The reports on the Sudbury development do say it will help the town reach
its 10% affordable housing, but it doesn’t actually specify how many units
that includes.
It’s worth noting that the actual affordableness of affordable housing is
subjective. For instance when Oriele landing listed it’s
Developers are usually required to set aside a certain number of units as
“affordable” in order to be approved by the towns. At Oriole Landing, an
“affordable” 2-bedroom unit is about $2000/month (market rate is much higher).
Very different from low-income. An individual earning $30,000 per
With regard to the large development, that is a question for Sudbury.
Almost all of these developments use market rate to cross subsidize the
affordable units.
So, there will most always be a mix with more market rate than
affordable/subsidized.
The alternative would be for a community to
Are any of those 300 units being set aside for low income
individuals/families?
Someone who makes $30,000 a year wouldn't be able to afford market rate
housing, and even if an apartment complex is labeled affordable, there is
only a set amount of units put aside for people who qualify.
For
To be clear, I think Stephanie is referring to the development on Route 117
in Sudbury, not the houses being built on 117 near the Lincoln/Weston line:
https://www.wbjournal.com/article/274-unit-development-coming-to-sudbury
Alice Waugh
On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 3:05 PM Stephanie Smoot
wrote:
>
300 units being built just down street on 117
On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 10:23 AM LAURA BOSSERT via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:
> Hello Lincolnites,
>
> I tried to help a friend who is wonderful musician and teacher who
> currently shares an apartment with his hard working mother in
Hi, Laura -- I can't speak to your friend's situation or about what
Community Builders may or may not have available. However, I can tell you
that the supply of subsidized units here and everywhere else in the state
is grossly inadequate. Based on what I hear from my clients and social
workers, a
Hello Lincolnites,
I tried to help a friend who is wonderful musician and teacher who currently
shares an apartment with his hard working mother in the restaurant industry
apply to Lincoln,’s program for low income housing through the Community
Builders Program.
He received a response
