Housing Assistance Launches Next 50 Years from New Headquarters
On January 22, 2025, Housing Assistance will open a new headquarters to accommodate its administrative staff, improve access to programs, and increase collaboration with the community.
The offices will relocate to 255 Independence Drive in Hyannis, just a few miles from our headquarters at 460 West Main Street, where we have been since 1976. Our new space will serve as one of three regional housing resource centers and the home for the agency’s Education & Housing Counseling programs and services. We operate a regional housing center in Orleans and plan to open another location in the Upper Cape region.
The purchase of 255 Independence Way was made possible through the generosity of Barnstable real estate developer Stuart Bornstein and his wife, Jamila. Bornstein sold the property to Housing Assistance as a means to support the organization’s mission. The transaction enabled Housing Assistance to transition from renting to owning its home in Hyannis.
“As a longtime housing developer, I know how meaningful it is to have your own place to call home,” said Bornstein. “As a longtime supporter of Housing Assistance, I am happy to help provide the agency with a home of its own as it continues to advance its mission throughout the Cape and Islands region.”
A centerpiece of the new headquarters will be a 1,000-square-foot collaborative training space for use by Housing Assistance, as well as community organizations and businesses who wish to use it for meetings, trainings, or events.
“We look forward to welcoming the wider community to our collaborative training space, where we can better serve clients in need of housing support and forge strong partnerships that are necessary to solve the region’s housing crisis,” said Alisa Magnotta, CEO of Housing Assistance.
Supported by philanthropic donations as well as a MassDevelopment grant, the property has been undergoing interior renovations to fit the organization’s mission and the needs of its growing workforce.
“This new headquarters is the perfect place to be for our next 50 years as the demand for housing-related services and programs continues to grow and our work requires a higher level of collaboration and accessibility,” said Bill Bogdanovich, Chair of the Housing Assistance Board of Directors.
The move comes as Housing Assistance has outgrown its longtime offices at 460 West Main Street. The nonprofit currently employs about 120 people and expects to create eight new full- and part-time positions at the new location.
“This is an opportunity not only to improve the workspaces that our dedicated team uses every day but also to better serve our clients with a strategically designed space where they can be connected to the services that we provide in a more meaningful way,” said Cassi Danzl, Chief Operating Officer at Housing Assistance.
