Prepare to apply for a home at Dundee Hill.

This online interest survey will put you on our contact list.

You may also download the interest survey here and email it to us.


Dundee Hill Project

Concept art illustration by Kristina Stimson

Olympic Housing Trust (OHT) is building Dundee Hill Community Homes, a sustainably designed, permanently affordable housing project in Port Townsend, WA.

Available to residents of Jefferson and Clallam County, the Dundee Hill project will offer five town homes available for purchase and built with green building practices. This innovative layout clusters the 2 two-bedroom and 3 three-bedroom homes while holding onto native plant buffers and the neighborhood's beautiful community garden.

The homes will be sold to income-qualified households who have lived in the area for at least one year and are able to secure a home loan, among other qualifications. This project, along with all of Olympic Housing Trust’s, utilizes the community land trust model where OHT will develop and sell the subsidized homes to eligible households, but still maintain ownership of the underlying land through a 99-year ground lease agreement.

Please visit our ‘About’ page to learn more about the details of this affordable housing approach.

A local supporter donated this property to Olympic Housing Trust with the goal of supporting permanently affordable housing and strengthening local food security. Our team has worked with the donor to craft a vision for this property that includes the five townhouse units, as well as a community garden.

The entire property will be stewarded by Olympic Housing Trust with the homeowners owning the homes and local community members managing the garden, with support from the new homeowners.

Local Media Coverage

Concept art illustration by Kristina Stimson


Are you interested in owning one of the homes in the Dundee Hill project?
Please fill out
this interest survey to get on our contact list!

A summary of the application process and dates, subject to change, for interested applicants are as follows:

  • Fill out the Homebuyer Interest Survey.

  • Join the public Q&A sessions about the housing opportunity. A preview of the application will be shared.

  • Attend a tour of the new homes when construction is complete.

  • Complete the Homebuyer Application and pay the associated application fee.

  • OHT will randomize the completed Homebuyer Applications and randomly select at least five to continue. The other applications will enter the Applicant Pool.

  • Chosen buyers will complete the required purchase and sale documents, including securing mortgage financing.

  • Buyers move through closing cost to finalize purchase of home.

    Requirements for applicant eligibility includes, but are not limited to the following:

    • applicant must have lived in Jefferson or Clallam County for the year prior.

    • earn at or below 80% area median income (AMI) of Jefferson County.

    • be able to afford all housing expenses without being cost burdened, including mortgage payments.

    • be a first-time home buyer, or not have owned a house in the past 3 years (as defined by HUD).

    • qualify for a home mortgage loan.

    • complete a HUD-certified homebuyer education course.

Do you want to see projects like Dundee Hill flourish throughout our region?
Gifts of all kinds directly enable the good work to continue.
You can donate directly here or learn about the many other ways to support our work.

Groundbreaking event, August 2025, with members of our community

Land donor Pete Von Christierson, center, celebrating the property transfer

Generous support from these business sponsors:


Presentation at Dundee Hill by Kellen Lynch, Director of Development and Communications


DOWNLOAD OUR DUNDEE HILL PROJECT BRIEF

PROJECT GOALS

  • Offer attractive homeownership opportunities to five households of Jefferson and Clallam County

  • Build a stand-out affordable housing project with a focus on green building design and open space

  • Emphasize principles of urban infill, public private partnerships, walkability, and friendly neighborhoods

DESIGN GOALS

We aspire to combine functional, aesthetic, environmental, climate-aware, and neighborly designs into Dundee Hill, including: 

  • Rooftop solar and enhanced energy efficiency

    • Solar PV installation and passive south-facing orientation and high efficiency appliances

  • Urban infill - optimize housing density within the city with 

    • Compact footprints and common walls

  • Low-impact development standards

    • Drought-resistant, regenerative landscaping with existing native species

  • Long-lasting building construction

    • Robust moisture prevention and rot resistant materials 

  • Neighborhood friendly design 

    • Emphasis on sharing the existing garden and open space for homeowners and community garden members alike

Key Milestones

  • Permits submitted to City - Fall 2023

  • Private and public capital campaign - Fall 2024

  • Permitting approved by City - Fall 2025

  • Construction begun - Summer 2025

  • Construction complete - Summer 2026

  • Home ownership application released - Summer 2026

  • New homeowners confirmed - Fall 2026

  • Homes sold to new homeowners - Fall 2026

 

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