A New Texas Street ADA-Accessible Home
Bellingham City Council has approved the transfer of a surplus residential parcel (611 Texas Street, Bellingham, WA) to KulshanCLT to be managed for affordable housing. KulshanCLT will build an ADA-accessible, permanently-affordable single-family residence on the lot. We have identified a potential family for the home, who has a child with a progressive disability.
The City went above and beyond to make the lot usable including adjustments of the neighbor’s sewer line, rezoning from government to residential and straightening the lot line. KulshanCLT could not have afforded to build the home if it weren’t for the City transfer because lots in that area are selling on the open market in excess of $160,000. The City opted to gift it to us because of our commitment to create a permanently affordable home for a disabled family.
We’re delighted to work again with world–renowned, Bellingham-based architect Greg Robinson who has developed a beautiful cottage design for the home. Cascade Joinery, whom we’ve worked with twice before, are very excited to give back to the community to build the house for us. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2021. We hope to share more positive news about this project by the end of the year.
