A six-story affordable housing building for seniors is going up on the lot where the Beaverton Community Center once stood.

The 104-unit project, called Meadowlark Place, will reserve 30 apartments for older adults exiting chronic homelessness and include a Head Start preschool on the ground floor.

Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH), the nonprofit developing the project, held a formal groundbreaking ceremony July 9 with federal, state and local officials.

Construction had already begun in May 2026, according to the city of Beaverton; the ceremony marked the project's public launch. The building is expected to open in spring 2028.

"This is about dignity," Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty said at the groundbreaking. "This is about making sure when you spend your entire life in Beaverton contributing that we don't ask you to move somewhere else now that you're retired."

Who it serves

All 104 apartments are restricted to adults 55 and older. The income breakdown, according to Metro's project page: 60 one-bedroom units at 30% of area median income, 35 one-bedrooms at 50% AMI, and nine studios at 30% AMI. Nineteen units will carry federal Section 8 rent-assistance vouchers provided by Washington County.

Thirty units are designated permanent supportive housing, paired with case management, mental health care and resource navigation through the Native American Rehabilitation Association and Bienestar. Ten additional units are set aside for households aging out of farmworker housing.

Head Start and shared spaces

The ground floor will house a Head Start early childhood education center operated by Community Action of Washington County, with three classrooms, capacity for 54 children, an outdoor play area and a commercial kitchen.

CPAH Executive Director Rachael Duke said at the groundbreaking that the organization is pairing senior housing with early childhood education so the building functions as an intergenerational community.

Residential amenities listed on CPAH's website include a community room with kitchen, a second-floor deck, community garden, outdoor courtyard and on-site laundry on each floor.

Funding and partners

The project drew more than $36 million in combined public and private financing, according to Metro's 2025 annual bond report. Major sources include:

• $22.7 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity (private investment)
• $10.7 million from the voter-approved Metro Affordable Housing Bond, passed in 2018 and allocated by the city of Beaverton
• $3 million in federal funding secured by U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
• $300,000 from Metro's Transit-Oriented Development program

DCM Communities is the development partner; Carleton Hart Architecture designed the building.

Location and transit

The site sits across from the Beaverton City Library and within walking distance of the Elsie Stuhr Center, a senior recreation facility, and the Beaverton Farmers Market.

High-frequency bus route 76 stops adjacent to the property, and routes 88 and 78 connect within a half-mile to the Beaverton Transit Center and MAX light rail.

Before construction, the lot most recently served as a temporary overnight severe-weather shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

What's next

Meadowlark Place is CPAH's fourth community in Beaverton and its 15th property overall. No information has been released on when applications for units will open. Residents interested in updates can check CPAH's website at cpahoregon.org.