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  • City Funds Three New Affordable Housing Site Acquisitions

    In the months of April, May, and June, the Trust supported nonprofit partners in securing 16-28 Porter Street, 1648 and 1654 Massachusetts Avenue, and 729, 735-755 Concord Avenue. As the housing crisis continues both regionally and nationwide, Cambridge continues to work toward ambitious and meaningful affordable housing goals.
  • City Celebrates 106 New Affordable Homes at 52 New Street

    City of Cambridge Leaders joined nonprofit partner Just A Start for a community celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 52 New Street.
  • Vail Court Community Meeting

    The City of Cambridge Housing Department and Affordable Housing Trust (CAHT) are hosting a virtual community meeting to provide updates about process to redevelop Vail Court, 139 Bishop Allen Drive as affordable housing on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
  • City Funds Acquisition of Future Affordable Housing Site

    The Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust provided funding to CHA for the acquisition of 16-18 Porter Street for affordable housing development
  • Cambridge Releases 5-Year Affordable Housing Trust Report

    The City of Cambridge is pleased to announce the release of the 5-year Affordable Housing Trust Report detailing Trust-funded development of affordable housing from Fiscal Year 2021-Fiscal Year 2025.
  • Work Begins on New Affordable Housing in East Cambridge

    On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, leaders from the City of Cambridge and the Commonwealth gathered with nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) to mark the beginning of renovations at the former Sacred Heart church rectory and school in East Cambridge. By the end of 2027, POAH plans to complete construction on the property, which will create 46 new permanently affordable apartment homes.
  • New Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity

    The application for 52 New Street, a new, affordable, rental apartment building, is live until Thursday, August 29, 2025 at 3 p.m.
  • City Celebrates New Permanent Supportive Housing

    The City of Cambridge, with the Affordable Housing Trust (CAHT) and the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA), celebrated a recently completed Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) development at 116 Norfolk Street. With funding from the City through the Affordable Housing Trust, as well as other public and private funding, the CHA has completed the construction of 62 new PSH units.
  • New Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity

    52 New Street, a new, affordable, rental apartment building, will begin accepting applications for a resident lottery on July 1
  • New Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity

    52 New Street, a new, affordable, rental apartment building, will begin accepting applications for a resident lottery on July 1
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