Hillside Avenue
Great Barrington, MA



Hillside Avenue Housing is the first new construction of affordable rental units in Great Barrington in more than a decade.
All ten units are affordable and are within walking distance of town center and within one block of public transportation. This project is a model of Smart Growth for rural towns.
CDC Role
Owner and Developer
Unit Profile
Ten affordable rental units in three buildings
One-, two-, and three-bedroom units
One ADA unit
Three acres of town-donated land, two of which are permanently preserved as open space
Town water and sewer
All units are Energy Star certified
Development Cost
$2.3 million
Capital Financing
Pittsfield Cooperative Bank; TD Bank; Town of Great Barrington; Federal Home Loan Bank Boston AHP; Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development: HOME, Community Based Housing, Housing Stabilization Fund, Facilities Consolidation Fund
Collaborators
Construct, Inc; Town of Great Barrington; Southern Berkshire Housing Coalition
Management
Architect
Dana Bixby, West Stockbridge, MA
Engineering
Foresight Land Services, Pittsfield, MA
Contractor
Allegrone Construction, Pittsfield, MA
Status
Completed 2009
Press
Wait is Just About Over (PDF), The Berkshire Eagle, Mar 19, 2009
Hillside Development Breaks Ground (PDF), The Berkshire Record, Aug 8, 2008
Hillside Project Breaks Ground (PDF), The Berkshire Eagle, Aug 2, 2008
Select Board Pledges $85,000 (PDF), The Berkshire Eagle, Oct 16, 2007
Hillside Avenue
Great Barrington, MA

Hillside Avenue Housing is the first new construction of affordable rental units in Great Barrington in more than a decade.
All ten units are affordable and are within walking distance of town center and within one block of public transportation. This project is a model of Smart Growth for rural towns.
CDC Role
Owner and Developer
Unit Profile
Ten affordable rental units in three buildings
One-, two-, and three-bedroom units
One ADA unit
Three acres of town-donated land, two of which are permanently preserved as open space
Town water and sewer
All units are Energy Star certified
Development Cost
$2.3 million
Capital Financing
Pittsfield Cooperative Bank; TD Bank; Town of Great Barrington; Federal Home Loan Bank Boston AHP; Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development: HOME, Community Based Housing, Housing Stabilization Fund, Facilities Consolidation Fund
Collaborators
Construct, Inc; Town of Great Barrington; Southern Berkshire Housing Coalition
Management
Architect
Dana Bixby, West Stockbridge, MA
Engineering
Foresight Land Services, Pittsfield, MA
Contractor
Allegrone Construction, Pittsfield, MA
Status
Completed 2009
Press
Wait is Just About Over (PDF), The Berkshire Eagle, Mar 19, 2009
Hillside Development Breaks Ground (PDF), The Berkshire Record, Aug 8, 2008
Hillside Project Breaks Ground (PDF), The Berkshire Eagle, Aug 2, 2008
Select Board Pledges $85,000 (PDF), The Berkshire Eagle, Oct 16, 2007