A groundbreaking ceremony Thursday celebrated new single-family homes coming to the city of Oregon’s town center.

Plans call for the construction of 36 single-family, two-story homes on Town Center Boulevard, just north of PIckle Road.

“This is something we’ve been waiting for for a long time,” said Mayor Mike Seferian. “We’ve been looking for this day for several years to actually get this project rolling. The object word for us was patience.”

City Administrator Joel Mazur agreed.

“We’re just grateful this is coming to fruition now. Glad to see it being carried through,” Mr. Mazur said.

Geyde Development and K. Hovnanian Homes Aspire are partnering with the city to develop the homes.

“The first time I saw this place, I could see what was possible,” said Nick Eyde, a representative of Geyde Development. “I really believe this will be one of the premier areas for single-family home developments because of everything that is happening with the town center,” he said.

“We’ve been in this market for the last couple of years,” said Chuck Vannoy, region president for K. Hovnanian Homes Aspire in Ohio. “It takes time. We’re excited about this project. It’s among five in the area that we’re in the process of currently opening, and there’s more coming to the city of Oregon. There were hurdles that we had to overcome in the last few months in order to get us here today. We’re ready to go. We’ll start construction on Friday.”

The size of the mostly vinyl sided houses will range from 1,700 to 2,500 square feet and will cost between $350,000 and $450,000, according to Andrew Kurek of K. Hovnanian Homes Aspire.

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