GLOVERSVILLE — Housing developers are currently working on construction plans for a single-family home on Forest Street as part of a state affordable housing pilot program that may be expanded into other areas of the city and the state if successful.
The pilot affordable housing program developed by the state Division of Homes and Community Renewal is geared towards the construction of new single-family homes for purchase by income qualified first-time home buyers.
The state is working on the program with Project Etopia, a British company focused on building affordable homes with energy efficient technologies. The company will construct the first home under the program at its own expense as a proof of concept targeting final construction costs of roughly $100,000 to $120,000 to meet the affordable housing goal.