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Rose Street Neighborhood

The Rose Street Neighborhood will provide permanently accessible homeownership opportunities for McKenzie Valley families.

Accessible Homeownership & the CLT

Rose Street Neighborhood is a resilient, community-driven recovery effort in the McKenzie Valley, born in 2022 from the urgent need to rebuild stronger and more equitably after the wildfire. Anchored by a community land trust (CLT) —a nonprofit that holds land forever for the public good—we ensure long-term affordability and local stewardship. Homes are sold at an accessible price while the underlying land remains in the trust, leased for 99 years at a modest monthly fee. Using the proven community land trust model, we keep homeownership permanently within reach for McKenzie Valley families, while making room for locally owned businesses, community services, and other shared spaces.

To learn more about community land trusts visit, What is a CLT?.

To submit an Application of Interest for a CLT home, please fill out this form.

Homeownership & Eligibility

Currently:

DevNW's experienced homeownership team is working with applicants to:

Verify income and employment.
Work with lenders to get mortgage pre-qualification.
Participate in community land trust and homeownership education classes.

DevNW has decades of experience with community land trust developments, and is serving as a neutral party to ensure a fair process for our applicants. The MCLT Board is not involved in review, screening, or selection of applicants.

Eligibility:

Qualifiers to purchase a CLT home in the Rose Street Neighborhood:

Household income below 80% of area median income for Lane County
The Rose Street Neighborhood will be your full time residence. (8 months a year)
Must be able to qualify for a mortgage.

And one or both of:

Lost your primary residence (renting or owning) in the Holiday Farm Fire.

Duplication of benefits will be reviewed: If you have or will receive Rapid Rehousing assistance or Reconstruction/Home Purchase Assistance via ReOregon HARP for 2020 fire survivors, you may not be eligible for a CLT home. Reach out to your case worker or MCLT with questions.

Currently working in the McKenzie River Valley. (Hwy 126 - milepost 19/Leaburg, OR east to the Lane County boundary)

Resources available for Rose Street homebuyers!

🏡Below market-rate mortgage exclusively for CLT homebuyers

🏡Down Payment Assistance up to $150,000 if your home was damaged or destroyed in the Holiday Farm Fire

Design & Development

Our development partner is local non-profit, DevNW. DevNW has a proven track record of developing high quality, affordable community land trust homes in Lane County and throughout Oregon.

The Rose Street Neighborhood will also serve as a model for building firewise homes and firewise landscaping. To learn more about firewise prepared homes visit wildfireprepared.org.

MCLT's Rose Street Neighborhood homes - designed by BDA Architecture