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But the purpose of the program is also to provi de remodeling ideas for people who are looking to remodel and moderni ze thei r own homes at an affordable cost, which is why pre-construction, mi d- construction and post-constructi on open houses take place at the properti es. The 109th and D ogwood homes were the thi rd and fourth properti es acqui red by the HRA for the Home for Generati ons program. A fi fth home, an Orrin Thompson rambler at 11635 Xavi s S t. N.W. in the Thompson Hei ghts neighborhood just west of Coon Rapi ds High S chool, was purchased by the HRA earli er this year. But remodeli ng on that home won’t start unti l ei ther late thi s year or early i n 2012. The fi rst home purchased through the program was a 1950s rambler on the 11600 block of Juniper Street N.W. The remodeled home was sold in the summer of 2009. Remodeling work on the second home, a 1970s spli t-level on the 12900 block of Crooked Lake Boulevard, was completed last summer and the house was put on the market i n A ugust 2010. The house, whi ch has not been sold, currently has a pri ce tag of $179,900. Peter Bodley is at peter.bodley@ ecm-inc.com