HomeMy WebLinkAboutsigned PELMassachusetts Housing Finance Agency One Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 Tel: 617-854-1000 Fax: 617-854-1091 I Relay 711www.masshousing.com
May 25, 2023
Bayridge Realty, LLC
76 Tupper Road
Sandwich, MA 02563
Attention: Dennis Kerkado
Re: 900 Old Stage Road, Barnstable
Project Eligibility/Site Approval
MassHousing ID No. 1175
Dear Mr. Kerkado:
This letter is in response to your application as "Applicant" for a determination of Project Eligibility
("Site Approval") pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40B ("Chapter 40B"), 760 CMR
56.00 (the "Regulations") and the Comprehensive Permit Guidelines issued by the Department of
Housing and Community Development ("DHCD") (the "Guidelines" and, collectively with Chapter
40B and the Regulations, the "Comprehensive Permit Rules"), under the New England Fund C-'NEF")
Program ("the Program") of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston ("FHLBank Boston").
Bayridge Realty, LLC submitted an application with MassHousing pursuant to Chapter 40B. You have
proposed to build fourteen (14) units of rental housing (the "Project") on 3.95 acres of land located at
900 Old Stage Road (the "Site") in Barnstable (the "Municipality").
In accordance with the Comprehensive Permit Rules, this letter is intended to be a written determination
of Project Eligibility by MassHousing acting as Subsidizing Agency under the Guidelines, including
Part V thereof, "Housing Programs In Which Funding Is Provided By Other Than A State Agency."
MassHousing has performed an on-site inspection of the Site, which local boards and officials were
invited to attend, and has reviewed the pertinent information for the Project submitted by the Applicant,
the Municipality and others in accordance with the Comprehensive Permit Rules.
Municipal Comments
Pursuant to the Regulations, the Municipality was given a thirty (30) day period in which to review the
Site Approval application and submit comments to MassHousing. The Planning & Development
Director submitted a letter identifying the following areas of concern:
•The Municipality requests the Applicant to consider a range of unit types and a mix of
bedrooms to encourage aging in place and attracting and retaining younger residents.
Maura Healey, Governor Kim Driscoll, Lt. Governor Jeanne Pinado, Chair I Chrystal Kornegay, Executive Director Car olina Avellaneda, Vice Chair