Screening Form for Homeownership Now Available
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Homebuyer Manual
Learn more about what it takes to become a homeowner at Dundee Hill
Grand Opening & Tours
Please join us on October 10th at 10am for our Grand Opening and Tours of Dundee Hill Townhomes
Application Timeline (What to Expect):
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Screening Forms accepted September 7th–October 15th (5pm PDT). This screening stage is not first-come-first-served.
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Approved screening forms are entered into a randomized lottery, and a selection is drawn for the first round of consideration. Olympic Housing Trust will then invite the top 10 applicants by November 1st to complete a full application with required documentation.
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Applicants will have until November 30th to complete the full application and submit required documentation. Applicants who are unresponsive or found ineligible are replaced by the next household on the randomized list.
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Once approved as eligible, applicants are offered an opportunity to purchase, in the order they appear in the lottery results.
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A single lottery may be run for a batch of multiple houses for sale. In this case, the top eligible applicant is given a choice on which home to purchase, the next eligible applicant is given a choice based upon how many homes are left, and so on until the last home is offered for sale.
Dundee Hill Project
Olympic Housing Trust (OHT) has successfully built Dundee Hill Townhomes, a sustainably designed, permanently affordable housing project in Port Townsend, WA.
Available to residents of Jefferson and Clallam County, the Dundee Hill project offers five townhomes available for purchase and built with green building practices. This innovative layout clusters the two 2-bedroom and three 3-bedroom homes while holding onto native plant buffers and the neighborhood's beautiful community garden.
The homes are available by application 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 others by Olympic Housing Trust, utilizes the community land trust (CLT) model where OHT develops and then sells 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 is 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
Jeffco Beacon: “Dundee Hill Project Tackles Affordable Housing Crisis in Jefferson County” 10/7/24
Port Townsend Leader: “Affordable housing project in PT secures builder” 5/7/25
Jeffco Beacon: “State Funding Infusion Gives Green Light…”6/16/25
Port Townsend Leader: “Olympic Housing Trust breaks ground on Dundee Hill Community Homes” 8/13/25
Port Townsend Leader: “Construction begins on Dundee Hill Community Homes” 11/19/25
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.
Groundbreaking event, August 2025, with members of our community
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.
Land donor, Pete Von Christierson (second from left), celebrating the property transfer.
Generous support from these business sponsors:
Dundee Hill Community Garden, established 2007
DOWNLOAD OUR DUNDEE HILL PROJECT PROSPECTUS
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
