Webster, MA – MassHousing has closed on $7.55 million in affordable housing financing to Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative (AHSC) for the acquisition and renovation of the 25-unit Prospect Estates in Webster.
AHSC plans more than $6.5 million in property improvements, including renovating kitchens and bathrooms, adding hot water heaters to each unit, installing mini splits for heating and cooling, electrical upgrades, roof replacement, preserving historic elements such as windows and wood flooring, updating the laundry rooms, and the creation of a management office.
MassHousing is providing AHSC with $6.9 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) bridge loan financing and $650,000 in permanent and construction financing. Additional funding includes $6.1 million in federal and state LIHTC financing allocated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), $1.5 million in direct support from EOHLC, approximately $1.9 million in state and federal Historic Tax Credits, a $1.6 million seller note and $1 million from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which MassHousing manages on behalf of EOHLC. The Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation (MHIC) is the tax credit syndicator and investor.
The transaction will allow the rehabilitation of two existing mid-rise, historical former school buildings at 10 and 41 Prospect St. in Webster. The housing community has one studio apartment, two one-bedroom apartments, 15 two-bedroom apartments, and seven three-bedroom apartments. Of the 25 apartments, 18 benefit from Section 8 Project Based rental assistance, of which four units are restricted to households earning up to 30% of the Area Median Income (AMI) and 14 are restricted to households earning up to 50% of AMI. Seven of the apartments are restricted to households earning up to 60% of AMI.
The general contractor will be NEI General Contracting. The architect is The Architectural Team, and the management agent is Peabody Properties.
