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Project Background
Swift Haven and Unity Village, two tiny home villages run by HomesNOW! had to move from their former locations on City-owned property. We worked with HomesNOW! to relocate these villages to North Haven.
The City purchased a property in the Birchwood Neighborhood near the intersection of Northwest and West Maplewood avenues to support future long-term affordable housing. In the short term, HomesNOW! is operating the North Haven tiny home village at this site. It opened in May 2025.
Project timeline
Project Process and Timeline
- The City Council approved the purchase of the property on Northwest Avenue on April 8, 2024, and the property sale was finalized on April 30.
- The property purchase needed to be complete for HomesNOW! to submit a permit application for the tiny house village. The application was submitted on May 31, 2024.
- As part of the application process, HomesNOW held an informal neighborhood meeting via Zoom on June 13, 2024. A notice of the meeting was sent to property owners within 500 feet of the site.
- The permit was approved with conditions on June 28, 2024. You can view the approved application here.
- An appeal was filed by North Coast Credit Union on July 7, 2024, and then dropped on September 9, 2024, which caused a delay to the project
- Guests were relocated from the other villages to North Haven the last week of May 2025.
