News  Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $44 Million for Housing for Veterans, Seniors and Families

LYNN — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced more than $44 million in awards for 11 supportive housing projects across Massachusetts that will create or preserve 401 homes for seniors, veterans and individuals and families experiencing homelessness. 

Supportive housing combines affordable housing with services such as health care, mental-health support, and job training to help residents live stable, independent lives. 

The administration made the announcement at the Lynn Armory, highlighting its redevelopment into 52 unites of supportive housing for veterans. The project will transform a historic, formerly state-owned building into permanent housing with on-site services and community space, helping veterans access stable housing and the support they need to thrive. 

“We’re working every day to make Massachusetts more affordable, and that starts with making sure people have a safe, stable place to live,” said Governor Maura Healey. “These investments will create more than 400 homes across Massachusetts and connect veterans, seniors and families with the services they need to stay healthy, get back on their feet and build a future.” 

"Supportive housing works. It helps people stay housed, improves health outcomes and strengthens communities," said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. "These developments will make a real difference for residents across Massachusetts by pairing affordable homes with the services people need." 

“Supportive housing does far more than create homes — it creates stability, dignity and access to opportunity,” said Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Juana Matias. “These awards will make a real difference in the lives of veterans, older adults, families and residents across Massachusetts by expanding access to safe places to call home and the services that support long-term success.” 

"Veterans across Massachusetts deserve housing and services that support their long-term success," said Veterans Services Secretary Eric Goralnick. "Projects like the Lynn Armory will help ensure that those who served our country have the resources and support they need to build strong, healthy futures." 

The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC) is awarding 11 projects that will deliver a mix of new construction, preservation and adaptive reuse developments. These projects include housing for veterans, survivors of domestic violence, seniors and individuals and families at risk of or experiencing homelessness. 

More than 250 of the homes will be affordable to households earning less than 60 percent of area median income, with more than 200 homes deeply affordable for households earning less than 30% of area median income. 

The administration is awarding $36.7 million in subsidy funds and $7.6 million in federal and state low-income housing tax credits to support these developments. 

Since taking office in 2023, Governor Healey has awarded more than $137 million for 26 supportive housing projects across Massachusetts to create or preserve 898 homes for seniors, veterans, families and other vulnerable residents.  

These investments build on the administration’s broader efforts to make Massachusetts more affordable by increasing housing production, lowering costs, expanding homeownership programs and connecting residents with the stable homes and services they need to succeed. These include expanding down payment assistance and lowering mortgage rates to make it easier for Massachusetts residents to buy their first home. At the same time, to build more homes, the governor has taken action to speed up the permitting process, turn state land into thousands of new homes, convert downtown commercial space into apartments and create a first-in-the-nation fund to finance mixed-income development in a time of high interest rates. She also legalized Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), and this year, her administration will be offering low-cost financing and free designs for anyone who wants to add an ADU to their home. To help people afford their mortgages and rents right now, she banned mandatory renter-paid broker fees, gave seniors up to $2,800 a year to help with housing costs, and expanded home inspection protections.   

Full list of awardees 

• Stone House at Westminster Terrace (Boston) – $2,700,000 in subsidies; New construction of 13 units of supportive housing for survivors of domestic violence and their families. 
• Visions of Victory (Boston) – $5,100,000 in subsidies and $1,408,475 in LIHTC; Conversion of a hotel property into 41 permanent supportive housing units. 
• Capernaum Place (Lawrence) – $3,031,797 in subsidies; Preservation of 20 units for families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. 
• Broadway Supportive Housing II (Lowell) – $3,400,000 in subsidies and $485,328 in state and federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits; New construction of 25 studio apartments for individuals experiencing homelessness. 
• Lynn Armory (Lynn) – $2,057,250 in subsidies and $3,885,000 in federal and state low-income housing tax credits; Redevelopment of a historic former armory into 52 units of supportive housing for veterans, including on-site services and community space.  
• VOA Salem Street (Malden) – $1,800,000 in subsidies; Conversion of an office building into 12 homes for veterans. 
• Vernon Street Veterans Apartments (Norwood) – $2,225,000 in subsidies and $1,000,635 in state and federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits; Adaptive reuse project creating 20 homes for homeless and at-risk veterans. 
• Plymouth HRC and Supportive Housing (Plymouth) – $6,899,990 in subsidies and $857,738 in state and federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits; New construction of a housing resource center with 16 supportive housing units and a 30-bed shelter. 
• Hillside: Phase III (West Springfield) – $2,400,000 in subsidies; New construction of 24 affordable homes for seniors. 
• Princeton Wilmington Apartment Homes (Wilmington) – $1,080,000 in subsidies; New construction of 108 units, including 22 affordable homes for veterans. 
• Oriol Supportive Housing – Phase I (Worcester) – $6,041,971 in subsidies; Conversion of a former hotel into 40 units of permanent supportive housing.