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Unveiling affordable homes in Oak Ridge

The Oak Ridger
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Nonprofits and community organizations united Thursday to unveil one of three homes in Oak Ridge's Highland View neighborhood that they have built for first-time homebuyers to purchase. A ribbon cutting and open house was held at one of the homes, located at 106 Waddell Place, that was staged with furniture and other interior design features.

The exterior of the new home at 106 Waddell Place in Oak Ridge.
The exterior of the new home at 106 Waddell Place in Oak Ridge.

The one-level homes have similar floor plans, with three bedrooms, two baths, and wide front porches. Each home is offered for its appraised value, $238,000.

The kitchen.
The kitchen.

The Oak Ridge Community Development Corp. (ORCDC) and the Oak Ridge Housing Authority worked together on the three homes. Others involved in the project include the Oak Ridge Land Bank, the city of Oak Ridge, other nonprofit housing providers, Pinnacle Bank, and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA), along with volunteers.

Cutting the ribbon for the grand opening of 106 Waddell Place in Oak Ridge are David Bradshaw, from left, of Pinnacle Bank; Judy Gooch, interior designer; Jean Lantrip, Oak Ridge Housing Authority Board president; Maria Catron, ORHA executive director; Sharon Crane, ORHA Board member; Tom Beehan, Oak Ridge Community Development Corp. Board president; Bill Lord, with the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Ellen Smith, Oak Ridge City Council member; and Jim Dodson, Oak Ridge mayor pro tem.
Judy Gooch, interior designer, volunteered her services to stage the new home at 106 Waddell Place, with furniture from Bill Cox Furniture and accessories from Oak Ridge stores. She staged the living room, shown here, and the three bedrooms, bath, kitchen and dining area.
Judy Gooch, interior designer, volunteered her services to stage the new home at 106 Waddell Place, with furniture from Bill Cox Furniture and accessories from Oak Ridge stores. She staged the living room, shown here, and the three bedrooms, bath, kitchen and dining area.

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