Committee backs 50-unit senior housing with $2.6M request
The committee unanimously endorsed a $2.6 million senior housing project at 545 Main Street. The Falmouth Housing Corporation is requesting the funds to acquire and develop the former Royal Falmouth Nursing Home site with 50 age-restricted one-bedroom units, including 8 at less than 30 percent of
Affordable Housing Committee · Meeting of July 9, 2026
FALMOUTH — The committee unanimously endorsed a $2.6 million senior housing project at 545 Main Street. The Falmouth Housing Corporation is requesting the funds to acquire and develop the former Royal Falmouth Nursing Home site with 50 age-restricted one-bedroom units, including 8 at less than 30 percent of area median income and 42 at less than 60 percent AMI; the corporation's waitlist includes 1,400 people, with 979 being seniors. The Select Board will review the funding request on July 13.
The committee also voted unanimously to support continued deed-restricted unit monitoring and endorsed $4,925,000 in Falmouth Affordable Housing Fund support for the Locustfield Road project.
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Source: the Affordable Housing Committee meeting of July 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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