Habitat EKC Completed Construction Projects

Snoqualmie Ridge: Blitz Build 20 Houses,  2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Homes
Completed 2002

The construction of the first twenty homes in a "blitz build" at Snoqualmie Ridge was part of Habitat EKC's aggressive marketing campaign to position our affiliate as a partner in the affordable housing arena.

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO) donated a total of 10 acres of land to Habitat EKC to build 50 homes. Additionally, WRECO financed the construction for new roads and the installation of utilities. The City of Snoqualmie waived the building fees for the Habitat homes, a savings of $300,000.

Corporate sponsors such as Champion Metal, Washington State Flooring, and the Weyerhaeuser Company donated funds while hundreds of employees from corporations and sponsors volunteered on the jobsite during the two week blitz build. An average of 600 volunteers worked on site each day. At the end of the two week event many of the homes were well on their way to completion. With the continued support of the officials from the City of Snoqualmie and Weyerhaeuser, and the help of many dedicated volunteers and sponsors, the homes were completed and dedicated in 2002.

Coal Creek Terrace, Newcastle: 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Condominiums
Completed 2000-2003

Habitat EKC worked with the City of Newcastle in 2000 to develop an affordable housing development that met the requirements of the city's Comprehensive Plan. The development known as the Coal Creek Terrace Condominiums was built on a 2.09 acre project site located south of Newcastle Coal Creek road and west of 136th Ave SE. The development consists of 12 condominiums in 6 two-unit buildings. This project was completed through the generous donations and volunteer labor provided by local religious coalitions, individuals, and corporations.

The following 12 families purchased their new condominiums at Coal Creek Terrace and moved in as the condos were completed between 2000 to 2003: Thai Do, Johnson, Gutierrez, Deyoe, Smith, Dang, Herring, Ard, Huston, Carlsen, Choung Do, and Bresser families.

And, due to our unique Legacy of Land agreement, two additional Habitat EKC families have called Coal Creek Terrace "home". According to our "Legacy of Land" land lease policy, Habitat EKC sells the house while maintaining a leasehold interest in the land and a buyback option should a family decide to sell their house. Over the years, the Sorenson and Moreno-Nunez families have benefitted from our unique Legacy of Land agreement as the original homeowners have moved on, allowing Habitat EKC to re-sale these homes to new Habitat families.

Sammamish 5-Bedroom House

Completed 2000

The Dunn Family waited patiently, living in the small quarters in the backyard of Lisa's parents' house while Habitat EKC searched for the perfect piece of property for their future home. Help came in 1999 when Jerry and Joan Niehuas of Sammamish sold the land to our affiliate at a deeply discounted price. Finally, Habitat EKC would be able to build the home the family so desperately needed to care for their six boys, three of whom are disabled. The three youngest Dunn children suffer from a disabling birth defect called Angelmans Syndrome, a neurological disorder that results in a severe learning disability.

Habitat EKC was grateful to finally attain a plot of land large enough to build a home with room for the six boys to grow. Many local churches and organizations rallied to raise the funds necessary to buy the construction materials to build the house. Hundreds of volunteers gave up their weekends to build the Dunn home, which was to be the seventeenth house built by Habitat EKC. Millard Fuller, the co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, traveled from Georgia to join in the fundraising by appearing on local television stations with Lisa and Bob Dunn, sharing the story of their new home. In August of 2000, the home was dedicated and the Dunn family moved into their own home.

Overlake Park, Bellevue: 2 and 3-Bedroom Townhomes
Completed 1996-1998

In 1996 - 1998, Habitat EKC built its first multi-unit development in the Crossroads area of Bellevue. Overlake Park Townhomes, a condominium property, was developed by Habitat EKC under the CDBG and HOME investment Partnerships Program. With funding from the City of Bellevue, King County, and the cities of Kirkland and Redmond, these grants were coordinated by A.R.C.H. and King County.

Each of the 10 townhomes was sponsored by a local church or religious coalition that funded the construction of the building, supplied all of the volunteer labor, and helped in the Family Selection process.

The following 10 families purchased their new townhomes at Overlake and moved in as they were completed between 1996 and 1998: Tkachenko, Maza, Fuller, Langstaff, Bacon-Warnock, Spencer, Dessalegne-Feyessa, Jones, Do, and Lackey-Graves families.

