The construction of the affordable housing units is expected to be completed next year.
This article updated on Sept. 1 to correct the contact information for the office manager at Berkshire Housing Development Corportation.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The construction of 41 units of affordable housing at the former Photech mill site is well underway, and completion is anticipated next June, according to the head of Berkshire Housing Developoment Corp.
The town transferred the property, which sat on the town's books for years after a tax taking, and contributed cash toward the financing of the 330 Cole Ave. development.
When it is finished in the middle of 2021, the project will include 27 housing units restricted to residents making up to 60 percent of the Area Median Income, as calculated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fourteen units will be reserved for residents making up to 30 percent of the AMI.
The project will include apartments in the three-story former mill building, known colloquially as "the cube," and town homes being built to the east of the cube toward Cole Avenue.
BHDC President Elton Ogden said this week the plan is to have both phases of the development completed at the same time, but that timeline is subject to change.
Ogden said he expects to start accepting applications six months before the opening date — this December or January if the current timeline holds.
In the meantime, Berkshire Housing is welcoming interested potential residents to reach out to the Pittsfield developer.
"We would be happy to take names and contact information of people who are interested in an apartment at Cole Avenue," Ogden said. "Those people would then be notified when actual applications are being accepted."
Interested parties can contact Linda Pensivy at 413-499-1630, Ext. 100, or email her at lpensivy@berkshirehousing.com.
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Clark Art Presents Music At the Manton Concert
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According to a press release:
Born in Canada, Myriam Gendron sings in both English and French. After her 2014 critically-acclaimed debut album Not So Deep as a Well, on which she put Dorothy Parker's poetry to music, Myriam Gendron returns with Ma délire – Songs of Love, Lost & Found. The bilingual double album is a modern exploration of North American folk tales and traditional melodies, harnessing the immortal spirit of traditional music.
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Tickets $10 ($8 members, $7 students, $5 children 15 and under). Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. Advance registration encouraged. For more information and to register, visit clarkart.edu/events.
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