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Charles River Center proposes 86-unit inclusive housing project; seeks $3.5M local commitment to leverage state financing
Summary
Charles River Center and developer Planning Office for Urban Affairs presented plans for an 86-unit mixed affordable housing and services project at 59 East Militia Heights and requested a $3.5 million CPC commitment to strengthen a state funding application; CPC discussed possible loan vs. grant and timeline for competitive rounds.
Charles River Center representatives and allied developers presented March 5 to the Finance Committee and CPC a plan to build an 86‑unit inclusive housing development at 59 East Militia Heights Drive and requested a $3.5 million Community Preservation Committee appropriation to support the project’s financing package.
Doreen Callahan, speaking for project proponents, said the $50.1 million project would create integrated housing and on-site services where roughly half the units (about 43 units) would be reserved via a closed referral system for people with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities and CRC staff; the remainder would be rent-restricted to…
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