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Rockwood Village: Gresham’s newest affordable apartment community

By Lauren Everett

July 26, 2022 2:20 p.m.

Children playing on a grass mound in front of dark blue multifamily housing

Rockwood Village was the first development with Metro housing bond funding to welcome residents, and it hosted a grand opening celebration on July 19th. Thanks to collaborative efforts between the City of Gresham, Metro, Multnomah County, and other nonprofit and private sector partners, this new apartment community brings 224 income-regulated apartments to the Rockwood Town Center area.

Metro’s affordable housing bond program on track to deliver promises to voters

July 19, 2022 5 p.m.

This week, Metro released the annual affordable housing bond report. The report includes details about bond housing production across the region in 2021, showing significant progress toward delivering on promises made to voters.

Expanding the benefits of backyards

By Vivek Shandas

July 19, 2022 12:01 p.m.

A man stands looking at the camera. Behind him is a wide street with several large warehouses. There is no greenery.

In greater Portland, redlining and decades of disinvestment have left lower-income neighborhoods with one-third of the green space and backyard acreage as rich neighborhoods. That leaves them more vulnerable to climate change.

Metro grants $2 million to organizations with innovative ideas to reduce waste

July 11, 2022 12:29 p.m.

An image of a woman marking a measurement on a piece of wood.

Metro’s Investment and Innovation grants will support 22 organizations and businesses to reduce waste through prevention efforts, reuse, repair, recycling and composting.

One week in Metro’s affordable housing bond projects

July 11, 2022 11 a.m.

Nine people standing together cutting the ribbon with oversized scissors for the grand opening of Viewfinder apartments in Tigard

Late June was a busy time for Metro housing bond projects, with two grand openings and a groundbreaking in one week. The three apartment communities will provide affordable homes for 264 households throughout greater Portland.

Metro seeks applicants for equitable development pilot projects in the Southwest Corridor

July 7, 2022 9:30 a.m.

Up to $550,000 is available for the 2022 cycle in grants ranging from $35,000 to $150,000. Grant-funded activities must take place within the Southwest Corridor eligible geographic area.

Latest reports for Metro’s supportive housing services fund show counties on track to exceed most of their goals

June 28, 2022 2:30 p.m.

A woman wearing glasses and a black-and-white plaid shirt stands with a child wearing a Minnie Mouse t-shirt and pink striped pants in front of the entrance door to an affordable housing unit

The latest reports from Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties show that all three are on track to meet or exceed goals to provide shelter or transitional housing in the first year of Metro’s supportive housing services fund.

Beaverton opens its first year-round homeless shelter

Applications open for 2023 Community Placemaking grants

Salmon habitat by helicopter at Newell Creek Natural Area

Bigger cleanup approved for Willamette Cove

Rockwood Village: Gresham’s newest affordable apartment community

From houseless to a home: Phillip's story

Metro’s affordable housing bond program on track to deliver promises to voters

Read Our Big Backyard Summer 2022