Central Oklahoma Habitat Breaking Ground Today for a New Beginning in Affordable Housing in OKC!

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PULL QUOTE: “While everyone might see a lot of red dirt at first, we’ve already installed the infrastructure complex for Phase I, including the utilities and waterways.”

Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity (COHFH) will provide a glimpse into the future of affordable housing during a groundbreaking celebration at 2 p.m. today, April 2, at Cornerstone Creek, located at N.W. 150^th and Morgan Road in Oklahoma City.

The invitation-only event will display some renderings of the three -to-four-bedroom homes with two-car garage that will soon grace Cornerstone Creek and a looping video featuring an aerial view of the development’s 160-acres. Speakers will include Gov. Kevin Stitt, who will speak about affordable housing in Oklahoma, and Marianne Rooney, one of the late Dr. David Brown’s daughters and a great-granddaughter of Samuel Roberts Noble.

Additional speakers include Ward 1 Oklahoma City Councilman Bradley Cooper who share his insights about Ward 1 and the blessing of the Cornerstone Creek cornerstone by All Souls Episcopal Church Rev. Christopher Yoder. COHFH Chair/CEO Ann Felton Gilliland said the groundbreaking celebration will also be a dedication of the addition in the memory of Dr. Brown. Habitat’s longtime volunteer crew, the Cornerstone Crew, will also be honored.

Ann Felton Gilliland, CEO/Chair of Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity (COHFH), said the celebration is a momentous event Habitat that marks the dawn of affordable housing in the community.

“During the past 30-plus years, we’ve built 1,093 homes for limited-income people through our New Home Construction program and helped repair and winterize more than 700 homes for homeowners in need through our Critical Home Repair program,” Felton Gilliland said. “About five years ago, I found land for sale near Piedmont, Oklahoma, and with the generous support of our donors, we later raised the $2.3 million needed to purchase the land. It was a big win for Central Oklahoma Habitat.

“While everyone might see a lot of red dirt at first, we’ve already installed the infrastructure complex for Phase I, including the utilities and waterways.”

She said Habitat hopes to start building the first of Phase I’s 91 homes in the weeks ahead.

“When complete in six to eight years, we’ll have 450 well-built, energy-efficient and affordable single-family homes for limited- to moderate-income individuals and families to buy for cost and without a down payment,” Felton Gilliland said. “We are blessed with exceptional donors and volunteers who are helping us to build a better tomorrow for our future homeowners.”

Maxwell Supply Company is sponsoring the first home build at Cornerstone Creek. Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity is now taking applications for future homeowners. For more information about Cornerstone Creek, go to www.cohfh.org/cornerstone-creek/ or call 405-232-4828.

FLYOVER LINK: Cornerstone Creek Development Flyover April 1, 2024.

Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity is a Christian-housing ministry that believes everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live. For more information, to donate and/or volunteer, go to: www.cohfh.org.