Housing Headlines

ARLINGTON --- The Housing Corporation of Arlington (HCA) recently finalized the purchase of three historic apartment buildings along Massachusetts Avenue that they plans to convert into 32 units of affordable rental housing.

WESTPORT --- The Affordable Housing Commission (AHC) recently announced that their organization is looking at the possibility of building as many as eight affordable housing duplex units on School Street. The units would be built on a 3.5 acre plot that has been owned by the town since 1949.

CAMBRIDGE --- On Tuesday, November 30 Just A Start Corporation will present their project plans for a new affordable housing complex to community members. The new building, called Elm Place, will include 19 affordable rental units and one retail space. The building is set to open in May 2011 and applications for the units will be available starting on November 29.

BOSTON --- The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) recently approved five new residential developments in neighborhoods scattered throughout the city. In total, the new projects will create 438 units of housing of which 266 units will be affordable.

LUNENBURG --- Construction is expected to wrap up on the first phase of the Tri Town Landing 40R housing development in the next few months. This phase of development involved the new construction of 66 rental units in two building with 60 units designated as affordable for low-income residents. Prices on the rental units will range from $675 for a one-bedroom to $935 for a three-bedroom.

WESTFORD --- A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held on a 5.3 acre lot off Boston Road set to become a community of year-round cottage dwellers. The Cottages in the Woods development will consist of 20 two- and three-bedroom cottages ranging from 900 to 1,100 square feet. The homes will be priced between $142,000 and $158,000 and will be available for purchase through a lottery of applicants earning no more than 80 percent of the area median income.