Vacant Cambridge Buildings Eyed for Housing Redevelopment
Vacant commercial buildings in Cambridge Highlands have been acquired by a nonprofit housing developer that plans to propose a 100-percent affordable project.
How Passive House Construction Reduces Environmental Impact
If houses had personalities, passive homes would be the kind that are calm, quiet and have a reliable temperament. Passive House significantly reduces the carbon footprint while making a comfortable, healthy, and affordable environment.
Affordable Housing and the Challenge of Becoming Climate Ready
How can affordable housing be built to operate to high efficiency standards, enduring into an uncertain climate future? Currently, the resources available to achieve these goals are falling short of the costs to meet them.
Housing Challenges Will Stunt State Economic Growth
The math underpinning Massachusetts’s affordable housing challenges looks stark.
Largest Affordable Housing Community in Cambridge in 40 Years Moves Ahead
Homeowners Rehab Inc. has received funding for a 98-unit apartment community in Cambridge to be called Concord Highlands. It will be the largest affordable housing community in Cambridge in 40 years, with all units being deed-restricted and affordable.
Housing Complex On MIT Campus Upgrades With State Funds
MassHousing recently provided a funding package to nonprofit Homeowners Rehab Inc. to finance upgrades for existing units as well as the construction of nine new units at a Cambridge apartment complex.
