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BOSTON --- An analysis by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership in conjunction with the state’s key housing agencies shows that the House tax reform bill currently under consideration would reduce affordable housing production and preservation in Massachusetts by approximately 69 percent.

For municipal officials & board members

Join the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) for the first of three workshops this fall on the fundamentals of Chapter 40B, the Comprehensive Permit law.

​HAVERHILL --- As if imitating the Planning Office for Urban Affairs’ skill at making challenging urban developments a reality, a fierce autumn storm that knocked down trees and left thousands in the Merrimack Valley without power cleared up just in time for the grand opening celebration of Harbor Place.

LUDLOW --- One month after celebrating the grand opening of 96 new apartments at a previously abandoned Fitchburg mill, WinnCompanies had to break out the ribbon and scissors again, this time to open the Residences at Mill 10, a 75-unit mixed-income development for seniors.

In its ongoing effort to help communities learn about the value and effectiveness of local affordable housing trusts, MHP recently held regional workshops in Williamstown and Amherst.

Smaller homes so rural seniors can downsize. Mill housing so successful that the town has asked MHP to help it do more. A refinancing to help a new owner stabilize downtown properties. That's just three examples of financing MHP did in Fiscal Year 2017 to help communities in the western part of the state.