Earlier in January 2024, we spoke with State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik about housing. In the interview, he spoke briefly about this project. Here is the article, CLICK HERE.
Baldwinville School Apartment Conversion Project To Move Forward in Templeton MA
Almost 3 years after the Community Preservation Committee voted to support the project, Town Administrator Adam Lamontagne, Select Board Member Matt Rivard, Developers Matt Zahler and Jason Korb joined Governor Maura Healey, Lt. Governor Driscoll, and Secretary Augustus for the grant award announcement in Jamaica Plain, MA on January 22, 2024 for the Baldwinville School project in Baldwinville.
The project consists of the conversion of a historic vacant school into housing and the construction of additional new units on the same site. Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities (EOHLC) will support the project with federal and state low-income housing tax credits and subsidy funds. When completed, Baldwinville School Apartments will offer 54 total units of housing. Forty-nine units will be affordable to households earning less than 60% of AMI, with eight units further restricted for households earning less than 30% of AMI and, in some cases, transitioning from homelessness. The project has been designed to incorporate important elements of green design. The new construction units will meet Passive House standards.
Graphic in this article from a presentation of 3 years ago. The complete history of the project is given on the Town of Templeton website with links to various documents and videos. CLICK HERE.