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The Lumber Yard

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256 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA

A mixed use, mixed income development at a gateway into the heart of Northampton, The Lumber Yard will provide families and individuals with the opportunity to live in one of the area’s most desirable communities.  

Family Housing in Downtown Northampton

55 one, two, and three bedroom apartments

A mixed use, mixed income development at the gateway into the heart of Northampton, The Lumber Yard will provide families and individuals with the opportunity to live in one of the area’s most desirable communities.  

A co-development between Valley Community Development and Way Finders. Offering access to the cultural, commercial, educational, and transportation opportunities of a small, vibrant city, The Lumber Yard apartments highlight the values and ideals of the surrounding community.  The former Northampton Lumber Company property was transformed into 55 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments with approximately 5,400 square feet of commercial space on Pleasant Street. 

43 apartments are available for households at or below 60% of Area Median Income and 12 for households at or below 30% Area Median Income (with project-based rental assistance subsidies).  Preference for homeless families and individuals and those at risk of homelessness applies for six of the apartments. 7 apartments are equipped for the hearing-impaired with 5 of them being fully wheelchair-accessible. 

Features of the Lumber Yard include:

  • Heat, hot water, cooking, and electricity included in rent
  • 14 one-bedroom apartments
  • 34 two-bedroom apartments
  • 7 three-bedroom apartments
  • Close to bike path
  • Laundry facilities on-site
  • Elevator
  • Private meeting/function space available for resident use
  • 5 fully wheelchair-accessible apartments equipped for the hearing-impaired
  • 2 additional apartments equipped for the hearing-impaired
  • Non-smoking
  • PVTA bus stop in front of building
  • Amtrak service nearby
  • Limited on-site parking

Interested in an apartment at The Lumber Yard?

Apply online or download, complete, and return an application.

If you have any questions please contact us.

 

 

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A co-development between Valley Community Development and Way Finders. Offering access to the cultural, commercial, educational, and transportation opportunities of a small, vibrant city, The Lumber Yard apartments highlight the values and ideals of the surrounding community.  The former Northampton Lumber Company property has been transformed into 55 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments with approximately 5,400 square feet of commercial space on Pleasant Street.

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