Will we see you at the Bellwether Housing Closer to Home Luncheon this Thursday, October 8th in Seattle? Brawner is proud to be an Advocate Sponsor of the event!

This annual gathering brings community members, partners, donors, housing advocates, and supporters together around one shared goal: creating more opportunities for people to find a place to call home.

This year’s theme, Welcome Home, celebrates the communities we’re building together and the people who make them special. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Brawner Team is excited for the Housing Oregon 2026 Conference and Awards Gala next week in Portland! Will we see you there?

Brawner is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the event, so be sure to stop by say hello to our team!

It’s an honor to join affordable housing innovators, policy experts, and decision-makers each year at this conference.

Our Park Place project with the Housing Authority of Clackamas County is quickly taking shape! Check out these pictures from our latest construction update!

The Park Place Redevelopment is an equity-centered effort to breathe new life into Clackamas Heights, one of Oregon’s oldest public housing communities.

This 19-acre site in Oregon City’s Park Place neighborhood will be transformed into a vibrant, mixed-income community featuring 200 modern, affordable homes designed for households of all sizes and backgrounds.

Just two miles from downtown Oregon City, the redevelopment will also bring new green spaces, improved infrastructure, and shared amenities, all shaped by the voices and vision of residents and the community.

Key partners for this $124 million redevelopment project include Truebeck Construction and Bora Architecture & Interiors, with public funding supported by Oregon Housing & Community Services (OHCS).

More updates to come! Construction is expected to finish in fall 2027.

We’re excited to announce the financial closing of our Chateau Rainier project in partnership with Housing Pierce County!

This acquisition and rehabilitation project with Pierce County encompasses 248 affordable housing units with 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms and is the largest affordable housing project in the City of Fife, Washington.

According to Pierce County, “There is only one other affordable rental property in the city limits with a deed restriction for low-income households (according to our records). Fife’s number of affordable rental units will go from 49 to 297 with this project.”

Chateau Rainier is a 4% LIHTC deal with tax exempt bonds and a total development cost of $134M.

Our partners on this project include Hudson Housing Capital LLC, Citi, Ink Built, and BELFOR Property Restoration, with public funding provided by Pierce County.

Construction is officially underway at our Park Place project with the Housing Authority of Clackamas County!

The Clackamas Heights Redevelopment will transform the 16-acre site into a vibrant, amenity-rich community featuring 200 new energy-efficient, affordable homes designed to serve generations for years to come.

A special thanks to all the elected officials who attended the groundbreaking event including:

• Clackamas County Commission Chair Craig Roberts
• Clackamas County Commissioners Paul Savas, Diana Helm, and Martha Schrader
• Metro Councilor Christine Lewis
• Oregon City Mayor Denyse McGriff

Key partners on this $124 million redevelopment project include Truebeck Construction and Bora Architecture & Interiors with public funding supported by:

• Metro Affordable Housing Bond: $17 million
• Clackamas County HOME funds: $3.5 million
• Oregon Housing & Community Services (OHCS) LIFT funds: $36 million

Stay tuned for updates as we progress! Construction is expected to finish in fall 2027.

Our project with YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish to redevelop the Lexington Concord Apartments in the heart of Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood is about to begin!

We’re breaking ground this summer on new construction with 83 units of primarily two- and three-bedroom family-size apartments in a seven-story building located at 2402 2nd Avenue in downtown Seattle, near parks, transit, jobs and shopping.

This project to support low-income households is funded by the City of Seattle Housing Levy, Washington State Department of Commerce Housing Trust Fund, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits allocated by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.

A special thanks to our partners on this project – SMR Architects and Truebeck Construction!

The Brawner team joined Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland and Tacoma Housing Authority for a tour of our comprehensive renovation project in Salishan!

This project will ensure long-term stability for hundreds of low-income households in Tacoma, WA for years to come.

We’re grateful to Congresswoman Strickland for her outstanding support of this project, which will deliver essential system upgrades and accessibility improvements to 316 deeply affordable units.

We’re hard at work on our comprehensive renovation project with the Housing Authority of Washington County to modernize 172 affordable homes for the residents of Woodspring Apartments in Tigard, OR. Check out the pictures below as part of our latest construction update!

This renovation will significantly upgrade the housing while also preserving affordability for the hundreds of residents who call Woodspring home.

A special thanks to all of our partners on this project – Banner Bank, RBC Community Investments, Oregon Housing & Community Services (OHCS), Walsh Construction Co., and MWA Architects, Inc.

As Managing Director of Development, Zak is a driving force behind Brawner’s affordable housing strategy – leading pipeline development, long-range planning, and complex public-sector transactions including HUD RAD conversions, Section 18 dispositions, and affordable acquisitions and rehabs.

Before joining Brawner, Zak served as Development Manager for the Tacoma and Renton Housing Authorities.

We’re grateful for Zak’s leadership, dedication, and the lasting impact he’s made for our public housing authority clients and the communities they serve. Here’s to the next 10!

2026 is shaping up to be a banner year for the Brawner team! We have 3 financial closings scheduled and more to come!

• Rose Terrace, Housing Authority of Maricopa County – A 4% LIHTC renovation project spanning 120 units in Avondale, AZ.

• Chateau Rainier, Housing Pierce County – A 4% LIHTC renovation project spanning 248 units in Fife, WA.

• Lexicon, YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish – A 9% LIHTC new construction project to build 83 two and three bedroom units for homeless families in downtown Seattle, WA.

Stay tuned for more updates as we progress! To learn more about our team and affordable housing capabilities, please visit https://jhbrawner.com/projects/