Fort Peck # 2

Wolf Point, Poplar, Montana 59201/59255

Fort Peck Homes II was honored as the 2015 Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award winner in the rural category by the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. An awards ceremony was held on June 10, 2015, in Washington, D.C. to recognize the Fort Peck Housing Authority and other award recipients.

See photos from the award ceremony here.

Read the news release about the award here.

This 24-unit new construction project, located on the Ft. Peck Indian Reservation, received an allocation from the Montana Board of Housing in 2011.

The project consists of 12 units in Poplar, MT, 12 units in Wolf Point, MT, and targets households with incomes at or below 40 (three units), 50 (14 units), and 60 percent (seven units) Area Median Income. Ft. Peck Homes II includes 17 three-bedroom units and seven four-bedroom units.

The units in the project were designed by Travois Design & Construction Services and include two baths, a one-car garage and are highly energy efficient. The units have a passive solar design, include a residential sprinkler system and are built to accessible clearances that can later be modified to accessible standards if necessary.

The passive solar design allows for high level energy efficiency and a bright, clean living environment. The thermal envelope uses Building Science Corporation’s “Ideal Wall System” with rigid insulation on the exterior of the sheathing for high-level thermal performance.

This design, with attached garages, have both north and south entry unit types, allowing the solar face to be directed south for optimal solar performance.

(Photos in the gallery below are copyrighted by Karl Neumann, 2014.)

RBC Capital Markets is the investor for this project.