The Housing Alongside the Senior Center project will be leased to seniors, 62 and older, who make below 60% of the Area Median Income. For 23 of the 57 units, residents will pay no more than 30% of their income in rent. The project is being developed by Northwest Housing Alternatives.

The Tigard Senior Center site is extremely well located for affordable senior living.

• It is close to the walkable downtown core and is adjacent to natural areas including the Fanno Creek regional trail system. This is important for psychological and physical health of seniors.
• It is alongside the Senior Center offering the opportunity for collaboration and support for existing Senior Center and Meals on Wheels services.
• This site is located on City of Tigard property that the city is contributing at no cost, allowing the new apartments to rent for less. The city is helping to address this housing crisis by making its own land available for development.

In addition, the location offers seniors an opportunity to age in place and continue to live in their own community. Many seniors in Tigard would rather not move to another neighborhood when they no longer want, need or are able to afford their existing home. A study funded by Metro in 2019 helped establish the feasibility of this site for affordable senior living.

The project will create 25 resident parking spaces in addition to the existing 48 Senior Center parking spaces on site. The project will also be implementing a flexible parking management plan that will: limit parking of housing tenants during the day when the Senior Center is in service; utilizing strategies to limit the number of tenants who own vehicles; and providing opportunities for shared transportation options. Additional strategies include providing TriMet passes to residents and van shuttle trips to shopping and recreation destinations.

Northwest Housing Alternatives provides services that connect tenants to health and community resources. Services are directed by the unique needs of each community but can include shuttle services, health and wellness resources as well as social and recreational activities.

Construction will occur outside of flood and natural buffer areas and will include community spaces and educational opportunities to learn about the natural area that surrounds the site. The project will work to preserve and celebrate the natural environment. The building will include green features and site design that improves connectivity to the surrounding neighborhood and Fanno Creek Park.

The site is not located within a 100-year flood zone or regulatory floodway. The site is located just south of Fanno Creek and the Fanno Creek Regional Trail sloping downward towards the creek. A wetland delineation, performed in 2019, mapped the nearby wetlands and the vegetated corridor buffer. The building will not be constructed in the wetlands or vegetated corridor.

The Meals on Wheels People (who run the Senior Center programming) will temporarily relocate activities during construction of the apartments. The Senior Center welcomes questions at 503-620-4613 or info@tigardseniorcenter.org.

The Senior Center Director and Meals on Wheels expect the project to bring new patrons to the Senior Center and build more capacity for senior participation. They hope to share meeting rooms in the new building and work closely with Northwest Housing Alternates to provide complementary services to Tigard’s seniors.

All fire code requirements from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue will be fully met. The development team worked closely with the fire marshal, planners, and building permit specialists to assure the building plans met all applicable codes.

The Senior Housing project is currently under construction. It will be completed and available to lease to residents in summer 2023.

Northwest Housing Alternatives is maintaining an Interested Parties list for the project, which you can request to add your name to. Please contact Josh Carrillo at carrillo@nwhousing.org to be added to this list.