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HUB CITY VILLAGE: FROM A DREAM TO A REAL

With the deed signed and delivered, a fence is erected and sign posted.
Before demolition, there is much debris to be removed to be recycled or discarded.
Demolition of the old structures begins.
Trees are removed and cleared from the property.
The Waverly site is cleared, leveled andreadied for groundbreaking.
Groundbreaking on June 10, 2023 marks the beginning of construction.
Before the excavation begins, the boundaries of each structure is marked with lines and stakes.
Groundwork for the resident center is completed, ready for forms to be built for the foundation.
Forms are built, ready for concrete to be poured for resident center foundation.
Once the foundation is complete, the ground is insulated before pouring the slab.
The JBLC construction crew raise the wall frames of the resident center.
With the framing up, there’s finally some sense of a real building.
Walls are up on the center are going up and the window cut-outs are made.
Placing the roof trusses takes strength, skill and concentration.
Before putting the roof on, the surface is weatherproofed.
The crew is finishing up the metal roof on the resident center.
Weatherproofing is added to the outside walls and windows are being installed.
At last, it’s time to put up the siding.
Now that the outside of the center is weather-tight, work begins in earnest on the interior.
With drywall up and painted, it’s so spacious in the resident center.
Resident center kitchen cabinets
The kitchen at the resident has full size appliances for large gatherings.
Finishing touches to the resident center. Last minute threshold.
View from Waverly showing resident center and ADA houses.
Resident Center gets front post
Laundry room in the resident center.
Forms are built for the ADA units which are located next to the resident center.
On the ADA as in all the structures in the village, extra insulation is laid before pouring the slab.
Framing and walls begin to go up on the ADA units.
Walls go up on the ADA units. Both units are the Cedar model mirrored.
The crew weatherproofs and installs the roofs on the ADA units.
Weatherproofing is complete on the ADA units making them weather tight.
Just finishing up installing the siding to the ADA units.
ADA units get interior drywall.
The Cedar model (left) & Douglas (right) are the ADA units. They are a mirror image of each other
The village is built in stages with individual tiny houses in various stages of construction.
Framing is complete on the south side of the village.
Time to put up the walls and start the roof on the south side.
View of the south side units looking east. The walls are almost complete.
Every crew member of the team has a important role to play. Mennonite volunteers are making a significant contribution to this unit.
South side units are weatherproofed and windows installed.
Work begins on the Magnolia model units on the northside of the village.
The Magnolia model is the only unit with a loft. There will be 7 units on the north side and 1 on south side.
7 Magnolia models all in a row!
Magnolia models at different stages of completion. Each crew member has a unique task to make that happen.
This Alder model is the first to get a real front door!
Alder model in Whisper Willow Green.
Framing begins on the final 6 houses.
Most models have a back door that lead to an attached storage shed.
The crew starts work on the back porch slab
Next up, insulation and drywall.
Looking west from garden area.
Flooring and cabinets go in the units
Quartz countertops are being installed.
Kitchen with countertops in the ADA unit.
Thanks to Keystone for doing a great job on the countertops.
ADA bathroom with walk in shower and roll up sink.
Work begins on Phase 3 of contruction as the site is marked for the final 6 homes..
Over 3000 ft. of electrical wire carries the power generated from the parking solar panels, through the grid, and back to the individual houses.
Excavation begins!
Measure twice, pour the foundation once! It’s crucial to get it right.
Now we can see exactly where those last 6 units will be.
Foundation forms in place, they should be pouring concrete soon.
More progress!
While the other houses are getting ready for roofs and siding, the final 3 get some waterproofing in the foundation.
Weatherproofing the last 6.
Then comes the siding.
More progress still!
Electrical and plumbing go into final six houses.
More appliances are delivered for the final six homes.
More kitchen cabinets, countertop, and sink.
The sidewalks are formed, then poured in sections.
It takes a lot of prep work before the sidewalk can be formed.
With all the houses painted and the sidewalks poured, it’s really starting to look like a real neighborhood!
Inviting front entrances to each and every home.
Time to mount the porchlights!
Connecting the sidewalk to the interior entrance to the resident center.
The garden shed was built by students at Albany Options School.
A greenhouse will go next to the shed.
Siding on the garden shed matches the houses. The roofing has been laid and a skylight installed!
Retaining wall gets set in garden area.
the garden area gets a nice wide ramp.
This area of the garden area will have enough garden beds for the residents to grow their own food and share!
Volunteers help unload a plant delivery and stage them before planting.
Keeping the potted trees and shrubs well mulched help retain water while they are waiting to be planted.
Top soil and mulch delivered and ready to prepare the grounds for planting!
Tall junipers are planted along the north fence to help screen the homes.
Digging the bioswale.
Before setting the walls, the bioswale get large concrete blocks, which will support the walls.
Forms are built for the bioswale walls.
Concrete poured and set, it’s time to remove the form.
Water from the village will flow into the stormwater drain and empty into the bioswale; keeping excess water and debris entering the city sewer system.
The bioswale fully planted with native trees, shrubs, and grasses.
A temporary fence is installed until the permanent one is ready.
Work begins on the trash and bike enclosures.
Pouring the curbs for the parking lot
Leveling the parking lot.
Parking lot is ready for the asphalt!
Parking lot complete!
Grass is being planted in the garden area to prevent erosion during the winter months.
All sidewalks lead to a central green space with grass, trees, and shrubs.
A beautiful fence to dress up the street front!
Mailboxes are in!
New sign, new look for the village!
Volunteers organize community donations for the residents. Many have little or nothing to set up their new home.
Home, home at last! One of the first residents to move in shared her home with us. Lovely!
As residents make final arrangements to move in. Volunteers get ready for the grand ribbon cutting ceremony!
Senator Merkley and Nancy Marshall officially open Hub City Village!
A place to call home!

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TINY HOUSES MAKE A BIG IMPACT!

COOPERATIVE COMMUNITIES

Hub City Village is taking an innovative approach to meet the needs of the unhoused. Modeled after Emerald Village in Eugene, Oregon, it is unlike most housing projects. Residents of Hub City Village are not simply be renters, but will instead members of a housing cooperative with a share in the ownership of the village.