Boston – Hebrew SeniorLife, a nonprofit provider of senior health care and living communities in New England, has secured financing to build 54 new units of affordable senior housing at its Center Communities of Brookline location.
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The new 7-story complex, located at 108 Centre Street, will provide independent living apartments for seniors age 62 and older and will complement Center Communities of Brookline’s existing housing sites, which include the Marilyn and André Danesh Family Residences, the Julian and Carol Feinberg Cohen Residences, and the Diane and Mark Goldman Family Residences.
The new housing includes several features that prioritize resident well-being and sustainability, including:
- Expanded indoor and outdoor community space to benefit residents of Center Communities of Brookline and other senior residents of the town.
- Construction that meets Passive House standards, which reduces energy consumption, ensures indoor air quality, enhances durability, and improves thermal comfort.
- Access to the vast array of services at Center Communities of Brookline such as wellness programming, fitness, and dining.
- Enhancements to the overall campus, including landscaping, lighting, and green space.
Services offered at Center Communities of Brookline will include the Right Care, Right Place, Right Time Initiative (R3), a program created by Hebrew SeniorLife to support residents in proactively managing their health by effectively linking housing and health care.
Hebrew SeniorLife has received support from various Town of Brookline departments, including the Select Board, the Housing Advisory Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Brookline Historical Commission, and many other town boards, committees, and individuals.
Financing for the project is supported by Eastern Bank, the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (as bond issuer), the Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, the Town of Brookline, and Rogerson Communities, Inc., with an equity investment by RBC Community Investments, LLC. Hebrew SeniorLife is also partnering with ICON Architecture, Affirmative Investments, Tierney Development Services, RLAW PC, NEI General Contracting, and Nixon Peabody LLP.
Construction of this new affordable senior community will take approximately 20 months with occupancy anticipated in early 2025.
