the hildebran Switch!
We are beginning the work on our six-acre, 44-house development, The Hildebran Switch, which will provide attainable housing options for the Burke county workforce and senior citizens.
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These depict the style of house that we will be building in partnership with Rob Howard of App State's Building Sciences program and ADL Ventures!
This is an early drawing which shows our plan to have a compact neighborhood that includes plenty of shared green space for residents! This development will include houses generally from 600 sq ft up to 1300 sq ft (1 bedroom to 3 bedroom units). They will be priced to sale to senior citizens, workforce individuals and families (between 80% and 120% of the Area Median Income), some market rate homes, and around three homes for OHP program participants. Your support is greatly appreciated as this project gets underway!
Photo taken by Anne Thompson
Phase 2 Is Complete!
With the completion of these 3 homes, we now have 6 families moved in and going through our program!
Our second set of three houses certainly went up quicker than the phase 1 houses, and we are very excited about the expansion of our programming opportunities with the doubling of our capacity from three families to six! Each of these houses has the same 3 bed/2 bath layout inside (1056 sq/ft) but with a different type of front porch to personalize each houses appearance! This expansion of our programming capacity included us moving from a part-time case manager to a full time program director who will handle the case management work but also help us make our programming more holistic and effective in "equipping families for success"!
See some of our progress shots for phase 2
Phase 1 Is Complete!
Phase 1 of the OHP Program included building three homes on two lots. They are located on Hudson street adjacent to S. Sterling St., behind St. Matthews United Methodist Church on Shady Rest Rd. OHP built two 1100 SF homes - 3 bedrooms and 2 bath each and one 650 SF home - 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. The homes' styles are traditional and fit in nicely with the surrounding neighborhood.
OHP is already working future phases which will include building more homes on lots and/or land that will need to be acquired. The success of each phase will lend itself to the following phases, allowing OHP to endure and prosper, thereby making a difference by "equipping families for success"!
We continue to look for land and partners so we can build more houses. We hope to repeat the process over and over.
Housing shortages are an issue but we truly believe many families need to expand their village and increase their knowledge before they move into home ownership. OHP intends to be that village that breaks the cycle of poverty two generations at a time.
A look back at phase 1....
We've broke ground!!! Check out our progress through May 27th 2021. The first video shows the cleared and graded site with footers poured and drying, awaiting the 44" high retaining wall on those two sides.
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This next video shows construction experts installing the new-fangled foundation system, which makes for a better continuous pour foundation wall. The waterproofing and insulating properties of the Styrofoam and rigid plastic "concrete forms" will be a great benefit for these new homes!
Images courtesy of Elise Johnson