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Homeownership
Development
Just-A-Start develops affordable homes for first-time homebuyers. These units are affordable to families with low to moderate incomes. All of the units are purchased pursuant to an Affordable Housing Agreement with the City of Cambridge, allowing the City to repurchase the units when sold at a restricted resale price. Just A Start’s next home ownership development will be on Windsor Street in Cambridge.
424-430 Windsor Street Condominiums
Construction is currently underway at Just A Start’s newest home ownership development. The former Immaculate Conception Church building and rectory building located in East Cambridge will be converted into 14 affordable condominiums for first time homebuyers. The project will consist of:
| One |
1-Bedroom unit (accessible unit) |
| Six |
2-Bedroom units |
| Six |
3-Bedroom units |
| One |
4-Bedroom unit |
Occupancy is scheduled for September 2012.
Applications are now available. For an application form and qualifying guidelines, please click HERE
Deadline for completed applications is Friday, April 20th, 2012 by 5:00pm.
For additional information please contact Lauren Curry at 617-494-0444 ext. 312 or laurencurry@justastart.org
823 Main Street Condominiums
823 Main Street Condominiums was recently awarded LEED™ Platinum Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding and design. LEED™ for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and built to be energy and resource efficient and healthy for occupants. This is Just A Start’s first LEED™ –Leadership in Energy Efficient Design project and is excited to have received the highest LEED™ score, platinum, for its most recent homeownership development.
This development was made possible thanks to financing from the City of Cambridge, the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust, the Massachusetts Department of Community Development, Harvard University, U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development, Community Development Block Grant, and Cambridge Savings Bank.
If you have any questions about the development, please contact Project Manager, Sharon Cowan at 617-494-0444 ext. 340 sharoncowan@justastart.org.
Other recent additions to the City of Cambridge affordable housing stock developed by
Just-A-Start include.
Gateview
Condominium
The new affordable homes at Gateview Condominium located at 2495 and
2597 Massachusetts Avenue were fully occupied as of February 1, 2007.
With subsidy provided by the City of Cambridge Affordable Housing
Trust, and the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Trust Fund, 14 families
at 60 – 80% of the area median income have secured housing in a
beautifully designed complex nestled in an established North Cambridge
neighborhood.
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