(Local officials who attended the November 2 groundbreaking of Kôr Community Land Trust’s new Crescita mixed-income community included, (L-R) Bend City Councilors Rita Schenkelberg and Melanie Kebler, City Manager Eric King, Mayor Sally Russell and County Commissioner Patti Adair | Photo courtesy of Kôr Community Land Trust)
Kôr Community Land Trust held a groundbreaking ceremony for its second development, Crescita, on November 2. The short outdoor event celebrated the start of construction of Kôr’s new net-zero, affordable homeownership development at 2500 NE Eighth Street in Bend.
Local officials and Kôr staff were on hand at the event to launch Crescita, located in the Orchard District. Applications to purchase the one-bedroom, one-flex space, 1.5-bath, 936-square-feet homes closed on November 13. Crescita will be a mixed-income community designed to serve Bend’s workforce, earning between 40-120 percent AMI.
The Crescita homes will be designed to net-zero energy standards and feature solar panels, an energy-efficient building envelope, lighting and mechanicals. The units will be permanently affordable through the Community Land Trust model, serving the community’s affordable housing needs for generations.
