June
8
2012
NORTH EASTON, Ma., June 8, 2012 --- State and local leaders gathered in June to celebrate the start of construction on Ames Shovel Works, an ambitious development that will create 113 rental units, 160 construction jobs and preserve a cherished local landmark that is a key piece of the state's rich manufacturing history.
May
25
2012
FITCHBURG, May 25, 2012 --- The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) recently committed $9.35 million in permanent mortgage financing to help MDP Development LLC convert a historic mill building into 105 units of rental housing on River Street in Fitchburg.
May
23
2012
NORTH ANDOVER, May 23, 2012 --- Ever since December 2011, life has been hard for Kelly Mauro and her family. That's when her husband Josh was paralyzed in a one-car crash and she was suddenly faced with taking care of him and their seven-year-old son Tristan.
May
23
2012
CAMBRIDGE, May 23, 2012 --- Local leaders and affordable housing lenders joined in with residents in late May to celebrate the start of rehabilitation of the Cambridge Court Apartments, a 10-story building that has served hundreds of low- and moderate-income city residents since it was built in 1973.
May
21
2012
NEW BEDFORD, May 22, 2012 --- An example of MHP's efforts to help communities stabilize foreclosed and abandoned properties was in the spotlight recently as state and city officials gathered in New Bedford to tour a property that has been transformed from a neighborhood eyesore into a handsome two-family home that will be sold to a first-time homebuyer.
May
16
2012
CAMBRIDGE, May 16, 2012 --- Of all the people mentioned for playing a part in the construction of Putnam Green, the person who was thanked most often and most warmly was the late Geneva Malenfant, a community activist and Cambridge resident who was one of the people responsible for making this 40-unit affordable rental housing development a reality.