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Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. Commemorates 25th Anniversary
Nonprofit marks milestone as a leader in partnership-based affordable development
BRAINTREE, MA, ISSUED MARCH 27, 2026…Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC; www.ahscinc.org), a nonprofit organization that owns and develops affordable rental communities, is now celebrating its 25th anniversary as a trusted leader in creating and preserving high-quality affordable housing, primarily across Massachusetts.
With a mission to provide and preserve affordable housing for low-income families, elders, persons with disabilities, and special populations, AHSC’s collaborative process includes working with private and public partners, as well as state and federal housing and financing agencies. This process helps secure project financing, grant funding, and other resources to acquire, develop, rehabilitate, and create affordable housing opportunities, while also supporting quality of life initiatives for residents.
Since its founding 25 years ago today, AHSC has delivered over 3,300 affordable housing units through more than 47 real estate projects. Major projects include:
- Walnut Knoll Phases 1 & 2: 200-unit new construction for seniors on Public Housing Authority-owned land.
- Columbia Uphams: acquisition/rehabilitation of 91 units via consolidated occupied renovation and historic preservation of two formerly separate properties that needed financial and physical repositioning.
- Prospect Estates: acquisition/ rehabilitation of two separate historic properties that needed financial and physical repositioning.
- Powdermill Village: acquisition/rehabilitation of 248 units of family affordable housing in western Massachusetts.
- Walker School: adaptive reuse of historic school with an addition providing 40 new units of deeply affordable housing for elders.
- 98 Essex: adaptive reuse of an eight-story former mill building into 62 units of affordable housing for families.
“Reaching our 25th anniversary is a testament to the continued support of our Board of Directors and dedicated staff, as well as the strong partnerships we have established to deliver on our mission to create and preserve affordable housing,” said Michael J. Mattos, president and executive director of AHSC. “Reflecting on our accomplishments and successes over the past 25 years is an inspiration to see how much more we can accomplish in our next 25 years!”
About Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC)
Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC; www.ahscinc.org) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2001 to develop affordable housing, as well as to promote and enhance the quality of life for residents of affordable housing. AHSC is an established leader in the preservation and creation of affordable rental communities.
For 25 years, AHSC has been involved in many complex affordable housing developments involving new construction, historic adaptive reuse, and occupied rehabilitation. Throughout its history, the organization has been involved with 47 projects, which has helped to keep over 3,300 units affordable.
Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. is located at 536 Granite Street, Third Floor, Braintree, MA 02184. For more information, please call 781-794-1095 or visit www.ahscinc.org.