$18M will bring 288 new units in 6 Gateway Cities across Massachusetts
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP)- Governor Maura Healey announced that $18 million will bring new units in six gateway cities across the state. Holyoke is one of them.
These awards close out the third and final competitive Housing Development Incentive Program application round of 2024.
Ever since Governor Healey increased HDIP from $10 million to $30 million a year with a one-time infusion of $57 million in 2023, the state has seen a record number of new homes created.
$952,000 is coming to Holyoke. The C Elliot LLC will sponsor a 14-unit building on 174 Lyman Street. This is making residents very excited to use for referring places to live. 'There are a lot of abandoned buildings around here, and I'm glad they're trying to fix them up so it won't be a shortage of housing here, and that's a plus,' said Arthur Pinkney
Holyoke residents also told 22News, a Polish restaurant used to be in the building on 174 Lyman Street. The developers are expected to tell 22News more about their vision for this building on April 24, 2025.
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