Troubled Family Shelter in Gresham Goes into Receivership after Missing Loan Payments

A Gresham family shelter called Rockwood Tower has been placed into receivership after its owner, East County Housing LLC, defaulted on $2.37 million in loans and other debts following Multnomah County’s termination of its contract over alleged mismanagement of funds. The shelter was purchased in 2021 with a $6.8 million Project Turnkey grant—state money distributed by Oregon Community Foundation to convert hotels into homeless housing—and is now managed by a court-appointed receiver while Portland-area homeless families face displacement. The property’s founder, Brad Ketch, had previous accounting issues flagged by board members, and the receivership raises questions about whether the building will continue serving its mandated permanent housing purpose as required by Project Turnkey grant terms.