49 6th Street

49 Sixth Street_Former Church and Convent

Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), a Boston-based nonprofit, is converting a portion of the Sacred Heart property in East Cambridge into affordable rental housing. The Sacred Heart property currently consists of a school building, convent, rectory, chapel, and church facility. The plan calls for the adaptive reuse of the former convent, school, and rectory buildings into 46 affordable rental apartments, with housing options for a range of resident incomes. As part of the renovation, POAH is restoring the structures’ historic facades and interiors. The church and the chapel will continue to be used by the Archdiocese.

The project is permitted under the provisions of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO).

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In June 2025, POAH closed on all financing needed for their 49 Sixth Street development after many months of preparation. The construction of 46 new affordable rental housing units in the East cambridge neighborhood is underway with anticipated completion by the fall of 2027.

For more information on the project, please visit POAH's project page here.

49 6th Street Public Meetings:

Meeting	Date/Time	More Information
Planning Board Meeting	June 28, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.	View the meeting materials.
Planning Board Meeting	April 5, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.	View the meeting materials.
POAH Community Meeting	November 3, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.	View the meeting flyer.
POAH Community Meeting	July 27, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.	View the meeting flyer.