Press Release  Healey-Driscoll Administration Advances Public Housing Upgrades

Boston — The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC) today announced that construction upgrades are moving forward at 48 local housing authorities across Massachusetts, supported by investments strengthened through the Affordable Homes Act and other capital resources.

Massachusetts oversees about 43,000 units of state-funded public housing. The 54 construction contracts authorized this fall (September through November) total about $26.1 million in construction contract value, advancing improvements that help housing authorities modernize aging systems, address health and safety needs and prepare units for rapid re-occupancy.

“The Affordable Homes Act gave Massachusetts the tools to make serious progress on public housing, and we’re using those resources to modernize buildings and rehabilitate homes to ensure every possible public housing unit is available to a resident who needs it,” said Ed Augustus, Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. “We’re grateful to our local housing authority partners for the work they’ve done to fulfill these projects, and we’re staying focused on the remaining units that need capital work and coordinated support to get families and seniors housed in communities they can be proud of.”

These contracts advance long-needed capital work that keeps public housing safe, functional and resilient, including: 

• Life-safety upgrades, including fire alarm work and related system improvements
• Electrical improvements, including panel replacements and upgrades to modernize aging systems
• Roof and building-envelope repairs, including roofs, windows and other weather protection measures
• Site, drainage and paving improvements to protect buildings and improve safety and accessibility
• Interior modernization work, including common-area and unit-level improvements where needed

Unit-level improvements include work at East Longmeadow Housing Authority to renovate 10 units with kitchen cabinet, countertop and sink replacements; repair and replacement of damaged bathroom fixtures and plumbing; replacement of damaged vinyl flooring; replacement of older lighting with LED-compatible fixtures; patching and painting throughout, with appliances retained except where otherwise needed.

Additionally, at Haverhill Housing Authority four large single-family homes are receiving kitchen replacements (cabinets, countertops, sinks, faucets and appliances); full bathroom rehabilitation (tubs, toilets, vanities and ventilation); replacement of damaged doors and hardware; replacement of flooring; patching and painting throughout; and related repairs including basement storage/laundry area work and installation of a pressure-reducing valve where water service enters the basement.

And in Ludlow, a full renovation is planned to bring one home into ADA compliance, including accessibility improvements such as ramps and railings, entrance reconfiguration and a larger accessible bathroom. Work also includes energy and building-envelope upgrades, electrical service upgrades to support an air-source heat pump and domestic hot water, new ADA-compliant kitchen cabinets and appliances and replacement of flooring, lighting and other interior finishes. 

Examples of other work authorized this fall include electrical upgrades at Lawrence Housing Authority, development-wide roof work at Woburn Housing Authority, fire alarm work at Springfield Housing Authority and master meter upgrades at Gloucester Housing Authority.

Construction contracts authorized Sept.-Nov. 2025  

• Attleboro Housing Authority, $353,000 for trash compactor relocation and site work.*
• Bedford Housing Authority, $140,900 for new intercoms development-wide.
• Billerica Housing Authority, $119,315 for bathroom upgrades.
• Chicopee Housing Authority, $269,500 for roof replacement.
• Concord Housing Authority, $114,385 for security camera installation.
• East Longmeadow Housing Authority, $677,000 for vacant unit rehabs.
• Everett Housing Authority, $646,305 for concrete stair replacement.
• Fairhaven Housing Authority, $180,637 for keyless door entry installation.
• Fall River Housing Authority, $751,290 for federal pacific panel and fire alarm system.*
• Falmouth Housing Authority, $447,154 for windows and painting at salt sea.
• Fitchburg Housing Authority, $398,020 for kitchen, bath and plumbing renovation.
• Foxborough Housing Authority, $251,000 for porch and deck replacements.
• Framingham Housing Authority, $65,440 for common area hallway painting.
• Framingham Housing Authority, $240,700 for kitchen renovations.*
• Gloucester Housing Authority, $1,218,440 for master meter upgrades.
• Great Barrington Housing Authority, $447,750 for fire alarm upgrade.*
• Haverhill Housing Authority, $527,296 for rotted structural beam.
• Haverhill Housing Authority, $605,500 for vacant unit rehabs.
• Hingham Housing Authority, $63,450 for roof replacement.
• Hudson Housing Authority, $577,645 for common area flooring replacement.
• Lawrence Housing Authority, $3,160,750 for electrical upgrades.
• Lawrence Housing Authority, $480,000 for asphalt replacement.
• Leominster Public Housing, $416,500 for asphalt replacement.
• Ludlow Housing Authority, $567,560 for interior renovations.
• Malden Housing Authority, $440,305 for load center replacement.*
• Marlborough Housing Authority, $161,288 for heat pump repairs and replacement.
• Marshfield Housing Authority, $956,800 for federal pacific replacement.*
• Maynard Housing Authority, $151,911 for heating attic space to prevent boiler failure.
• Melrose Housing Authority, $1,691,668 for federal pacific panel.*
• Millbury Housing Authority, $288,069 for infrastructure upgrades.
• Monson Housing Authority, $148,000 for new parking area.
• Montague Housing Authority, $101,256 for asphalt repairs.
• Natick Housing Authority, $232,000 for window replacements.
• Northborough Housing Authority, $203,286 for new roofs.
• Oxford Housing Authority, $384,113 for new asphalt paving.
• Pittsfield Housing Authority, $113,000 for common area flooring replacement.
• Quincy Housing Authority, $120,000 for streetscape and landscaping improvements.
• Quincy Housing Authority, $400,000 for roof replacement.
• Randolph Housing Authority, $116,681 for common hallway floor replacement.
• Rockport Housing Authority, $397,440 for rear stairwell door replacement.
• Salem Housing Authority, $1,104,000 for electrical upgrades.
• Somerset Housing Authority, $294,000 for roof replacement.*
• Somerville Housing Authority, $300,000 for roof replacement.
• South Hadley Housing Authority, $190,000 for exterior porch replacement.
• Springfield Housing Authority, $1,431,750 for fire alarm system.*
• Sutton Housing Authority, $123,467 for kitchen renovations.
• Taunton Housing Authority, $193,000 for roof replacement.
• Taunton Housing Authority, $295,000 for new common area flooring and repaint stairwells.
• Tewksbury Housing Authority, $85,000 for bathroom upgrades.
• Tewksbury Housing Authority, $205,000 for kitchen renovations.
• Uxbridge Housing Authority, $498,691 for parking lot and curb replacements.*
• Ware Housing Authority, $229,055 for replacement of sewer lines.
• Weymouth Housing Authority, 618,050 for streetscape and landscaping improvements.
• Woburn Housing Authority, $2,013,609 for development-wide roofs.

* Funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) 

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