Construction has officially begun at Warren Hall, a historic 1879 building at 329–337 Washington Street in Brighton. The project, a collaboration among ABCDC, Schochet, MassHousing, EOHLC, the Mayor's Office of Housing, and CEDAC, will restore and preserve 35 affordable apartments and add two new ADA-compliant units in a walkable, transit-connected community. CEDAC pr...
CEDAC Congratulates Supportive Housing Awardees in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is investing in supportive housing that combines affordable homes with services to enable residents to lead stable, independent lives. The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently announced more than $44 million in funding to support housing for veterans, seniors, and families throughout the state, led by the Executive Office of Housing and Livabl...
What Fair Housing Month Looks Like on the Ground
April marks Fair Housing Month, a time to consider how access to housing is shaped—not just by policy, but by the systems and investments that exist in our communities. A recent Berkshire Eagle article offers a clear example of what that looks like in practice. The story follows residents in Berkshire County who have moved from prolonged housing instability into perma...
CEDAC-Supported Affordable Housing Projects Selected in Winter Round Financing Leveraged over $9 Million in Predevelopment Funds
Today, CEDAC announced that it has provided financing to nine of 21 affordable housing projects that received funding awards in the most recent competitive round of affordable housing led by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC). CEDAC has committed a total of $9,587,000 in early-stage financing to these projects, which will create 4...
CEDAC Announces Recipients of The Small Property State Acquisition Fund
BOSTON (April 2, 2025) – CEDAC is pleased to announce that three nonprofit housing organizations have been awarded funding as part of the pilot round of the Small Property State Acquisition Fund (SPAF) Program. The SPAF Program offers acquisition financing to eligible nonprofit housing organizations of up to $450,000 for the purchase of existing smaller residential pr...
CEDAC Provides Over $9.2 Million in Early-Stage Financing for Affordable Housing Projects
CEDAC has underwritten and will support fourteen affordable housing projects that received funding awards in the most recent competitive round of affordable housing led by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC). CEDAC also committed a total to date of $9,265,000 in early-stage financing to five of these projects, including: War...
CEDAC Early-Stage Project Funding Q2 FY2025
CEDAC Early-Stage Funding in Q2 of FY2025 Will Help Create or Preserve Affordable Housing in Communities Across the Commonwealth Project funding totaled over $1.7 million in predevelopment and acquisition financing. BOSTON (February 13, 2025) – The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) announced today that its early-stage project financ...
CEDAC Early-Stage Project Funding Q1 FY2025
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Macsonny Onyechefule – Seven Letter macsonny@sevenletter.com CEDAC Early-Stage Funding in Q1 of FY2025 Will Help Create or Preserve Affordable Housing in Communities Across the Commonwealth Project funding totaled over $23 million in predevelopment and acquisition financing. BOSTON (November 4, 2024) – The Communi...
Request for Proposals for the Small Property State Acquisition Fund (SPAF) Pilot Program
On behalf of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for funding under the Small Property State Acquisition Fund (SPAF) Pilot Program. This Pilot Program offers acquisition financing to eligible nonprofit housing organizatio...
CEDAC Partners with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to Commit Financing for Critical Supportive Housing Projects
CEDAC’s housing team joined Lt. Governor Driscoll and Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Augustus at an event in Gloucester at City Hall, right around the corner from the historic Pattillo Building project – one of the award recipients – to announce these important funding awards. In INSITES this week: CEDAC has underwritten...


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Roger Herzog, Executive Director



