'Lumberyard' affordable housing in Northampton wins $5 million from state - masslive.com -Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council

'Lumberyard' affordable housing in Northampton wins $5 million from state

masslive.com Jan 11 2017

The Lumberyard Apartments -- a 70,000-square-foot affordable housing project planned at 265 Pleasant St. -- will move forward with a $5 million investment from the state. The Baker administration announced Tuesday that its Department of Housing and Community Development will award the project $1.79 million in state and federal low-income housing tax credits and $3.3 million in direct rental housing subsidies.
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