About FHC
The Falmouth Housing Corporation (FHC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable corporation established in Falmouth, Massachusetts in 1996. Our organization was created to address the broad spectrum of affordable housing and homelessness issues facing the Falmouth community.
In the late 1990s the Falmouth Housing Corporation acquired several parcels of land that today constitute our Gifford Street campus. The land located at 611 Gifford Street was sold to the Falmouth Service Center, and the remaining eight acres of buildable land was earmarked for affordable housing development. The affordable housing at this location on Gifford Street has been built in stages, responding to community need and available funding. Developments at this location include 587 & 651 Gifford Street and Gifford Workforce I & II.
Between 2004 and 2011, FHC created housing through its acquisition and revitalization of two blighted locations in downtown Falmouth. The redevelopment of the 704 Main Street and School House Green locations assisted the Town of Falmouth in its economic revitalization planning for this area. Both developments include housing, commercial space, and walk-able greenways for pedestrians.
In 2005, the Falmouth Housing Corporation purchased a four acre parcel located at the entrance to the Raymond Business Park in North Falmouth. FHC constructed multi-family rental housing at this location to expand housing opportunities at the 20 Edgerton Drive site.
In 2015, FHC acquired a foreclosed property located on a three acre parcel in Woods Hole. Notantico Woods, is Woods Hole’s first affordable housing property and is conveniently located between Falmouth Center and Woods Hole village.
In 2010 the Town of Falmouth purchased over twenty-one acres of undeveloped land at the northern tip of Little Pond. The parcel was subdivided and restrictions placed on the land per the requirements of the Community Preservation Act. FHC was selected to build community housing, and in 2020, Little Pond Place was completed.
In 2024, Scranton Main Senior Housing came online, bringing much-needed affordable apartments to downtown Falmouth. The architectural mass and position of the new building, with its clock tower, serves as a focal point for the redevelopment area, and includes smart design principles. Scranton Main is a certified Passive House building.
The Falmouth Housing Corporation leverages federal, state, county and local resources, working closely with lenders, community partners and family foundations to manage costs effectively and bring affordable rental units to market. FHC retains ownership of our housing developments and manages them post-construction. We are proud of our work and take our role as stewards seriously; reporting and responding to funders as well as monitoring agencies and the greater Falmouth community.
We aim to improve the lives of Falmouth residents through compassionate solutions to housing needs. Our staff has a robust referral network and routinely counsels and assists our constituents and the Falmouth community. FHC works closely with local agencies, the Falmouth Housing Authority and the Housing Assistance Corporation, who manage local rental assistance programs, (Section 8 portable vouchers).
The Falmouth Housing Corporation always has new developments in our planning pipeline. Please check back frequently to receive updates.
