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Habitat for Humanity buys Collins Lane lots for seven permanently affordable homes; first sales expected mid‑2025 to early 2026
Summary
Habitat for Humanity told council it acquired four lots on North Collins Lane and is building seven homes targeted to households at 45–80% of area median income; construction is underway and the first home sale is scheduled for July 2025 with final homes sold by February 2026.
Habitat for Humanity of Spokane reported to council that it used a city grant to acquire land on North Collins Lane where the nonprofit is building seven permanently affordable single‑family homes for households earning between about 45% and 80% of area median income.
Colleen Wiedemann, chief program officer, said the organization purchased the parcels and has matched six of the seven future homeowners. She said future participants complete 250 partnership hours, financial readiness workshops and lender‑readiness activities before closing. "The first home will be sold to a family of four this July, and the last home will be sold in February of 2026," Wiedemann said.
Eric Lyons, chief operating officer, described construction methods Habitat is piloting to reduce long‑term costs and utility bills, including insulated concrete form (ICF) construction on some units. Lyons said the city award covered most of the acquisition cost; Habitat combined the city grant with housing trust fund awards, donor funding and volunteer labor to bring the project to development.
Council members asked about measurable deliverables and timing. Habitat said the full $471,000 grant award had been spent on acquisition and related costs and that the group expects to complete the seven homes and sell them to qualified families within the timelines it presented. Habitat emphasized a ground‑lease model that preserves long‑term affordability: Habitat retains ownership of the ground and the nonprofit has first option to repurchase and resell to income‑eligible buyers if a homeowner sells.
