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Flathead Beacon
Immanuel Living to Add Apartments, Helping Fill in the Gaps for Senior Living
Senior living options in Kalispell are getting a boost with the addition of a 39-residence development at Immanuel Living’s campus. The developments, dubbed The Lofts, will be built on existing green space on the nonprofit’s campus, as independent living apartments for those 55 and up. The residences will range from 550 to 1,725 square feet, with a skybridge to cross the street in the winter, and access to amenities such as a heated swimming pool and hot tub, fitness classes, and other programs.
KPAX
New proposed Kalispell affordable housing development seeking $8.5M tax credit
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Brinkman Real Estate Grows Montana Presence with Strategic Acquisition
Brinkman Real Estate, a Colorado-based multifamily investment firm specializing in Intermountain West markets, announced the acquisition of The Meridian Apartments, a newly constructed 180-unit Class A community in Kalispell, Montana. This transaction marks Brinkman’s fourth acquisition in the state and expands its footprint in the high-growth Flathead County region, where it also owns The Highline Apartments in nearby Columbia Falls.
KPAX
Habitat for Humanity dedicates two townhomes in Kalispell
NBCMontana
Affordable housing project in Kalispell hinges on housing credit
KALISPELL, Mont. — A new affordable housing project could be coming to Kalispell if developers secure an $8.5 million housing tax credit award. The project is called “Outpost at Kalispell” and is located off Apple Way Drive. It would bring 24 new units to the area, with...
Flathead Beacon
Kalispell North Town Center to Incorporate the City’s ‘Newest Community’
On Jan. 23, 2008, the Kalispell City Council approved a development north of West Reserve Drive that was at the time the largest annexation in Flathead County’s history. Comprising 485 acres, it was designed as the future hub of commercial and residential space that Tennessee developer James “Bucky” Wolford envisioned as a “lifestyle center,” with more than 630 homes and 1.8 million square feet of commercial development called the Glacier Town Center.
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Outlaw Inn Under New Ownership
The beginning of the future for the former Outlaw Inn is now in sight. We’re told that Columbia Falls developer, Mick Ruis, has bought the papers on the property and, as of May 2nd, he owns it. He’s the one who fenced the property and hired security patrols to...
Hungry Horse News
Market hopes to purchase property as permanent home
The Columbia Falls Community Market will kick off its 10th season this Thursday starting at 5 p.m. at the grounds adjacent to St. Richard Catholic Church on Highway 2. The market will then run every Thursday night through the summer, with the last market Sept. 25. There’s a new excitement this year, as the market is hopeful to buy the 3.5-acre site from the Boys and Girls Club. Fundraising efforts will start in earnest in the coming weeks, noted market director Melissa Ellis. Donations can be made during market days in person, online via the markets website, or by contacting them directly at CFcommunitymarket@gmail.com. “This will give us a permanent home,” Ellis said. She noted the market is all about community and the eventual vision for the land is another park, like Marantette Park. The market already has several amenities, including a sand box for kids to play in and a large tent for musical acts and dancing. They’ve also added a new stage donated by SmartLam of Columbia Falls and have added another entrance at the southwest end of the property. Paveco donated materials for the sand box and Harris Hauling donated sand for the box. The market, like
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Columbia Falls Trailer Park Evictions
Residents of the Lazy Day Trailer Park, off Hwy 2 at Meadow Lake Boulevard, have received eviction notices. Chris Peterson of the Hungry Horse News, reports the residents have some options. If they leave by July 18th, turning over the title to their trailer, they’ll receive $10,000. Wait until September 18th, $5,000, and after October 18th, nothing. Residents say it’ll cost upwards of $6,000 to have their trailers moved…if…they can find another trailer park taking new residents. The property owners, a real estate investment firm in Whitefish, hasn’t announced their future plans for the property. Last June, the 26-residents of the Spring Creek Mobile Home Park, on Cedar Drive off Hwy 35 in Evergreen, received eviction notices. In this instance, no buy-out alternatives were offered, so residents are on their own. The Whitefish Community Foundation created a loan fund, seeded with $45,000 towards the goal of $160,000 to help re-settle residents. As property values–and taxes increase, landowners are pressured to find greater sources of revenue that is available as a trailer park.
KPAX
Flathead National Forest to host community meeting regarding Holland Lake Lodge
Hungry Horse News
Consultant: City still has opportunity to address housing needs
Columbia Falls is at a key point in its housing situation, consultant Wendy Sullivan told the city planning commission last week. “You’re in a pre-emptive spot,” Sullivan said. The city is still poised to be able to mold its housing into forms that could support the middle class as well as market rate buyers, she noted. Sullivan and her staff recently completed a housing study for the city and surrounding area. Right now, there’s a surplus of homes priced above $700,000 that the bulk of Columbia Falls residents can’t afford on the wages they earn. Still, the economy in...
Bigfork Eagle
Potential buyers seek permit to operate historic Holland Lake Lodge
The Flathead National Forest is seeking public input on an operating permit for the Holland Lake Lodge, which is under contract with a potential new owner. The comment period comes two years after a previous sale was derailed by strong public backlash against a proposal to dramatically expand the resort south of Condon. The potential buyers, Eric Jacobsen and Thomas Knowles, have stated that they do not plan to expand the resort beyond its current footprint. The two men are part of a Utah-based investment firm called Gratitude Railroad. Jacobson grew up in Great Falls and spent time at...
Hungry Horse News
Lazy Day Trailer Park residents evicted
About 24 families living at the Lazy Day Mobile Home Trailer Park were served eviction notices on April 14. According to the eviction letter shared with the Hungry Horse News, people must have their trailers removed by Oct. 18, though the owners of the park have been given financial incentives to move out sooner. If trailer owners move or sign over the title to the trailer to the park owners by July 18, they would receive a $10,000 payment. If they do the same by Sept. 18, they’d receive $5,000. If they wait until the Oct. 18 deadline, they...
Flathead Beacon
Whitefish Council Opts to Extend Funding for Workforce Rental Assistance Program
The City of Whitefish has committed to three more years of funding for the Whitefish Workforce Rental Assistance Program, which launched in April 2024 as a pilot program seeking to offer a short-term solution to help with the city’s housing crisis. The program helps pay a portion of rental costs for qualifying applicants who live in the Whitefish area.
Hungry Horse News
Public hearing on housing study is Thursday night
The Columbia Falls Planning Commission will have a public hearing on a draft housing study Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall. After the hearing, the board will then consider whether to recommend the study to city council for full approval. The council and the planning commission already had a joint workshop to go over the study, though no public comment was taken in that session. The study exposed a large gap between income and what’s affordable for the bulk of Columbia Falls residents. “In the Columbia Falls area ... affordability is a problem for a broad range of...
Whitefish Pilot
Looking Back: Affordable housing condition called “social agenda”
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler 50 Years Ago April 10, 1975 A covered dish handcrafted out of clay by Bob Markel of Whitefish was selected to be on display in the Renwick Gallery, the Department for American Crafts and Design of the Smithsonian Institution's National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C. Bob’s dish, colored red, orange and green, was one of 120 exhibits selected from the close to 5,000 entries. The goal of the exhibit was to show the works of “contemporary craftsmen with high creative and technical standards, producing multiple copies of...