Blessed Homes Rentals

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

A place to call home.

Blessed Homes Rentals plans small rental homes in and around Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The designs are in progress, and no home is built or open for applications yet.

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Concept render of a small green lined with one-story homes, with a path across the lawn.
Concept render: a small shared green in the village concept.

Our mission

Our mission is to build homes people can afford, and to give them a place to call home.

Homes with low rents are getting harder to find. Two of the figures below show the drop, one across the US and one in Pennsylvania.

We want to do our part in and around Huntingdon County, with small, simple homes that are easy to keep up. We plan to use stock, off-the-shelf products wherever we can to keep costs down, and we want them built to last.

The problem

Four published figures point the same way: fewer rental units that rent for under $600, more renters paying too much, fewer affordable and available homes for the lowest-income renters in Pennsylvania, and a projected statewide shortfall of homes.

  • 2.5 million

    fewer US rental units renting for less than $600 between 2014 and 2024, after adjusting for inflation. That is a 30 percent drop, to 5.8 million units.

  • 22.7 million

    US renter households spent more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities in 2024. That number is a new all-time high.

  • 39 per 100 extremely low-income renters

    affordable and available rental homes for each 100 extremely low-income renter households in Pennsylvania in 2024, down from 48 in 2007.

  • About 185,000 homes short by 2035

    When it released Pennsylvania’s first Housing Action Plan in February 2026, the Governor’s office said that under current projections the state will fall short by roughly 185,000 homes by 2035 without further action.

Each card names its source. Several figures measure change over years, and one is a state projection. All four are national or statewide. We have not shown a figure for Huntingdon County yet.

Our homes

We are designing three sizes of small rental home. None is built yet.

  • Drawings for pricing, not permitted

    2-plex

    Two studio apartments in one story, with a wall between them rated to resist fire for one hour.

    Concept render of a one-story home with two front doors, two windows, a shingle roof and a walk across the lawn.
    Concept render: the 2-plex from the front, with an entry for each studio.
    • About 252 square feet per studio, inside the walls
    • Walls: 2x6 framing with R-20 batts, plus 1 inch of foam (R-3.9) on the outside
    • One vinyl window per studio, in the front wall, with low-E glass, U-0.30 (heat loss rating; lower is better)
    • Insulated steel entry door, 36 by 80 inches
    • One 50-gallon electric water heater for each studio, on that studio’s own meter

    Status. Drawings for a specific lot and a permit are still needed.

    See the Mini 2-plex

  • For pricing and design development only

    4-plex

    Four studio apartments in one story, around a central strip for building equipment. That strip is not a room for tenants.

    Concept render of a one-story building with green doors and white windows, a bank of five electric meters beside the door on the end wall, an outdoor heat pump unit at each corner of that wall, and a walk along the front.
    Concept render: the 4-plex, with two studio entries on this side and the owner door on the end wall.
    • About 252 square feet per studio, inside the walls
    • Partitions rated to resist fire for one hour, between homes and along the central strip
    • One 50-gallon electric water heater for each studio, on that studio’s own meter
    • Gutters and downspouts included

    Status. Drawings are for pricing and design development only. They are not for permit or construction. A licensed architect or engineer must complete and seal them.

    See the 4-plex

  • Preliminary design

    8-plex, two stories

    Eight homes on two floors, four on each floor.

    Concept render of a two-story building with a walkway along the second floor, a stair at one end and doors on both floors.
    Concept render of the preliminary 8-plex design, with its second-floor walkway and stair.
    • First floor: about 270 square feet per home, including bath, kitchen and closet
    • Second floor: about 300 square feet per home
    • 1-hour fire-rated floor and ceiling between the two floors
    • Gable roof of engineered trusses, with standing-seam metal
    • One 50 gallon electric water heater for each home
    • Every home has its own front door and one window, in the front wall. Upstairs, that window is sized as an emergency escape window. The building official still has to confirm this layout.

    Status. Preliminary design. A licensed structural engineer and architect must complete it before any permit. A soil test, local zoning approval and final engineering are still needed.

