Ayer Affordable Housing Committee advances $4 million housing project
Ayer Affordable Housing Committee advances $4 million housing project. NOAH has secured a $4 million HUD grant for a 106-unit all-affordable development at 65 Fitchburg Road, with construction planned to begin in spring 2027. The committee agreed to approach 49 Main Street's owner about a deed
Affordable Housing · Meeting of May 22, 2026
Ayer Affordable Housing Committee advances $4 million housing project. NOAH has secured a $4 million HUD grant for a 106-unit all-affordable development at 65 Fitchburg Road, with construction planned to begin in spring 2027. The committee agreed to approach 49 Main Street's owner about a deed restriction on six affordable units expiring this year, and authorized Habitat's Newton Street project (two units) and Devenscrest (114 units) for the town's Subsidized Housing Inventory.
The committee will host a housing forum on September 29.
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Source: the Affordable Housing meeting of May 22, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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