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Barnstable wins state grant for data-driven affordable housing feasibility study
Summary
Mark Ells said the town received a grant from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to fund a data-driven feasibility study by RKG Associates with Tiburon to inform revisions to the town’s inclusionary affordable housing ordinance, with completion expected by December 2026.
Town Manager Mark Ells announced that Barnstable was awarded a grant from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to complete a data-driven affordable housing market feasibility study.
Ells said the goal is "to improve the town's existing ordinance to produce meaningful numbers of affordable housing units without imposing requirements that create a hardship for developers of new projects." The town selected RKG Associates in collaboration with Tiburon to lead the study, which is conducting a baseline market analysis of Barnstable's real estate conditions and is expected to be completed by December 2026.
Why it matters: the study is intended to provide evidence-based recommendations for amending the town's inclusionary affordable housing ordinance to increase affordable unit production while accounting for local market constraints. The transcript does not specify the grant amount or detailed study scope; Ells said his written communication includes further detail.
