Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County opened the doors Saturday for people to see its most recent housing development in Port Townsend.
The group of six houses are nearing completion, with only finishing work left to complete in five of the units.
One house had been fully finished and furnished with items from the Habitat for Humanity store, the donated items staged by store manager Cheryl Petrick.
The homes are all built on the same footprint, in either two-bedroom or three-bedroom arrangements. The two-bedroom homes include a covered patio. All units include an exterior storage closet.
While the units are built in twos, what looks like a shared wall between them is structurally built as two walls with insulation between them. This provides soundproofing between the homes.
The right to purchase a Habitat home is earned through sweat equity, which can be completed in about a year of weekend effort, according to Jamie Maciejewski, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County.
“It’s not a giveaway,” emphasized Maciejewski. Homeowners contribute volunteer hours and meet financing requirements to qualify for a mortgage.
UPDATE:
We are delighted to include that the Landes North Open House staging, and design was led by Cheryl Petrick, one of our store team members and Kate Hawley, who is a store volunteer. The furniture at the event was brought in from the HabitatEJC store to show the house during the event. There were many other volunteers who helped at the Landes Open House with the cleaning, moving, set-up, take-down, treats and staffing the event.
Please note that purchase price for a Habitat home is in our income range in general, rather than specific applicant income and a mortgage doesn’t exceed 1/3 of income, rather than 30% as shared in the article.