Northwest Housing Alternatives breaks ground on workforce housing project in Sisters

The Trinity Place development will provide affordable homes for teachers, healthcare workers, and other middle-income families.

Published on Mar. 11, 2026

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Northwest Housing Alternatives (NHA), a nonprofit organization, is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, March 12 for its new Trinity Place workforce housing development in Sisters, Oregon. The event will feature remarks from project partners, refreshments, and an 'Excavator Olympics' fundraiser to support NHA's mission.

Why it matters

The Trinity Place development aims to address the lack of affordable housing options for middle-income families and essential workers in the Sisters community, where market-rate housing has become increasingly out of reach. By utilizing 501(c)(3) nonprofit bonds, NHA is able to offer more flexible and lower-cost financing to make the project feasible.

The details

Construction on Trinity Place is progressing as planned, following a successful financial closing and construction start in late 2025. The development will provide stable housing for teachers, healthcare, agricultural, and service workers who have been priced out of the local housing market. NHA is using 501(c)(3) nonprofit bonds for the first time, enabling broader income ranges and more flexible terms than traditional loans at well-below-market interest rates.

  • The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Construction on the Trinity Place development began in late 2025 after a successful financial closing.

The players

Northwest Housing Alternatives (NHA)

A nonprofit organization that is developing the Trinity Place workforce housing project in Sisters, Oregon.

Trell Anderson

The executive director of Northwest Housing Alternatives.

Brian Olin

The managing director at Raymond James & Associates Inc, the project's bond underwriter.

Kellen Klein

The executive director of Citizens4Community, who will emcee the 'Excavator Olympics' fundraiser portion of the groundbreaking event.

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What they’re saying

“These homes are specifically designed to fill a gap in the housing market for working households and middle-income families who need an affordable place to live.”

— Trell Anderson, Executive Director, Northwest Housing Alternatives (The Nugget Newspaper)

“This financing demonstrates what's possible when a strong nonprofit sponsor is paired with an investment-grade 501(c)(3) public bond structure.”

— Brian Olin, Managing Director, Raymond James & Associates Inc (The Nugget Newspaper)

What’s next

The groundbreaking ceremony on March 12 will mark the official start of construction on the Trinity Place workforce housing development.

The takeaway

The Trinity Place project highlights how innovative financing solutions like 501(c)(3) nonprofit bonds can help make affordable housing more feasible in communities like Sisters, where traditional financing tools often fall short in meeting the needs of middle-income families and essential workers.