ABOUT US
Meet Jarrett Altman
Principal Broker/Owner
When I first moved to Portland 15 years ago, I knew right away that this is where I wanted to be. I felt at home when I was out running, and I felt at home when I was working on something. I met my husband, Bob, ran my first marathon, and bought a fixer in Hawthorne. Our home was considered a duplex, but it is actually two little houses on one lot, which we affectionately named Vern and Velma after the original owners. The homes were barely livable and most people would have likely torn them down and built a “real” house, but we looked at them as an opportunity to work on something together and to afford a home in a neighborhood we loved. We have been restoring them ever since. I’ve met great people in my own neighborhood and I think It’s important to feel like you are a part of something. Bob and I started with a project, but a livelihood ensued combining our interests in planning, old houses, and our desire to create something special.
Neighborhoods involve houses, and businesses, but more importantly they involve people, both homeowners and renters alike. We continued on buying fixers that we have restored and now rent, and have become even more vested in our neighborhood as our business evolves. Starting Neighborhood Works was a way to do everything we love, and do it together. We still live in one of our original two houses and are currently working to restore the other to create an office and meeting space for Neighborhood Works and guesthouse for the neighborhood.
- I have a B.A. in English Literature from the University of New Hampshire.
- I am a certified Eco-Broker through the Earth Advantage program and have been a broker for over 10 years.
- I've run 13 marathons around the country and Europe with my husband and am now training for the Newport, OR Marathon.
- Our latest project is restoring a 1906 Craftsman Home in Hood River where we go with our daughter, Justine and dog Silas whenever possible.