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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** November 5: Grand Opening Celebration For 73Foster Affordable Housing Community (Photo) - 10/30/26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


October 30, 2026

 

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

 

November 5: Grand Opening Celebration for 73Foster Affordable Housing Community

 

PORTLAND, ORE. – Affordable housing developer REACH Community Development (REACH) will host a grand opening celebration for 73Foster, a new affordable housing community in the Foster-Powell neighborhood. The development provides 64 affordable apartments, including 42 homes for households earning up to 60% of area median income and 22 permanent supportive housing apartments for people experiencing chronically homelessness, with incomes up to 30% of area median income.

 

The community brings housing and supportive services together through partnerships with El Programa Hispano Católico, APANO and Community Vision. The development also features solar panels funded through the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF), accessible apartments and shared spaces designed to support resident well-being and community connection.

 

73Foster was built with $4.4 million in support from the voter-approved Metro Affordable Housing Bond, as awarded by Portland Housing Bureau, and a $325,000 grant from Metro’s Transit-Oriented Development Program. 


 

WHO:

Speakers will include:

  • Duncan Hwang, Metro Councilor, District 6

  • Steve Novick, Portland City Councilor, District 3

  • Margaret Salazar, CEO, REACH Community Development

  • Roberto Franco, Deputy Director of Development, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS)

  • Sam Baraso, Program Manager, Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF)

 

Additional project partners, elected officials, funders and community members are invited to attend.

 

WHEN:
Thursday, November 5, 2026
1:00 pm

 

WHERE:
73Foster Apartments
7340 SE Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206
 

 

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

  • Remarks from project leaders and public-sector partners

  • Photography and video of the new housing community and its exterior spaces

  • Interviews about affordable housing, permanent supportive housing and the partnerships behind the project


 

RSVP / MEDIA CONTACT: Please RSVP by emailing Director of Fundraising and Communications Lauren Schmidt at [email protected].  

 

Please contact Lauren in advance to coordinate interviews and confirm event logistics.


 

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Attached Media Files: 73Foster Apartments - REACH Community Development, REACH Community Development Logo,

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** November 5: Grand Opening Celebration For 73Foster Affordable Housing Community (Photo) - 10/30/26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


October 30, 2026

 

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

 

November 5: Grand Opening Celebration for 73Foster Affordable Housing Community

 

PORTLAND, ORE. – Affordable housing developer REACH Community Development (REACH) will host a grand opening celebration for 73Foster, a new affordable housing community in the Foster-Powell neighborhood. The development provides 64 affordable apartments, including 42 homes for households earning up to 60% of area median income and 22 permanent supportive housing apartments for people experiencing chronically homelessness, with incomes up to 30% of area median income.

 

The community brings housing and supportive services together through partnerships with El Programa Hispano Católico, APANO and Community Vision. The development also features solar panels funded through the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF), accessible apartments and shared spaces designed to support resident well-being and community connection.

 

73Foster was built with $4.4 million in support from the voter-approved Metro Affordable Housing Bond, as awarded by Portland Housing Bureau, and a $325,000 grant from Metro’s Transit-Oriented Development Program. 


 

WHO:

Speakers will include:

  • Duncan Hwang, Metro Councilor, District 6

  • Steve Novick, Portland City Councilor, District 3

  • Margaret Salazar, CEO, REACH Community Development

  • Roberto Franco, Deputy Director of Development, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS)

  • Sam Baraso, Program Manager, Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF)

 

Additional project partners, elected officials, funders and community members are invited to attend.

 

WHEN:
Thursday, November 5, 2026
1:00 pm

 

WHERE:
73Foster Apartments
7340 SE Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206
 

 

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

  • Remarks from project leaders and public-sector partners

  • Photography and video of the new housing community and its exterior spaces

  • Interviews about affordable housing, permanent supportive housing and the partnerships behind the project


 

RSVP / MEDIA CONTACT: Please RSVP by emailing Director of Fundraising and Communications Lauren Schmidt at [email protected].  

 

Please contact Lauren in advance to coordinate interviews and confirm event logistics.


 

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Attached Media Files: 73Foster Apartments - REACH Community Development, REACH Community Development Logo,