Town Considers Paying $1 Million To Offset Municipal Employee Housing Costs
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“Over My Dead Body” – Cyr Says Nantucket Won’t Be Left Behind In Push For Housing Bank
by“Over my dead body,” State Senator Julian Cyr told the Nantucket Select Board this week of the prospect that Boston could cut Nantucket in…
Could Boston Cut Nantucket In Line For Housing Bank Legislation?
byAfter years of campaigning by Nantucket’s affordable housing advocates for the island’s so-called housing bank legislation, it appeared the bill finally had some momentum…
New Player In Nantucket’s Largest Housing Development
byThere’s a new player in Nantucket’s largest ongoing housing development off Old South Road, the 225-apartment, 94-house Richmond Great Point subdivision. Last month, a…
Habitat For Humanity Sees Massive Demand For Three New Affordable Homes
byWhen Habitat For Humanity Nantucket opened up the application process for three new affordable homes it is building on Benjamin Drive, they were expecting…
Housing Bank Bill Earns Endorsement From Mass General Brigham Hospital System
byNantucket’s bid to establish a new transfer tax on real estate transactions to fund affordable housing projects got a major boost this week when…
Affordable Housing Trust Signs $2.75 Million Purchase And Sale Agreement For Bartlett Road Property
byThe Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust voted unanimously on Tuesday to sign a $2.75 million purchase and sale agreement to acquire a nearly vacant three-quarter-acre…
Affordable Housing Trust Closes In On $2.75 Million Lot On Bartlett Road
byThe Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust is closing in on a $2.75 million deal to purchase a nearly vacant three-quarter-acre lot at 12 and 12R…
Affordable Housing Trust Votes To Buy White Street Land As Some Neighbors Raise Concerns
byThe Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust voted unanimously on Friday to move forward with the $1.2 million acquisition of an undeveloped lot at 8 White…
Affordable Housing Trust Turns Down ACK Now Funding For Housing Bank Lobbying
byAn offer from the ACK•Now organization to provide funding for a political lobbying effort in support of the town’s long-sought housing bank legislation was…