353 Summer Street Affordable Homeownership Pre-Lottery Application Available

Mayor Curtatone and 351 Summer LLC are pleased to announce four (4) income-restricted homeownership condos located at 353 Summer Street. The units will be offered to income-eligible, first-time homebuyers through the Inclusionary Housing Program via an application and lottery process. Income eligibility requirements and details regarding the units are listed below:

Unit Descriptions and Price

*There are four (4) deeded parking spaces in the garage

**Condo fees are set by the Condo Association going forward and are subject to changes

Income Eligibility Requirements

Head of households cannot be full-time students; units subject to Affordable Housing Restriction in perpetuity

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be first time-homebuyer and income eligible household
• Unit must be buyer’s primary and principal residence, units cannot be rented
• Units are subject to Affordable Housing Restriction in perpetuity
• Restrictions regarding equity and resale of the units apply
• Applicants must have a first --time homebuyers certificate or be enrolled in a course that is scheduled to end by December 2018
• Heads of households who are full-time student status are not eligible
• Asset limit of $250,000

Minimum Household Size

Applicants must be in a household with 1 or more people, as determined by the number of bedrooms in the unit to be eligible to apply for a 1 or 2-bedroom unit. One person households may not apply to purchase two-bedroom units unless they are eligible for a reasonable accommodation.

Applications were made available Tuesday August 28^th, 2018 at 11:00AM upon the conclusion of the first information session (see details below). They are available at City Hall, the City Hall Annex, all three branches of the Somerville Public Library, online, and by email. For more information, please see the below flyers in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Haitian Creole.

Application and Info Packet (PDF)

Flyers

• English
• Español
• Português
• Kreyòl Ayisyen

Application Timeline

1. First Information Session for 353 Summer Street: 10:00AM-11:00AM on Tuesday August 28^th, 2018 at the VNA located at 259 Lowell Street, Somerville. 
2. Applications Available for 353 Summer Street: 11:00AM on Tuesday August 28^th, 2018.
3. Second Information Session for 353 Summer Street: 6:30PM-7:30PM on Thursday September 27^th, 2018 at the Cross Street Senior Center located at 165 Broadway, Somerville.
4. Application Deadline for 353 Summer Street: 10:30AM on Friday October 26^th, 2018. Applications must be submitted to the City Hall Annex at 50 Evergreen Ave., Somerville, MA 02145. Only completed applications will be included in the lottery.
5. Lottery for 353 Summer Street: 6:30PM on Thursday November 15^th, 2018 at the Cross Street Senior Center located at 165 Broadway, Somerville.

If you have any other questions please contact Andres Bueno, Program Specialist at 617-625-6600 ext.2584 or abueno@somervillema.gov.