Island Housing Trust (IHT) has completed two affordable rental units on Old Courthouse Road in West Tisbury, according to an email.
The duplex, which includes a one-bedroom apartment and a two-bedroom apartment, was built by IHT in conjunction with the town’s affordable housing committee. The Dukes County Regional Housing Authority is accepting applications for the year-round, affordable apartments.
An information meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, at 6 pm. Applications must be postmarked by April 1 and sent to DCRHA, P.O. Box 4538, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, or received at the IHT offices at 21 Mechanics St., Vineyard Haven, no later than April 1.
Rents for the apartments have been set at $1,469 for the one-bedroom apartment, with the income maximum at 80 percent AMI. Meanwhile, the two-bedroom apartment’s rent is set at $2,315 with the income maximum at 100 percent AMI.
More details are available in the application.
Qualified applicants will be entered into a lottery.
I really can’t wrap my head around calling these affordable
Hold tight, Rich People.
Your plumber will be right over, on the first boat.
Affordable…….???????
Affordable for who ?
Having been a single parent
I would have had to live in a real cardboard box.
unbelievable that these are called affordable! almost $28,000 a year for a 2 bedroom apartment is absurd
Exactly how does a single mother of 2 afford $2300.00 per month plus utilities and food. . And daycare. ..this is not geared to help make housing affordable!!
Perhaps IHT should educate the public on what / who qualifies as affordable housing. Their formula is sorely misunderstood
The Island Housing Trust, working in partnership with the Town of West Tisbury, is currently offering two new rentals off Old Court House Road in West Tisbury through an application and lottery process managed by the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority. The one-bedroom apartment is designated Affordable at 80% of Area Median Income (as set annually for each county by the federal government) with the two-bedroom a Community rental at 100%. The rents are based on what an eligible household can afford, defined as 30% of the household’s income. The one-bedroom rental will serve households earning up to $76,650 and the two-bedroom rental will serve households earning up to $94,200 with the eligibility of a household determined by both income and household size. The two-bedroom rental will provide a year-round housing opportunity to an island family who would not otherwise be eligible for other IHT and DCRHA rentals because their income is higher than the required limit at 80%.
The application and selection process will soon begin for 20 additional rental apartments at Kuehn’s Way off of State Road in Tisbury currently being constructed by IHT and managed by the DCRHA. These Affordable rental opportunities, consisting of one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, will be made available to households earning between 30% and 80% or less of the Area Median Income (between $23,100 and $84,550 depending on household size).
STOP THE INSANITY! This has got to stop. One or two every 6 months won’t solve anything. People are fleeing their homelands in Eastern Europe to come here. The Brazilian community is still flowing here to work for us. And the local people who have been here for years are having their homes sold out from under them displacing them to the streets because home prices are through the roof. BUILD APARTMENT COMPLEXES NOW. Morgan Woods was a start imagine if we had another dozen or more? I pray these issues are met with more then endless discussions and faced with real action!
‘Affordable housing’ is relative and only one piece of the puzzle. The islands currently have the highest gas prices in the state. A cheeseburger costs $18. The list goes on.
Fast ferries for the morning and afternoon commutes are the most equitable and cost-effective solution for ALL island stakeholders. Contact your SSA/island/state representatives/local newspapers and let them know you support fast ferries for MV. As someone once said, the simple solution is usually the best solution.
Unless weather shuts down ferry service. Then where do mainland residents bunk?
The same place mainland residents bunk now when the weather shuts down ferry service now.
Trey– there are already a number of fast ferries coming to the vineyard.
The one from Hyannis is $62 round trip
The one from New Bedford is $90 round trip
The one from Quonset Point is $89 round trip.
If you buy a commuter pass from the steamship for the “slow” ferry , it cost about $10 round trip.
I am a bit perplexed as to how or why you think fast ferries are a solution to the housing situation on the Vineyard.
I am a firm believer that time is more valuable than money. As stated in the hospital article, I would pay double the fare for half the commute time. Furthermore, it should be a year-round fast ferry from woods hole (like in 2018). The fast ferry would give people a connection to a wider real estate market. There are more former islanders living in Falmouth, Bourne, and Wareham than you can imagine. Next time you are at the VH terminal at 6:45am or 7:45am on a week day, stick around and see how many faces you recognize coming off those boats. I would bet all the former islanders – who still contribute to the island community – would feel the same. The nice thing about the boats is that they go in both directions.
The formula for addressing the housing crisis is evident. 1)Shout that it’s a crisis. 2) Come up with your own brilliant solution that doesn’t have a snowballs chance in you—know- where of passing 3) Repeat for 30 years.