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AHSC Combines Two Dorchester Buildings into One Affordable Complex
Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC), a nonprofit organization that owns and develops affordable rental communities, launched construction at a project on Columbia Avenue in Dorchester. The preservation/rehabilitation project, known as Columbia-Uphams, consists of two separate buildings, Columbia West Apartments and Uphams Corner Apartments.
The buildings are being combined into a single project. When completed, the project will contain 91 rehabilitated affordable units, ranging in size from studios to three-bedroom units.
AHSC first acquired the ownership interest of Uphams Corner Apartments, a 45-unit building, in 2018, followed in 2020 by ownership interest in the 46-unit Columbia West Apartments. Following the acquisitions, AHSC, along with longtime strategic partner Peabody Properties, submitted a financing plan to consolidate both properties under one ownership entity controlled by AHSC.
With construction underway, the project is scheduled to be completed by June of 2025. Once constructed, Peabody Properties will manage the complex.
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