Hillside Avenue

Great Barrington MA

Hillside Avenue Housing is the first new construction of affordable rental units in Great Barrington in more than a decade.

All ten units are affordable and are within walking distance of town center and within one block of public transportation. This project is a model of Smart Growth for rural towns.

CDC Role
- Owner and Developer
Unit Profile
- Ten affordable rental units in three buildings
  One, two and three-bedroom units
  One ADA unit
  Three acres of town-donated land, two acres of which is permanently preserved as open space
  Town water and sewer
  All units are Energy Star certified
Development Cost
- $2.3 million
Capital Financing
- Pittsfield Cooperative Bank, TD Bank, Town of Great Barrington, Federal Home Loan Bank Boston AHP, Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development: HOME, Community Based Housing, Housing Stabilization Fund, Facilities Consolidation Fund
Collaborators
- Construct, Inc., Town of Great Barrington, Southern Berkshire Housing Coalition
Management
- Construct, Inc., Great Barrington, MA
Architect
- Dana Bixby, West Stockbridge, MA
Engineering
- Foresight Land Services, Pittsfield, MA
Contractor
- Allegrone Construction, Pittsfield, MA
Status
- Completed 2009