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State awards $5.4m to NeighborWorks Housing Solutions for Quincy St. Supportive Housing project

State awards $5.4m to NeighborWorks Housing Solutions for Quincy St. Supportive Housing project

August 1, 2025
Quincy, MA NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (NHS) has been awarded $5.4 million in grants and loans from the Healey-Driscoll Administration to support its Quincy St. Supportive Housing project at 150-156 Quincy St.
A carve-out from Connecticut’s prevailing wage laws could be boon for brownfield redevelopment - by Gary O’Connor

A carve-out from Connecticut’s prevailing wage laws could be boon for brownfield redevelopment - b...

August 1, 2025
The Connecticut General Assembly recently passed a key amendment to prevailing wage laws which helps resolve a major challenge to developers, municipalities and businesses seeking to redevelop brownfield sites.
Alchemy Station joins Allston Labworks

Alchemy Station joins Allston Labworks

August 1, 2025
Allston, MA Alchemy Station, a certified women-owned art consulting firm and creative studio, has joined the Allston Labworks campus at 280 Western Ave. In addition to establishing their new office, Alchemy Station will oversee two dedicated artist studios next door as part of the development’s artists-in-residence program.
VHB, Inc. selected to lead joint base Cape Cod master plan

VHB, Inc. selected to lead joint base Cape Cod master plan

August 1, 2025
Sandwich, MA MassDevelopment has sleected VHB, Inc., to lead a team of consultants to support the development of a master plan for the 7,000-acre cantonment area at Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) that will identify current and future spatial needs of the base and plan for the redevelopment of any surplus property.
SMART 3.0 and Federal Incentives: What to know - by Matt Shortsleeve

SMART 3.0 and Federal Incentives: What to know - by Matt Shortsleeve

August 1, 2025
On June 20th, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) filed emergency regulations launching SMART 3.0 (20 M.G.L. 28.00). This next phase of the state’s solar incentive program arrives at a critical time: Massachusetts has slipped from a top-five solar state to 26th in new installations, and nearly 400 megawatts (MW) of projects
WinnCompanies celebrates opening of $85m project in New Britain, CT

WinnCompanies celebrates opening of $85m project in New Britain, CT

August 1, 2025
New Britain, CT Connecticut governor Ned Lamont and mayor Erin Stewart joined WinnCompanies executives as state and city officials celebrated the opening of an $85 million project that transformed an historic long-vacant manufacturing complex near downtown into 154 apartments of affordable housing.
Connecticut’s Transfer Act will expire in 2026. What should property owners do now? - by Samuel Haydock

Connecticut’s Transfer Act will expire in 2026. What should property owners do now? - by Samuel Ha...

August 1, 2025
A major shift in Connecticut’s environmental law is on the horizon: the state’s Transfer Act will expire next year, ushering in a new cleanup program with broader applicability and new triggers.
Transforming a struggling asset into a thriving community - by Andrew Hayward

Transforming a struggling asset into a thriving community - by Andrew Hayward

August 1, 2025
Prospect Estates is a 25-unit affordable housing community in Webster, Mass., developed to address the region’s need for affordable housing and to revitalize a financially struggling property. The property, which once housed two schools, had faced significant issues such as physical deterioration and compliance concerns, requiring both financial repositioning and extensive corrective efforts from management and ownership
IREM President’s Message: Housing with Heart - Meeting the deeper needs of vulnerable residents

IREM President’s Message: Housing with Heart - Meeting the deeper needs of vulnerable residents

August 1, 2025
Driven by a growing awareness of the complexities of homelessness, veterans’ issues, substance abuse, and mental health challenges, there has been a significant rise in supportive services within the multi-family affordable housing industry in recent years.
CAI meets with FHFA leaders: Condo lending eligibility concerns discussed

CAI meets with FHFA leaders: Condo lending eligibility concerns discussed

August 1, 2025
On July 17, CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team met with leadership within the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to share urgent concerns and specific policy recommendations to modernize condominium lending eligibility requirements administered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
IFMA update: Registration now open for Fall Golf Classic

IFMA update: Registration now open for Fall Golf Classic

August 1, 2025
Interested in joining us at the upcoming Fall Golf Classic at Granite Links? Registration is now open for the IFMA Boston Fall Golf Classic at Granite Links in Quincy on September 29th and so is the Golf Clinic!