Pardee Commons

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Pictured: Jesse Beason, Executive Director at Proud Ground.
Cityhouse Builders LLC warmly welcomed homeowners to the Pardee Commons 10-home project in Fall 2009. The Commons are an affordable homeownership project in the Lents Urban Renewal Area, built in partnership with our friends at Proud Ground. Other partners included the Portland Housing Bureau, Albina Community Bank, Communitecture and the now closed Perkins Architectural. 

The Homes were designed and constructed with a focus on livability and green building:
  • The five cottages and five townhouses surround a common green space, making it easier to build and strengthen community ties. 
  • Green features included: solar hot water, maple wood floors, high performance insulation, permeable pavers, Energy Star Certified appliances, and cutting-edge heat pumps and heat recovery ventilators.
  • The homes are located in the diverse and vibrant Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood, less than 1.5 miles from the Green MAX line and the 600 acre Powell Butte Nature Park.
  • The Commons were the first land trust condominium project in Oregon, bringing Proud Ground's extraordinary model for affordable homeownership to a new area.
  • The homes met the Earth Advantage Platinum certification standard, a certification similar to LEED for Homes. 
  • The homes were certified as Oregon High Performance Homes, meaning they used at least 50% less energy than homes built to code.
  • The Pardee Commons project was featured in the 2009 Build It Green Tour.


                                                                                             Built by: Cityhouse Builders LLC