PETERSEN PLACE

Petersen Place is Habitat for Humanity Idaho Falls Area’s first large-scale affordable housing community, planned to provide a range of housing options and community amenities on an 11.5-acre site in Idaho Falls. This development is envisioned as a place where families can build strength, stability, and independence through affordable home ownership.

The project includes multiple phases of development, with a mix of tiny homes, single-family houses, and attached units, as well as shared spaces that will serve residents and the broader neighborhood.

Because Petersen Place is a multi-year project involving infrastructure work, permitting, and fundraising, the timing of above-ground construction is not yet fixed. Habitat continues to work with partners, secure funding, and complete necessary preparations so that building can proceed as soon as conditions allow. Updates on progress and anticipated milestones will be shared as they become available.

Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper and Congressman Mike Simpson celebrated with a Groundbreaking Ceremony at Petersen Place, Habitat Idaho Falls Area's first Community of Hope with a groundbreaking ceremony on March 23, 2022.

People participating in a groundbreaking ceremony outdoors, with a Habitat for Humanity sign and a tent, on a sunny day with leafless trees in the background.
An aerial view map of a residential neighborhood surrounded by farmland and open fields. The map shows streets with names such as Ernest Dr, Felix Dr, Stella Dr, and Broadway, with a section highlighted by a red border. The neighborhood includes houses, streets, and some green spaces, with an adjacent highway to the east.
Group of people gathered outdoors on a sunny day, listening to a speaker under a blue tent in a large open field with trees in the background.
A rural landscape with a house on the left, a large metal building in the middle, and a few trees on the right. The sky is mostly cloudy with some light breaking through near the horizon. The ground is a mix of dry grass and dirt.
Wide view of a grassy field next to a parking lot under a cloudy sky, with a small house and some trees in the distance.