    See the 8-plex, two stories

Inside a studio

Each studio has about 252 square feet inside the walls: one main room with a kitchen along the back wall, a bath and a closet.

Concept render of a studio with a round table and a loveseat, the bed in the far corner, the indoor unit of the heat pump high on the end wall, and the kitchen along the back wall.
Concept render: inside a 4-plex studio, from our current drawings. The furniture is staging.
Concept render of a small kitchen with white cabinets, a stainless refrigerator and range, and a tiled backsplash.
Concept render: the studio kitchen along the back wall.
Concept render of a small bathroom with a tub and tiled walls, a wall-hung sink and a mirror cabinet.
Concept render: the studio bath, with a tub across the back.
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How we build

Our aim is high quality and low upkeep, built from simple shapes and stock parts.

  • Stock parts

    Our drawings name stock parts priced at one home center store in the region, plus a few items from a local supplier. Where we could, we chose sizes that store stocks. For example, the 4-plex bath door is 36 inches wide because the store did not stock a 34 inch door when we priced it.

  • Simple shapes

    Our plans use plain rectangles and simple roofs.

  • Low upkeep

    Our aim is homes that are simple to keep up. The specs below come from our current drawings.

Specs in our current drawings

Windows
One per studio, in the front wall: vinyl single-hung, low-E glass, U-0.30 (heat loss rating; lower is better)
Exterior walls
2x6 framing, R-20 batts, and 1 inch of foam (R-3.9) on the outside
Attic
R-38 blown cellulose
Entry door
Insulated steel, 36 by 80 inches
Fire separation
1-hour fire-rated walls between homes
Bath ventilation
Fan runs all the time, moving 50 cubic feet of air a minute (50 cfm)
Heat
One ductless mini-split heat pump per studio, 12,000 Btu/h, with its indoor unit high on the end wall
Water heating
One 50-gallon electric water heater for each home, on that home’s own meter
Utilities
Each tenant pays for their own electric, on their own 100 amp meter. We pay for water, sewer, trash and internet.
Concept render of the back of the one-story home: a panel of three electric meters and two outdoor heat pump units on the back wall, and a third outdoor unit on the end wall.
Concept render: the back of the 2-plex, with the meters and the outdoor units.
Concept render of the other long side of the building, with two more entries, and the owner door, meters and two outdoor heat pump units on the end wall.
Concept render: the 4-plex from the other side, with the other two studio entries.

The village concept

We are also designing a village concept: 20 acres with 160 studios around six small greens, and a community center on a plaza. Two parking stalls at the community center have Level 2 EV chargers in the plan. It is a concept on a generic parcel, not tied to a real lot. It is not zoned, approved or for permit.

Concept render from above of a village of small one-story homes, with streets, parking and trees.
Concept render: the village concept seen from above.
Concept render of a brick community building beside a covered pavilion and a paved plaza.
Concept render: the community plaza. The community center is only a design idea so far.
Concept render of a village street with parked cars, grass strips and street lamps.
Concept render: a back lane in the village concept.
Concept render of two parking stalls with Level 2 EV chargers on pedestals at their heads, an electric car plugged in to charge, and homes across the lot.
Concept render: the two EV charging stalls at the community center in the village concept.
Walk the village in 360

Take the tour

Walk through the village concept and each of our buildings in 360 degree views, inside and out. The interactive 3D model of the village is still here too. It works best on a laptop or desktop, and it needs an internet connection.

Take the tourExplore the 3D modelLook inside in 360

Questions

  • When will the homes be built?

    We have not announced a date. The designs are still in progress, and sites are not final.

  • Where will they be?

    In and around Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Specific sites are not announced yet.

  • What will the rent be?

    Rent has not been set yet.

  • Can I apply now?

    No. No homes are built or open for applications yet.

  • Are the designs approved?

    No. The designs are not approved or permitted yet, and the village is a concept only.

  • How do I hear more?

    No contact details are listed yet. Check back on this page.

Contact

Patrick Reeder, Manager
Blessed Homes Rentals

122 W Pennsylvania Ave
Mount Union, PA 17066

Phone: 814-386-0448

Email: info@blessedhomespa.com