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Our History
Preserving The Past, Building A Future
The redevelopment of the Salem Tabernacle Congregational Church is a unique opportunity to save a historic structure while addressing a critical need in our community. The outcome will be the historic restoration of the church building, an ongoing home for the Tabernacle congregation, and the creation of permanent, supportive affordable housing for veterans.
100% Affordable
48 affordable studio apartments, large community room, fitness center, and wellness office.
Historic Restoration
A full restoration of the existing building will preserve the historic and significant community building.
Continued Worship
The Tabernacle Congregational Church congregation will retain shared use of the property for continued worship, free of rent and utility costs, and they will have an endowment from the sale of the property that will sustain them for generations.
Beacon Communities
Beacon Communities Development is a full-service multifamily residential development and acquisitions company headquartered in Boston with additional offices in New York, and Pennsylvania. Beacon has completed construction, financial restructuring or substantial rehabilitation on over 10,000 apartments. In its overall portfolio, Beacon owns and mages 20,000 apartment homes in 160 properties across 10 states. With a 45 year history, Beacon executes developments that range from the adaptive reuse of historic buildings, to the renovation of existing occupied affordable housing properties and the redevelopment of distressed public housing. Beacon has a long history on the North Shore, including projects in Salem, Beverly, and Lynn, and is currently constructing the 100% affordable Leefort Terrace in Salem.
Soldier On
A nationally recognized non-profit delivering services to more than 4,000 veterans annually. Soldier On currently partners with Beacon on similar housing for veterans in Menands, NY.
Beverly Village for Living and the Arts
Beverly, MA
Adaptive reuse of the historic Briscoe School in Beverly, MA, transforming the former school into a mixed-use community with 85 affordable senior housing units and six live/work artist studios while preserving and repurposing the building’s community spaces.
140 Clarendon
Boston, MA
Transformed the historic YWCA building at 140 Clarendon Street into 210 permanently affordable apartments, including 111 units of supportive housing for people exiting homelessness, while preserving space for existing cultural and educational tenants.
35 Broadway
Menands, NY
67‑unit, affordable and supportive housing community co‑developed by Beacon Communities and Soldier On, with more than half of the homes reserved for veterans who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness.