Tag: seniorhousing
RI Bank Funds Three Affordable Housing Projects
Providence, RI – Citizens Bank announced that its Community Development Group has provided $36.5 million in construction loans for three affordable housing projects in Massachusetts. Citizens provided a $17 million loan to 2Life 370 Harvard LLC, an entity sponsored by 2Life Communities, for the construction of 62 units of affordable senior multi-family housing in Brookline. […]
State Funding Awarded to Swampscott Senior Housing
Brighton, MA – On July 18, Governor Charlie Baker and Undersecretary Janelle Chan of the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), announced the 2019 annual affordable rental housing funding awards. B’nai B’rith Housing’s Senior Residences at the Machon development was one of the 28 funding recipients. The complete list of funded projects was […]
BPDA Board Approves New Projects
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board of directors approved development projects in neighborhoods across the city of Boston, which will result in new market-rate and income-restricted residential units, economic development, and jobs. Overall, the development projects approved this month will create an additional 85 residential units, including 45 income-restricted units, and […]
CT Architectural Firm Wins Three New Projects
Farmington, CT – QA+M Architecture has won three new community and recreation projects, including the Rocky Hill Senior and Community Center, the Hartford Police Athletic League, and the Northern Middlesex YMCA. For Rocky Hill’s $10.5-million renovation project, QA+M will design a 9,650sf addition to the town hall to accommodate the needs of the town’s growing […]
Energy Savings at the Intersection of Property Management and Non-Profits
by Elizabeth Merzigian Located at the intersection of Washington and East Concord Streets in Boston’s South End, Hearth’s Anna Bissonnette House opened in 1997 to provide permanent supportive housing to low-income and formerly homeless elders. Originally the Aerated Bread Company factory, the property was beautifully renovated to provide 22 studio and 18 one-bedroom apartment homes […]
BPDA Approves Four Residential Projects
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved residential development projects in Mattapan, East Boston, South Boston, and Fenway at its January meeting. In total, the projects will create 559 residential units, including 90 income-restricted units, and a fully affordable senior housing development. Development projects are: Grace Apartments – Developed by the […]
O’Connor Way Senior Housing Breaks Ground
Boston – Caritas Communities, a nonprofit providing very low income individuals with permanent housing, broke ground in South Boston on 46 units of affordable housing for seniors. Completion is scheduled for February 2020. The architect is Davis Square Architects of Somerville. The general contractor is Bilt-Rite Construction Inc. of Boston. Caritas Communities was joined by Boston […]
Pre-Leasing Begins for the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg House
Brighton, MA – Peabody Properties recently announced the pre-leasing phase of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg House, located at 132 Chestnut Hill Avenue on the Brighton campus of 2Life Communities. The brand-new community offers new affordable rental housing for seniors 62+. The first residents are expected to be welcomed in February 2019. The residents of The […]
