We also asked the community, through a survey, to share what design elements they wanted. We asked local artists to create work that brings these concepts to life. Because people want homes that are private and quiet, we took special care choosing Songbird’s interior framing and acoustic details.Īll these intentional details aim at one outcome: Bringing attainable, beautiful housing to people who need it most.Īs its name implies, Songbird’s interior design is inspired by the musical rhythm and vibrancy of jazz.
SONGBIRD APARTMENTS WINDOWS
Indoors, generously sized windows bring ample daylight into residents’ living areas. Songbird’s signature exterior detail, a wood-tone installation, expresses the homey, welcoming feel that Eliot’s residents identified as essential during BRIDGE’s community outreach meetings pre-finished lap siding expresses this sense of relaxed intimacy even further.
Songbird’s two entry points-one via the parking area and the main lobby off North Williams Avenue-maintain clear visual connections. We want people to know they’re connected. And to bolster Songbird’s strong relationship between interior and exterior space, we placed the communal kitchen near the outdoor barbecue area. Centrally placed elevators, the laundry room, and close-by seating areas encourage chance encounters while helping residents keep an eye on the playground. Beneath the community room’s windows, people can relax together on benches. Opportunities to meet, to catch up with friends and family, are everywhere. A horseshoe-shaped landscaped courtyard parallels Williams, drawing people to a common outdoor barbecue area-just the right amount of visibility and privacy. The community room faces the lively North Williams Avenue, with its busy bike corridor and pedestrian life, connecting residents to the neighborhood. Ground-floor residences have individual stoops, small seating areas, and exterior front doors. Vibrant neighborhoods rely on areas for people to gather and socialize. Since our team’s main goal for Songbird Apartments was growing a community, we set back Songbird’s footprint and overall scale, designing the form to step down and meet the existing neighborhood without feeling out of place. Meant for people who wouldn't otherwise be able to live here who have been priced out of the neighborhood and, built to market-rate quality, Songbird fits in with the Eliot neighborhood-and makes it better. Funded by the Portland Housing Bureau, the five-story apartment building includes 40 units for Section 8 residents and 61 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a learning kitchen, large event space, and outdoor seating areas.īRIDGE worked closely with community leaders and members to determine how Songbird could best serve them, and their feedback informed everything from our color palette to how we programmed outdoor spaces. This ground-up community along North Williams Avenue serves very low- to low-income families, giving priority to longtime and displaced prior residents of North and Northeast Portland. Click here for a map.įor general information about living at a BRIDGE property, click here.Designed to bring diverse communities displaced by gentrification back into Eliot, a once-predominantly Black neighborhood in Northeast Portland, the Songbird Apartments provides more accessible housing to people who urgently need it. To find out if this property is currently accepting applications, please contact Songbird management office at 971.346.3215. Department of Housing and Urban Development Living at Songbird Bank National Association Metro City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services EPA Meyer Memorial Trust and the U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation U.S. Property features include individual stoops for ground-floor units, a children’s play area and a variety of gathering spaces for residents, including an urban plaza which fosters connections with the surrounding community.įinancial Partners: Portland Housing Bureau Oregon Housing and Community Services Home Forward Multnomah County Barings Multifamily Capital U.S. The property includes a large community room, as well as laundry and resident services spaces. The five-story apartment building, Songbird, forms a “U” shape around a landscaped resident courtyard. Songbird brings 61 new affordable homes for families to Portland’s Eliot neighborhood.
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