Housatonic Commons Proposal

Straddled by the Housiedome and playground/park, the Housatonic Commons project proposes a mix of uses - affordable housing, commercial, nonprofit and community space which has the potential to create a vital, round-the-clock, living, working, and gathering place in the center of the village for generations to come.

CDC Role
Owner and Developer

Unit Profile
Proposed:
Eleven new affordable rental units, 1- and 2-bedroom
Approximately 6,000 sq. ft. commercial/office/community space, appropriate for day care, satellite office, small business start-up
Green/Energy Efficient Retrofit of a century-old structure
Historic Preservation of the iconic centerpiece of the village common
Smart Growth creating high-density affordable housing in village center
Town water and sewer

Development Cost
$3.5 million

Capital Financing
Historic Tax Credits
Affordable Housing development subsidies
Local bank mortgage

Collaborators
To be determined

Management
Potentially Construct, Inc.

Architect
Clark & Green, Stephan Green, Principal

Historic Architect
John G. Waite Associates, Architects PLLC, Albany, NY

Engineering
To be determined

Contractor
Allegrone Construction, Pittsfield, MA

Status
Proposal