Affordable Housing Trust considers sale of Durkee Farmhouse instead of lease
Littleton Housing Trust explores sale model for Durkee Farmhouse Project. Chair Marianne Heer said the Trust would move forward with reconsidering the approximately $500,000 property as a direct sale rather than the 99-year lease model recommended by Massachusetts Housing Partnership. Member Mark
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees · Meeting of July 14, 2026
Littleton Housing Trust explores sale model for Durkee Farmhouse Project. Chair Marianne Heer said the Trust would move forward with reconsidering the approximately $500,000 property as a direct sale rather than the 99-year lease model recommended by Massachusetts Housing Partnership. Member Mark Rambacher proposed selling the land to Habitat for Humanity at no cost, with Habitat repaying the Trust through a $500,000 mortgage to be forgiven upon project completion.
Town Council member Tom Harrington advised that while 99-year leases offer long-term control, they require the Trust to act as landlord managing enforcement; a sale would transfer property management to the developer while preserving affordability standards through deed restrictions.
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Source: the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees meeting of July 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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