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BOSTON, MA - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $68,213 in financing to help preserve affordable sober housing in Falmouth and for support services for existing sober housing in Boston.

BOSTON, MA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) --Financing from MassHousing, New Market Tax Credits and union pension funds will provide $46.8 million in capital to help construct the 225 Centre Street development in Jamaica Plain, a project that will create 103 new apartments as well as retail and commercial space in a low-income Boston neighborhood

BOSTON, MA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $14.5 million to preserve affordability for senior citizens and low-income families at the 161-unit Marcus Garvey Apartments in Roxbury.

BOSTON , MA - July 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed a $1.759 million loan for the Homes at Easthampton Meadow, the third and final phase of a mixed-income, multi-generational housing community for seniors and families with foster or pre-adoptive children.

BOSTON, MA - July 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed $106.2 million in loans for the redevelopment of the Charlesview Apartments in Brighton, making the transaction the second-largest in MassHousing’s 45-year history for a single rental housing development.

BOSTON, MA - June 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $75,000 to the Mel King Institute for Community Building, which will help Community Development Corporations and their partners build and preserve affordable housing, create jobs and foster opportunities for Massachusetts residents

BOSTON, MA - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason has been selected to speak at a national housing summit in New York City on June 9 sponsored by Standard & Poor’s that will cover a broad range of topics influencing the United States housing market

BOSTON, MA - April 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced $14.9 million in loan closings today to preserve affordability at the 110-unit Framingham Green Apartments in Framingham and the 150-unit Valebrook Apartments in Lawrence, which were in danger of converting to market rate rents

BOSTON, MA - March 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has approved $2.2 million in loans for the Greenway Apartments in East Boston, which will feature 27 new affordable apartments for low-income families

BOSTON, MA - February 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $171,963 in financing to help create or preserve affordable sober housing in Boston, Hingham and Northampton.

BOSTON, MA - December 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a $2.2 million loan closing today for the acquisition and preservation of affordability of the 125-unit Lincoln Woods in Lincoln.

BOSTON, MA - December 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing was honored with an All Inclusive Award in the category of Supplier Diversity by Color Magazine for the Agency’s dedication and success in promoting the use of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs).

BOSTON, MA - November 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $453,037 in financing to help create or preserve more than 100 units of affordable sober housing in eight communities across Massachusetts.

BOSTON , MA - October 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael J. Dirrane has been reappointed by Governor Deval Patrick to a new 7-year term on the MassHousing Board of Directors. Mr. Dirrane, a South Boston native, is the longest-serving Board Member in MassHousing's 44-year history. He was first named to the Board in 1993 and currently serves as Vice Chairman. From 1995 to 2009 he served as Chairman of the Agency.

BOSTON, MA - October 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing recently recognized the efforts of 95 property management companies that make a concerted effort to do business with Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (M/WBEs).