La Fortuna will provide 41 low-income families with both an affordable home and an affordable mortgage in a new housing development in Renton.

La Fortuna will be built in four phases from 2010—2014. The first 11 homes will be built beginning in the winter of 2011.

These townhomes will be built in a total of eight buildings varying in size from three to nine units each. Environmental stewardship and long-term affordability will be ensured by constructing the townhomes to achieve or surpass Energy Star building standards.

La Fortuna is located in Renton’s Benson Heights neighborhood, off Petrovitsky Road in an area zoned Residential Multifamily. The property is vacant land within an area of residential homes built from approximately 1960 to 1970. The site is an "L"-shaped, 4.51 acre lot with a road and utilities (electricity, sanitary sewer and water) already installed. There are no buildings on the site, no structures to demolish and no tenants to relocate. Half of the site will be dedicated to open space.

La Fortuna enhances the continuum of housing in King County. Potential buyers for the La Fortuna homes will be identified by partnering with providers of transitional and supportive housing. This process will make space available in those units for families leaving emergency shelters. In this way, the La Fortuna project intentionally and proactively enriches the continuum of housing and enhances efforts to end homelessness in King County.

La Fortuna is a collaborative Habitat effort. The project will be implemented by integrating the operations of two distinct and successful affiliates. Not only does this collaboration avoid the creation of a separate affiliate organization, it will increase the capacity of each affiliate to serve more families without increasing overhead and/or the fully-loaded per-unit costs. It is envisioned that this project will inspire others in Habitat for Humanity to actively seek and implement collaborations that substantially increase capacity and community impact.

Click here for map to La Fortuna Renton construction site.

Driving Directions from the Eastside

• Take I-405 South toward Renton
• At exit 4, take ramp right for Sunset Blvd NE toward Renton / Enumclaw
• Bear right onto WA-900 / Sunset Blvd N
• Turn left onto WA-169 / SE Maple Valley Hwy
• Turn right onto 140th Way SE
• Keep straight onto 140th Ave SE
• Turn right onto SE Petrovitsky Rd (There's a 7-Eleven on one corner)
• Turn right onto 128th Ave SE
• Turn left onto SE 172nd St
• Turn left onto 127th Ave SE
• Arrive at 17272 127th Ave SE, Renton, WA 98058-6113
• The last intersection is SE 172nd St
• Drive through gate and park on the left side of the street.