authority of Portland • Housing Development Corporation of NW Oregon (Bienestar) • Housing Hope • Housing Works • Human Solutions, Inc. • Impact Capital • Innovative Housing Inc. • Lincoln County CDC • Loaves and Fishes • Mainstream Housing • Mid-Columbia Housing Authority • Mt. Hood Community Mental Health • Multnomah County • Native American Youth and Family Services • North Plains CDC • Our House • Peninsula Children’s Center • Peninsula CDC • Portland Community Redevelopment Initiatives • Portland Community Land Trust • Portland Youth Builders • Providence Health & Services • QUAD, Inc. • Raphael House • REACH CDC • ROSE CDC • Sabin CDC • St. Vincent De Paul of Lane County • Salem CDC • South County Housing • Spokane Housing Ventures • Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners • Thistle Community Housing • Tualatin Valley Housing Partners • Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services • Youth Progress Association • YWCA of Portland • Friends of Zenger Farm