Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. commemorates 25th Anniversary

Braintree, MA Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC), a nonprofit organization that owns and develops affordable rental communities, is now celebrating its 25^th anniversary as a trusted leader in creating and preserving high-quality affordable housing, primarily across Mass.

With a mission to provide and preserve affordable housing for low-income families, elders, persons with disabilities, and special populations, AHSC’s collaborative process includes working with private and public partners, as well as state and federal housing and financing agencies. This process helps secure project financing, grant funding, and other resources to acquire, develop, rehabilitate, and create affordable housing opportunities, while also supporting quality of life initiatives for residents.

Since its founding 25 years ago, AHSC has delivered over 3,300 affordable housing units through more than 47 real estate projects. Major projects include:

• Walnut Knoll Phases 1 & 2: 200-unit new construction for seniors on Public Housing Authority-owned land.

• Columbia Uphams: acquisition/rehabilitation of 91 units via consolidated occupied renovation and historic preservation of two formerly separate properties that needed financial and physical repositioning.

• Prospect Estates: acquisition/ rehabilitation of two separate historic properties that needed financial and physical repositioning.

• Powdermill Village: acquisition/rehabilitation of 248 units of family affordable housing in western Massachusetts.

• Walker School: adaptive reuse of historic school with an addition providing 40 new units of deeply affordable housing for elders.

• 98 Essex: adaptive reuse of an eight-story former mill building into 62 units of affordable housing for families.

“Reaching our 25^th anniversary is a testament to the continued support of our board of directors and dedicated staff, as well as the strong partnerships we have established to deliver on our mission to create and preserve affordable housing,” said Michael Mattos, president and executive director of AHSC. “Reflecting on our accomplishments and successes over the past 25 years is an inspiration to see how much more we can accomplish in our next 25 years!”