Nauset Construction and the nonprofit developer Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) have officially broken ground on a new affordable housing development in East Cambridge, known as The Rose on Sixth Street. Located at 49 Sixth Street, the project will transform the historic Sacred Heart church rectory and school into 46 affordable apartment units. These units are designated to remain affordable in perpetuity, ensuring long-term housing access for residents.
“POAH looks forward to transforming this historic property into well-designed, high-quality, energy-efficient, and attractive apartments that will offer critical housing opportunities to residents who would otherwise not be able to afford to live in the City of Cambridge,” said Aaron Gornstein, president and CEO of POAH.
The project, designed by DMS Design of Peabody, is an adaptive reuse effort that not only addresses the region’s pressing need for affordable housing but also preserves the architectural integrity of the historic buildings. The development adds to over a dozen affordable housing projects completed by Nauset Construction in Cambridge over the last decade.
