April’s Grove, OPAL Community Land Trust

In 2015 OPAL Community Land Trust purchased approximately 4 acres in Eastsound to create an affordable rental community called "April's Grove". Completed in 2020, April’s Grove provides 45 affordable rental homes for households with incomes from below 30% to about 120% of Area Median Income (AMI) and for a range of household sizes and ages: from fully ADA accessible units for people with disabilities or seniors to three-bedroom units for families with children.

The project was designed to serve a diversity of need from people who are currently homeless to workers with low wages, and for newly hired employees of non-profit, public or private business establishments. All of the units are townhomes and flats with a ground floor entrance, arranged attractively on a 3.8 acre parcel adjacent to schools, day care, the senior center and within a quarter mile of all the services located in the center of Eastsound.

Funded in part by a $1.75m grant from the San Juan County Home Fund, as well as Low Income Housing Tax Credits, the Washington State Housing Trust Fund, and many private donations, April’s Grove is the largest and most ambitious affordable housing project in San Juan County to date.

Visit OPAL’s website at: http://www.opalclt.org/