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Homeownership
Development
Just-A-Start develops affordable homes for first-time homebuyers. These units are affordable to families with incomes at 60% - 80% of the area median income. All of the units are purchased pursuant to an Affordable Housing Agreement with the City of Cambridge, allowing the City to repurchase the units when sold at a restricted resale price. Just A Start recently completed a development of 10 condominium units for first time homebuyers located between Central Square and Kendall Square at 823 Main Street.
823 Main Street Condominiums
823 Main Street Condominiums was recently awarded LEED™ Platinum Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding and design. LEED™ for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and built to be energy and resource efficient and healthy for occupants. This is Just A Start’s first LEED™ –Leadership in Energy Efficient Design project and is excited to have received the highest LEED™ score, platinum, for its most recent homeownership development.
9 of the 10 units are sold. Applications are still being accepted for the last available 1-Bedroom unit. Eligible applicants must earn below 80% of the Area median Income, which will vary based on household size.
Please see qualifying guidelines for a complete set of eligibility requirements. For more information, please contact the Project Manager Sharon Cowan at 617-494-0444 ext. 340 sharoncowan@justastart.org. Download an application form, qualifying guidelines, and flyer.
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Sale prices:
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Income Limits:
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One
Bedroom
Type A (+/- 844 SF)
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$145,000
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Family
Size
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Max Income
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1
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$46,300
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This development is made possible thanks to financing from the City of Cambridge, the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust, the Massachusetts Department of Community Development, Harvard University, U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development, Community Development Block Grant, and Cambridge Savings Bank.
If you have any questions about the development, please contact Project Manager, Sharon Cowan at 617-494-0444 ext. 340 sharoncowan@justastart.org.
Other recent additions to the City of Cambridge
affordable housing stock developed by Just-A-Start include.
 Gateview
Condominium
The new affordable homes at Gateview Condominium located at 2495 and
2597 Massachusetts Avenue were fully occupied as of February 1, 2007.
With subsidy provided by the City of Cambridge Affordable Housing
Trust, and the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Trust Fund, 14 families
at 60 – 80% of the area median income have secured housing in a
beautifully designed complex nestled in an established North Cambridge
neighborhood.
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JAS is proud to announce a new affordable rental housing opportunity in Cambridge coming next Spring. Elm Place is at the corner of Cambridge and Elm Streets in the Wellington-Harrington neighborhood and will include 19 affordable units and one retail space. The building which is just a few blocks east of Inman Square is currently under construction. It is designed as a four story building with 3 one-bedroom, 10 two-bedroom and 6 three-bedroom units. 
JAS develops and owns affordable rental housing targeted for lower income households. These units are managed by two management companies. SC Management Company manages the 273-unit JAS-affiliated housing at 402 Rindge Avenue (shown right). This is a 100% HUD-funded building with a waiting list that is controlled by HUD and MHFA. The waiting list is opened periodically for applications by specific categories of households, but it is generally closed to new applications. To inquire about vacancies at 402 Rindge Avenue, please call SC Management at 617-876-5855. 
