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Affordable Housing

‘We will never arrest our way out of homelessness’: Vancouver panel discusses criminalization

October 25, 2024, 1:54pm Clark County News

The Portland attorney who took a landmark case on homelessness to the U.S. Supreme Court calls fining people for sleeping outside “the leaf-blower approach.” Read story

Vancouver could require landlords to have rental licenses, pay for regular unit inspections

October 22, 2024, 1:58pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Starting in 2026, landlords with long-term rentals in Vancouver may be required to obtain a $30 per unit annual license, as well as pay for regular private inspections. Read story

Vista Del Rio interim boardmembers Gloria Titus, clockwise from top, Tom Kent, Deb Swope and Rick Seekins hold a board meeting Tuesday. Residents are trying to buy the park, which has been put up for sale by the property owner. .

‘We need a miracle’: Senior residents trying to buy their east Vancouver mobile home park

Vista Del Rio interim boardmembers Gloria Titus, clockwise from top, Tom Kent, Deb Swope and Rick Seekins hold a board meeting Tuesday. Residents are trying to buy the park, which has been put up for sale by the property owner. .

October 18, 2024, 6:10am Business

Marlene and Richard Stanley moved into their home 44 years ago — a yellow manufactured house with a lush garden. Over the years, they invested in improvements and created family memories within those four walls. Read story

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

Ogden cottages offer below-market rent and a chance at community in Vancouver

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

October 15, 2024, 6:08am Business

As Derek Huegel walked through a small cottage in the Ogden neighborhood, he pointed to the in-unit washer and dryer and the contemporary finishes, including hardwood floors. Read story

Brian Starbuck, left, ruffles the hair of his son Victor Berry, 8, at their new home in Johnson Village in Vancouver.

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity completes the last two homes at affordable housing community Johnson Village

Brian Starbuck, left, ruffles the hair of his son Victor Berry, 8, at their new home in Johnson Village in Vancouver.

October 14, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Two families will soon open the doors to their new homes at Johnson Village, an affordable housing community created by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity. Read story

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June. Council for the Homeless data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Clark County decreased for the first time in at least five years.

Clark County saw slight drop in homeless population in 2023, says Council for the Homeless

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June. Council for the Homeless data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Clark County decreased for the first time in at least five years.

October 11, 2024, 4:22pm Clark County News

The number of homeless people in Clark County dropped for the first time since at least 2018, the year the Council for the Homeless first released its own data. But the number is still disconcertingly high, advocates say. Read story

Visitors tour the new Community Roots Collaborative O Street property, which opens next week to local families. Community leaders said the property symbolizes a new beginning for people exiting homelessness.

Vancouver tiny home community ready to welcome families struggling with housing and homelessness

Visitors tour the new Community Roots Collaborative O Street property, which opens next week to local families. Community leaders said the property symbolizes a new beginning for people exiting homelessness.

October 11, 2024, 1:38pm Clark County News

Community Roots Collaborative has begun welcoming families to its latest housing project, seven small cottages for people moving off the streets. Read story

Lewis Record stands on his porch at his mobile home in Fruit Valley. Record is against adding more housing to Fruit Valley until the city does something to improve the neighborhood’s air quality.

Should Vancouver fix the air quality issues in Fruit Valley before adding more housing?

Lewis Record stands on his porch at his mobile home in Fruit Valley. Record is against adding more housing to Fruit Valley until the city does something to improve the neighborhood’s air quality.

October 5, 2024, 6:14am Business

Lewis Record, 80, remembers the whisper of swaying branches and crisp scent of the air as he picked prunes in Fruit Valley in the 1950s. Read story

Smith Tower Apartments is undergoing a major renovation for the first time since it opened in 1966.

Former ‘eyesore’ Smith Tower is getting its first major interior and exterior renovation in decades

Smith Tower Apartments is undergoing a major renovation for the first time since it opened in 1966.

October 5, 2024, 6:13am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Smith Tower Apartments goes by many names: Vancouver’s beer can. The Capitol Records Tower of Vancouver. Mid-Columbia Manor. Read story

A driver passes by apartments at 2909 N.E. 57th Ave., Vancouver. International Air and Hospitality Academy currently uses the building to house its students. However, the building will soon be mixed-income housing.

Vancouver City Council OKs $900K loan, tax breaks for developer to remodel building for mixed-income housing

A driver passes by apartments at 2909 N.E. 57th Ave., Vancouver. International Air and Hospitality Academy currently uses the building to house its students. However, the building will soon be mixed-income housing.

September 18, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council on Monday night approved a loan of up to $900,000 and a multifamily tax exemption to rehabilitate student housing called Village 57 Apartments and turn it into mixed-income housing, including 25 affordable units. Read story