Three Island residents walked away from the Tisbury selectmen’s meeting this past week with the opportunity to buy a home close to downtown Vineyard Haven for a dramatically reduced price.
Affordable housing
March 5, 2021
The Island Housing Trust and MassHousing have closed on $1.12 million in financing for the seven-unit housing development, a former bed and breakfast in Vineyard Haven.
June 9, 2021
Maia Coleman
The Oak Bluffs select board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a request for proposals (RFP) for a multi-unit affordable housing development along the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road.
June 10, 2021
Chilmark is holding the first of three community meetings on Monday, June 14 at 6 p.m. to discuss affordable housing development opportunities for the Peaked Hill Pastures property.
2025
February 10, 2025
If approved, the 100-apartment Green Villa project would be one of the largest housing developments in Island history.
February 7, 2025
A proposed mixed-income housing development near Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven is under fire from neighbors, who are asking Tisbury officials not to issue a permit for the project.
February 5, 2025
A disagreement over whether to allow new accessory dwelling units to be used for weekly rentals bubbled up this week.
January 18, 2025
The Tisbury zoning board of appeals will host a Chapter 40B presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m.
January 10, 2025
The proposed 401 State Road project is back on track after the town temporarily halted the development to deal with a potential $1.4 million funding gap.
2024
December 17, 2024
Laura Silber, the housing planner at the Martha’s VIneyard Commission, and James Anthony, the president and CEO of Martha’s Vineyard Bank, were appointed by the state housing secretary to the seasonal communities advisory council.
