Seventy-six affordable apartments, to be built during the second phase of Marriner Mill in Lawrence, were among 14 housing projects statewide to be named Thursday as sharing in $158 million in low-income housing tax credit and subsidies.
Described as adaptive re-use, Marriner Mill is sponsored by Lawrence Community Works and The Community Builders. Lawrence CommunityWorks Executive Director Jessica Andors said the overall project will bring 148 affordable apartments and 50,000 square feet of community-oriented commercial space to one of the “highest-need neighborhoods of Lawrence.”
“Hundreds of residents have been involved in shaping this transformative project, which will turn an enormous vacant mill building into a productive, tax-generating, vibrant symbol and engine of revitalization at the city’s northern gateway,” she added.
Gov. Maura T. Healey made the announcement with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities Ed Augustus and local officials at the Redbrook community in Plymouth, where The Grantham Group will be building Cranberry Commons with the support of one of the awards.
Healey’s office said the credits were made possible in part by the 2023 tax relief bill which raised the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to $60 million annually—a $20 million increase that allows the state to support more affordable housing production.