Hebrew SeniorLife’s Stoughton Affordable Housing Project Receives $1.4 Million State Grant
Funding was provided through the Commonwealth’s Affordable Housing Decarbonization Grant Program.
Hebrew SeniorLife’s affordable housing community under development in Stoughton is one of 24 projects to receive funding from the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Affordable Housing Decarbonization Grant Program. Hebrew SeniorLife will receive $1.4 million from the Department of Energy Resources to support its efforts to bring 96 units of permanently affordable housing with supportive services for older adults to Stoughton.
“We are pleased to receive continuing support from the Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Commonwealth for our efforts to build affordable senior housing in Stoughton,” said Hebrew SeniorLife President and CEO Adam Scott. “Our commitment to healthy aging extends to the environment older adults live in. By committing ourselves to sustainable design, we can ensure our communities aren’t just healthy for the people who live there, but for our planet as well.”
The grant program, created in 2023, enables affordable housing providers to upgrade buildings and improve living conditions while preserving long-term affordability. Hebrew SeniorLife’s grant will fund modern heating and cooling systems, better insulation, improved air quality, and on-site energy generation.
As with all of Hebrew SeniorLife’s communities, the Stoughton community, to be located at 338 Canton Street, intends to minimize the use of fossil fuels and maximize potential alternative energy sources. The development will be designed to meet Passive House standards, a set of criteria for designing and constructing extremely energy-efficient buildings that provide superior comfort and healthy indoor air quality with minimal heating and cooling energy.
The Stoughton site, located on currently undeveloped land, will offer 96 units for people aged 62 and older. All will be reserved for older adults earning less than 60% of Area Median Income, with 36 units reserved for those earning less than 30% of AMI. The need for such housing in the area is urgent, as approximately 5,300 older adults are on the Stoughton Housing Authority’s waitlist for affordable housing. Current plans anticipate construction to begin in 2026, with the opening targeted for 2027.
“We’re tackling housing and energy costs at the same time,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. “This program has already delivered upgrades to thousands of homes, making them more affordable and built to last.”
“We’re thrilled to support Hebrew SeniorLife’s Stoughton project, which will provide much-needed healthy, comfortable, affordable homes to older adults in the Stoughton area,” said Energy Resources Commissioner Elizabeth Mahony. “This grant program delivers the benefits of efficient buildings and clean heating directly to those who need it most. This is how we lower energy bills for households, cut dangerous pollution from our buildings, and improve the air quality and temperature settings for senior housing.”
“Massachusetts residents deserve progress on both our climate goals and the urgent need for affordable housing options in this state, and the Healey-Driscoll Administration is putting meaningful investment behind these efforts,” said Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus.
Earlier this year, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that Hebrew SeniorLife’s Stoughton project will receive allocations of state and federal low-income housing tax credits and additional subsidies, as part of $182 million awarded to 21 rental housing developments.
Before Hebrew SeniorLife received these state resource awards, the Town of Stoughton approved the project at its May 2024 town meeting and unanimously at its September 2024 zoning board hearing.
About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching, and redefining the possibilities of aging. Hebrew SeniorLife cares for more than 4,500 seniors a day across seven campuses throughout Greater Boston. Locations include: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-Boston and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-NewBridge in Dedham; NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham; Orchard Cove, Canton; Simon C. Fireman Community, Randolph; Center Communities of Brookline, Brookline; Jack Satter House, Revere; and Leyland Community, Dorchester. Founded in 1903, Hebrew SeniorLife also conducts influential research into aging at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, which has a portfolio of more than $98 million, making it one of the largest gerontological research facilities in the U.S. in a clinical setting. It also trains more than 500 geriatric care providers each year. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, follow us on our blog, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn.