And, due to our unique Legacy of Land agreement, four additional Habitat EKC families have called Overlake Park "home".  According to our "Legacy of Land" land lease policy, Habitat EKC sells the house while maintaining a leasehold interest in the land and a buyback option should a family decide to sell their house.  Over the years, the Huynh, Le, Nguyen and DeDios families have benefitted from our unique Legacy of Land agreement as the original homeowners have moved on, allowing Habitat EKC to re-sale these homes to new Habitat families.

Kirkland 3-Bedroom House
Completed 1995

Richard and Annette Nunez are firm believers in helping other people. For years they volunteered at their church, their kids school, and around their neighborhood. Finally, in 1994 they got their chance to help themselves and their family. Rest assured, selection into the homeownership program at Habitat EKC didn't stop them from helping others. If anything, it made it easier.

That year the City of Kirkland helped Habitat EKC to purchase the land for the Nunez home. With the help of Holy Family Church and other community churches; Habitat EKC board members and volunteers; and local vendors such as Associated Sand and Gravel and DR Strong Engineers; Habitat EKC's sixth house was finished and dedicated in 1995.

Promptly after signing the closing documents, Richard and Annette applied to become a certified Daycare Center to provide decent childcare at affordable prices to people who could not otherwise find affordable childcare in the area. This service has been vital to many local families who, like the Nunez family, could not afford high quality child care.

In addition to their Daycare service, the Nunez family has become a referral source for many Habitat EKC future homeowners. As they provide care for children, naturally, the Nunez's get to know the parents. Once they know of a family who is a good fit for Habitat's program, they often times accompany the family to a Habitat EKC Family Information meeting. The Nunez family, in so many ways, fulfills the definition of paying it forward.

Bellevue 4-Bedroom House

Completed 1995

The fifth Habitat EKC house was built on land donated by an anonymous, generous Bellevue resident. Two local congregations, Trinity Lutheran and Bnai Torah, collaborated to provide the funding and volunteer labor for constructing this house. While the site work and utilities slowed down the construction of the home, the building of the house was completed in only eight months. The dedication for the Trettevik family home was held in March of 1995; Guy and Carol Trettevik moved in with their four children shortly after the celebration.

Issaquah: Two 3-Bedroom Houses
Completed 1994

In 1992 Habitat EKC received a parcel of land from the City of Issaquah. After several meetings with the City requesting a rezoning of the property, the affiliate was granted permission to build two houses on the property.

The homes of Karen Ouimet and Candy Hammer are located on Front Street, not far from the center of town. The City of Issaquah deeded the parcel of land to the affiliate, rezoned for two homes and also defrayed some of the usual fees associated with construction.  This partnership with the City of Issaquah enabled Habitat EKC to build the homes at a reasonable cost. The homes were dedicated in 1994 for the Ouimet and Hammer families.

Bellevue 3-Bedroom House
Completed 1991

In the early nineties, the City of Bellevue identified affordable housing as a top priority and agreed to remain in compliance with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan by entering into a partnership with Habitat for Humanity of East King County.  Both parties agreed to work together to provide the land to build the second Habitat EKC house.  After securing the land, the funds for materials and services necessary for construction were donated by Weyerhaeuser and several area churches such as Bellevue First Presbyterian, Cross of Christ Lutheran, Inglewood Presbyterian, Tolt U.C.C., Sammamish Hills Lutheran and St. Thomas Episcopal.  Volunteers came from all over the Eastside to erect the Sinnema home which was dedicated in the summer of 1991.

Richard and Laura Sinnema were relieved to have a place they could call home for themselves and their 3 children.  Although both parents worked, they didn't make enough money to cover the household bills and pay a market-rate mortgage.  Richard explained their situation clearly when he said at the dedication, "It's a home for us. It's security in insecure times."

Carnation 3-Bedroom House
Completed 1990

The first Habitat for Humanity of East King County home was built in Carnation, the hometown of the affiliate's founders Bob and Shirley Patterson.  Built with the financial support of local churches, coalitions, and the dedicated labor of community volunteers, the home was finished in early 1990.  Jeanine Arnold and her three children, who were living in a public park when they were accepted into the Habitat homeownership program, moved in later that same year.