Clarendon Hill Apartments

20 Stephenson Aman Apartments is a 168-unit new construction project that marks the first phase of the comprehensive redevelopment of Clarendon Hill state public housing in Somerville, MA. Construction began in February, 2023 on one of the first high-rise modular buildings in New England.  This first phase will deliver 130 of the replacement 216 deeply affordable state public housing units and another 38 net-new affordable homes available to families earning at our below 80% area median income (AMI).   

When combined with the later phases this redevelopment has permitted a total of 591 units of affordable and market rate housing.  The second phase which represents 92 apartment homes is slated to begin construction in early 2026.  The third phase (331 apartments) will follow there-after.

The development is a collaboration by POAH, the Somerville Community Corporation (SCC) and Somerville Housing Authority in response to a call from the state to leverage the current strong housing market by bringing together a public-private partnership to redevelop the site.

Clarendon Hill was built in 1948 as housing for veterans returning from World War II, primarily in 1-person households and will now create a family residential community that offers housing targeted towards a mix of income ranges, enhanced amenities and better connection to the surrounding neighborhood. The plan involves the development of new market rate units as well as redevelopment of the state-aided public housing units.

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