Cambridge Emergency Housing Project Hmfh Architects
The housing division works to promote and maintain the socioeconomic diversity of the city by managing and implementing the city s efforts to meet the housing needs of low and moderate and middle income residents and develops initiatives to preserve and expand the city s stock of affordable rental and homeownership housing.
Cambridge emergency housing project hmfh architects. The hcv program is made up of tenant based vouchers and project based vouchers. 24 03 2020 climate emergency conference 24 th march. Yes there are many other affordable housing providers in cambridge. A central challenge of the project was meeting the city of cambridge s sustainability standards while restoring the original building s historic character.
The cambridge forum for the construction industry and carbon neutral cambridge are hosting the climate emergency conference on march 24 th the event brings together a wide range of speakers with a focus on how it is possible to create zero carbon buildings and how the local authority can challenge government to make it possible. Non profit affordable housing includes local organizations like the cha homeowner s rehab inc hri and just a start each of these providers has a specific application. Cambridge housing authority s cha elderly housing program consists of apartment complexes also known as developments and individual apartments in which the subsidy is property based attached to the apartment and not mobile attached to the tenant. Cambridge housing authority cha owns and manages public housing in the city for more information on how to apply for public housing visit cha s website.
Appointments are available for affordable housing zoning business and entrepreneurship cambridge energy alliance or general planning matters. Hmfh is a firm of creative problem solvers dedicated to the design of learning living and working spaces. Cdd is open to the public by appointment only on mondays and wednesdays from 9 00 a m. Historic restoration honored with a 2018 cambridge preservation award.
Our structure allows us to be both flexible and thorough in that we are large enough to provide in house expertise and resources but small enough to assure that leadership are. This renovation and addition converts a historic 1880s residence into emergency housing with ten bedrooms. In cambridge ma the hmfh architects team partnered with the cambridge health and human services department to renovate an 1885 built victorian home and convert it into an emergency family shelter. If you need to meet with a specific person please contact them directly to schedule an appointment.