PHA code MA003 · Large PHA · Massachusetts
Cambridge Housing Authority (MA003)
Cambridge Housing Authority has closed 17 RAD conversions covering 1,286 public housing units, with 1 more (20 units) between CHAP and closing. HUD’s rents tool lists no unconverted public housing for it.
- Converted 1,286
- In the pipeline 20
- Still public housing 0
Of the closed deals, 17 went to project-based vouchers (PBV) and 0 to project-based rental assistance (PBRA). 6 used low-income housing tax credits and 0 carried FHA-insured debt.
Conversions
| Development | Type | RAD units | Status | Closed | Tax credits | FHA | Hard cost / unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Apartmentsnew construction | PBV | 20 | CHAP awarded | CHAP 2026 | |||
| 116 Norfolk Street - New Construction | PBV | 25 | Closed | Sep 2025 | |||
| 116 Norfolk StreetSec. 18 blendnew construction | PBV | 8 | Closed | Dec 2022 | 4% | $578,592 | |
| St. Paul'sSec. 18 blend | PBV | 15 | Closed | Mar 2020 | $268,728 | ||
| GarfieldSec. 18 blend | PBV | 6 | Closed | Sep 2019 | $300,747 | ||
| Udic Properties | PBV | 26 | Closed | Jul 2019 | $79 | ||
| Cambridgeport Condominiums | PBV | 10 | Closed | May 2019 | $424 | ||
| River Howard | PBV | 32 | Closed | Jun 2018 | |||
| Willow Street Homes | PBV | 14 | Closed | Jun 2018 | |||
| Frank J. Manning Apartments | PBV | 198 | Closed | Feb 2016 | 4% | $325,430 | |
| Newtowne Court | PBV | 268 | Closed | Mar 2015 | 4% | $181,881 | |
| Washington Elms | PBV | 175 | Closed | Mar 2015 | 4% | $162,451 | |
| Woodrow Wilson Court | PBV | 68 | Closed | Mar 2015 | 4% | $37,737 | |
| J F Kennedy Apts | PBV | 44 | Closed | Dec 2014 | |||
| Jackson Gardens | PBV | 45 | Closed | Dec 2014 | |||
| Lincoln Way | PBV | 53 | Closed | Dec 2014 | |||
| Lyndon B Johnson Apts | PBV | 177 | Closed | Dec 2014 | |||
| Putnam Gardens | PBV | 122 | Closed | Dec 2014 | 4% | $208,725 |
Financing the next one
Send the deal to the commercial mortgage desk at Janover Capital LLC: debt for a conversion (FHA 223(f) or 221(d)(4), bank or bond), a Section 18 blend, or a refinance of a property that has already converted. Tell us where it stands, and a person at Janover Capital will reply.
Janover Capital LLC is not HUD, the RAD Resource Desk or a housing authority, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Nothing here is legal advice or an offer of credit.
Sources: RAD Resource Desk Component 1 property export, downloaded ; HUD RAD Contract Rents Look-Up Tool, May 2026. Hard cost per unit divides reported hard construction costs by RAD plus non-RAD units; blank where HUD's export reports none. About the data.