Massachusetts

BRAINTREE, MASS. — Winn Cos. and development partner Arch Communities have completed The Eastwalk, a $47 million transit-oriented development in Braintree, 12 miles south of Boston. The five-story community offers 56 low-income, middle-income and market-rate units. Thirty units are rent restricted at 60 percent of area median income (AMI), and 16 of those units are eligible for low-income project-based rental assistance. Twenty units are considered workforce housing, reserved for households earning up to 120 percent of AMI. The remaining six units are being rented at market rates. The property was …

CONCORD, MASS. — Atlanta-based Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Thoreau, a 237-unit community in Concord, approximately 20 miles northwest of Boston. Units will be offered as one-, two- or three-bedroom floor plans across two five-story residential buildings. Amenities include Pilates and yoga studios, a golf simulator, tavern-style lounge, coworking spaces, a pool, fire pits, a pet spa and a dog park. Alta Thoreau will be Wood Partners’ first Passive House-designed community in Massachusetts, a designation for buildings that use reduced energy. Features include porous pavement, a more sustainable …

LENOX, MASS. — Pennrose has completed and opened Forge, a mixed-income community in Lenox. The 65-unit Forge includes 13 townhome-style buildings offering one-, two- and three-bedroom units, 50 of which are reserved for households earning 30 to 60 percent of area median income (AMI). Nine homes are reserved for tenants who qualify for Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) assistance, a state-funded rental subsidy. Fifteen units are designated as workforce housing, for households earning up to 120 percent of AMI. Funding came from a variety of public and private sources. Pennrose …