RiverView Survey & Required Documents
Applications Open Online in April
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The Housing Trust's portion of RiverView Apartments is on track for residents to move in during June. The formal application process will begin in April.
If you or your household want to rent at RiverView Apartments:
Please complete this preliminary Individual Survey. Please note that completing a prior survey does not guarantee a position in line for a RiverView Apartment.
Please see the final question in the Individual Survey for additional information you must provide during the formal application process in April.
If you own a business in Big Sky that wants to rent at RiverView Apartments: Please complete the Business Survey. Lone Mountain Land Company owns these units. LMLC will release rental rates and an expected occupancy timeframe at a later date.
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OTHER HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
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If you are interested in homeownership opportunities in Big Sky, please add yourself to the Waitlist. BSCHT will use this list to:
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Tenth Property Joins Good Deeds
Second Restriction Recorded in 2024
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On February 16, the Good Deeds program recorded its second deed restriction for the year.
Good Deeds pays current owners or buyers up to 20% of the property's appraised value in exchange for placing a permanent deed restriction on the property.
The deed restriction requires one occupant to work full-time in Big Sky and strictly prohibits short-term rentals. The funds provided for the restriction are not a loan, and the restriction transfers with ownership in perpetuity.
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Third Annual Big Sky Winter Ball
A Party with a Purpose
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On February 1, The Zaremba Potts Group and the Housing Trust hosted the Big Sky Winter Ball. Thank you to our sponsors, The Waypoint, Savvy the Band, and the many ticketholders for showing your full support at this sold-out party. This year's event raised almost $17,000 for local housing initiatives like Rent Local and Good Deeds.
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Welcome New Board Members
11 Board Members Lead BSCHT's Team
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In 2024, BSCHT added three new board members after directors Kevin Hinkle (Board Treasurer), Elise Clark, and Jennifer Boutsianis (MeadowView Owner) completed their voluntary service. Their leadership, wisdom, and vision shaped the direction of a young and growing organization. |
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LINDSEY PUTNAM
YCCF
Lindsey moved to Big Sky in 2010 to enjoy a winter season and decided to make it her home. Equipped with a Community Health degree from Montana State University and an extensive history in childcare, Lindsey aspires to create a brighter path for the children and families of Big Sky. As the Administrative Coordinator for the Yellowstone Club Community Foundation, she plays a role in advancing the Foundation's endeavors through supporting donor relations, community partnerships and scholarships, and Foundation programming.
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BRAD NIVA
BIG SKY CHAMBER
With a degree from Western Washington University in public relations, Brad has kept his focus on the outdoor recreation industry throughout his career. With previous experiences in ski area marketing, outdoor retail, and, most recently, owning three tourism-based companies in Oregon, Brad brings many years of experience to Big Sky. Understanding the challenges of the tourism economy as well as the cash flow cycles in a resort community, are all too familiar. At the same time, Brad’s mantra of “being of service” and “getting things done” have been hallmarks of his career. In his leadership role at the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce and Visit Big Sky, Brad is focused on community engagement and facilitating meaningful problem-solving for the community as well as the businesses that make up the Big Sky economy. Brad’s favorite activity is working with business owners and supporting them and their businesses. “So often a business owner is alone and doesn’t have a resource just to talk things out. I hope in my role I can be a friend, an advocate, and a sounding board to our business community." Brad lives in Big Sky with his wife, Babs, and their two teenage kids, Piper and Riley.
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CRYDER BANCROFT
LONE MOUNTAIN LAND CO.
Cryder Bancroft serves as a Director at Lone Mountain Land Company, primarily focused on community housing development in Big Sky. Prior to joining Lone Mountain Land Company in April 2020, Cryder spent ten years working in commercial real estate investment and leasing in New York.
Cryder lives in Town Center with his wife and daughter and loves the year-round access to outdoor recreation that Big Sky has to offer. He is intimately familiar with the challenges of creating affordable housing in Big Sky and is passionate about identifying and executing on a variety of solutions.
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Resort Tax has consistently supported the Housing Trust since its establishment in 2018. Some of the projects funded by Resort Tax include the initial study that led to BSCHT's formation, operations, the acquisition of land for MeadowView Condos, downpayment assistance, the land for RiverView Apartments, and the sponsorship of the Good Deeds and Rent Local programs.
In FY25, Resort Tax will set aside 15.25% of its allocations for Big Sky housing projects.
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Explore Big Sky
"HRDC purchases Belgrade Trailer Court to preserve ‘critical affordable housing’ "
"The Bozeman-based nonprofit Human Resources Development Council will purchase Belgrade Trailer Court in February, after it was listed for sale in 2023 for $1.5 million.
The trailer court contains 19 mobile home properties and one single-family home, according to the listing. According to a Feb. 12 HRDC press release, '[the] mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty is purchasing the property in February 2024 to preserve critical affordable housing and prevent displacement of community members...'
'Our goal is to preserve the property as the functioning community that it is today,' HRDC president and CEO Heather Grenier stated in the release. 'We do not seek profit in this transaction. Given southwest Montana’s ongoing affordable housing crisis, we are very pleased to be able to preserve another affordable housing option in our community to ensure all those who live and work here have housing options that fit their household budgets.'"
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Big Sky Community Housing Trust is a tax-exempt public charity (federal tax ID #84-3391892). All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. |
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