Pine Woods

Pine Woods Affordable Housing was developed for Construct Inc., southern Berkshire County’s flagship housing and homeless service organization.

The collaboration with the town of Stockbridge, the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Stockbridge Housing Authority created a “friendly 40-B” permitting process.

Located on West Stockbridge Road, the project includes fourteen buildings and a community center, clustered on three acres. Permanent conservation restrictions protect the remaining 16 acres including road frontage on Rt. 102 and land stretching along Larrywaug Brook to the Housatonic River.

Pine Woods is the first multifamily affordable housing project in southern Berkshire County to receive the Energy Star certification.

• CDC Role
  • Developer
• Unit Profile
  • 30 Energy Star apartments
    One, two, three, and four bedroom units; three ADA units
    25 affordable units (Low Income Housing Tax Credit)
    Five market-rate units
    Community meeting house
    Community garden
• Development Cost
  • $6.9 million
• Capital Financing
  • Berkshire Bank, TD Bank, the National Equity Fund, Massachusetts Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Federal Home Loan Bank Boston AHP, Town of Stockbridge Community Preservation Act funds, Town of Stockbridge (land donation), Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Housing Partnership, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development: HOME, Community Based Housing
• Collaborators
  • Construct, Inc., Town of Stockbridge, Stockbridge Land Trust, Stockbridge Housing Authority
• Owner, Management
  • Construct, Inc.
• Architect
  • Clark and Green, Great Barrington, MA
• Contractor
  • Tierney Construction, Pittsfield, MA
• Status
  • Completed 2006
• Award
  • “Smart Growth” award presented by Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)

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