NEWS & MEDIA UPDATES
NEWS & MEDIA UPDATES
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Portland City Council approves $2.5 million to support Black homeownership projects
Two affordable housing developments in Portland are receiving financial support from Portland City Council with the goal of increasing Black homeownership in some of the city's historically Black neighborhoods.
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Black Portlanders Were Displaced. This Project Aims to Aid in Their Return.
April 23, 2026
A community development organization is taking a place-based approach to build and determine eligibility for housing.
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Portland Radio Project: Community Voices featuring Williams and Russell CDC
April 19, 2026
Williams & Russell CDC is leading a powerful effort to bring reparative development to North Portland — transforming a historically significant site into a space rooted in community, opportunity, and repair.
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WIlliams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on 20 Affordable Townhomes
March 24, 2026
These 2- and 3-bedroom units will be sold to low-income homeowners via PHB's N/NE Preference Policy, and PHB will offer down-payment assistance loans to first-time homebuyers.
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News Roundup: Lloyd Center, Williams and Russell, Alaska Airlines Hangar, and more
March 17, 2026
Next Portland features Williams and Russell CDC in weekly round up. Vertical construction began at the Williams and Russell site, reports the DJC.
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Letters: How can S.F. repair urban renewal’s harm to its Black community? Portland offers an example
March 9, 2026
San Francisco, CA. (SF Chronicle) - Letter to the Editor from Azalea Renfield, CEO at Williams and Russell CDC.
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Williams and Russell affordable housing development in Albina begins construction
February 27, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Construction starts at historic plot of land in North east Portland.
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North Portland breaks ground on homes to restore displaced Black community
February 26, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — The Williams and Russell CDC broke ground Thursday on 20 townhomes in North Portland, aiming to restore a once-thriving Black community displaced in the 1970s.
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Construction begins on affordable homes project to restore historic Portland neighborhood
February 26, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A long-awaited project in Portland's historic neighborhood of Albina that'll create a number of affordable townhomes and other units is officially underway.
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Williams & Russell reparative housing project leaps forward
Feb. 26, 2026
Construction is set to begin on the townhomes later this week. They are expected to be ready by the first quarter of 2027.
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Construction to Begin on Williams & Russell Affordable Homeownership Project in Portland
February 24, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP NEWS) — The Project Moves Forward with Active Community Input, Completed Environmental Remediation, and a Focus on Reinvestment in Displaced Communities.
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William & Russell set to rise in Portland's Eliot neighborhood
February 24, 2026
Vertical construction will begin later this week at the Williams & Russell project site, in North Portland. It’s a milestone for the Hill Block development intended to restore a cultural and economic center of the city’s Black community.
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North Portland breaks ground on homes to restore displaced Black community
February 27, 2026
The Williams and Russell CDC broke ground Thursday on 20 townhomes in North Portland, aiming to restore a once-thriving Black community displaced in the 1970s.
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City council clashes with Mayor Wilson over millions in unused housing funds
Jan. 27, 2026
Williams and Russell CDC CEO weighs in on unused funds that were recently uncovered in the housing bureau’s budget. -
Affordable Housing News Magazine- America’s Affordable Housing Resource-Winter 2025
Portland nonprofit builds reparative housing development designed repair harm done in historically Black neighborhood
Azalea Renfield, Ta’Neshia Renae, and Bryson Davis (2025)
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Reparative Development: A New Path Forward After Urban Renewal
November 16, 2025
Finalist in Multi-Cause Initiative
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AM NW
Dec. 03, 2025
Warm the Block: Coat and Food Drive hosted by Williams and Russell CDC & Taking Ownership PDX
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KATU: ARC PDX
Dec. 03, 2025
Williams and Russell CDC working to restore Albina’s Hill Block, a historically Black epicenter
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KPTV Fox 12
Mar 6, 2024
Development project in the Albina community hopes to enrich Portland's Black community-8:00PM
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Portland.gov Blog
March 5, 2025
Williams & Russell Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony
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LEVER News
March 3, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on LEVER-Designed Redevelopment in Portland
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Portland Tribune
Mar 2, 2025
New North Portland development aims to repair harms of urban renewal
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KOIN
Feb 28, 2025
Portland nonprofit begins $120M housing project 50 years after displacement of Black-owned homes, businesses
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The Portland Observer
Feb. 28,2025
Remediation Begins for the Historic Black Community Hub
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FOX 12 Oregon
Feb. 28, 2025
Historically black neighborhood in Portland breaks ground on affordable housing project
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OPB
Feb. 27, 2025
New North Portland development aims to repair harms of urban renewal
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Everyday Northwest
Feb 27, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC is revitalizing the Albina neighborhood
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ABC News 10
Feb 27, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on Historic 1.7-Acre Development
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KTLA 5
Feb 27, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on Historic 1.7-Acre Development
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KRON 4
Feb 27, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on Historic 1.7-Acre Development
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Axios Portland
Feb 25, 2025
Williams & Russell Project seeks to revitalize Black Portland
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Iconic Albina Lot Gets $10 Million from Prosper Portland for Black Business Hub
September 24, 2024
The agency demolished buildings on the Albina neighborhood block in the 1970s.
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KGW News
Mar 6, 2024
Portland’s historic Albina neighborhood to house $115M development
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Portland Business Journal
Mar 5, 2024
Affordable housing, Black business hub planned for North Portland’s Albina neighborhood
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Oregonian
March 5, 2024
Housing, Black Business incubator planned on North Portland site razed for unbuilt hospital
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Daily Journal of Commerce
March 5, 2024
Development details announced for revitalized campus
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KOIN TV
Mar 7, 2024
Albina neighborhood's $115 million development expected to break ground in 2025
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Portland Observer
March 6, 2024
The Williams & Russell Restorative Project. Building Four Important Community Pillars
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Block left vacant for 50 years in Portland's historic Albina neighborhood to gain new life
July 16, 2024
The Williams & Russell project looks to create 85 affordable apartments, 20 townhomes for sale and a new hub for Black-owned businesses.
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Over 100 Affordable Homes And A Black Business Hub Are Set To Arrive In North Portland, OR, Thanks To The Williams & Russell Project
July 12, 2024
An affordable housing project is making its way to Portland, OR’s Black community.
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Reparations commission suggests economic projects for Asheville's Black community
May 8, 2024
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — After nearly two years of meetings and discussions, Asheville’s 25-member Community Reparations Commission for the first time is recommending projects they want local leaders to support.