The Opal is an inclusive community for people aged 55 and older,with services for LGBTQ+ community members provided onsite by Elder PrideServices. The Opal was completed in April 2024.

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Rising housing prices in the Portland metro area are an increasing threat to many seniors’ stability. Seniors living on fixed incomes face being priced out of Cedar Mill and surrounding neighborhoods. The Opal Apartments, a new 54-unit building and campus, helps alleviate anxiety and create dignity and security for people in their later years.

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The location is ideal for seniors—having walkable routes to shopping, library, and other transit. The overarching goal for this project is to create a safe, welcoming, affordable community that offers residents the opportunity to gain skills and find the support they need to live healthy, active, and independent lives. The service coordinator empowers residents to build a culture of interdependence and mutual support among residents, service providers, and management. The Opal is an affordable housing apartment complex for seniors in Portland that has explicit anti-discriminatory policies for people who identify as LGBTQIA+.