In a public/private partnership involving the Island Housing Trust and the Town of Tisbury, the Trust purchased a 1.38-acre parcel of land on Lake Street from the town. The Tisbury Affordable Housing Committee secured a comprehensive permit to build a pocket neighborhood of 6 townhouses (3 duplexes) within walking distance of downtown Vineyard Haven. Each of the duplexes have been designed to the Trust’s high performance building standards (MassSave Tier III) to ensure maximum energy efficiency and long term affordability. The duplexes were designed by Cohen Architects of West Tisbury and LDa Architecture and Interiors of Cambridge. Grants were secured from the Tisbury Community Preservation Act (CPA) to cover certain development costs. Construction financing was secured from the Rockland Trust Bank. The first phase of construction (2 duplexes) was completed by Williams Construction Company of West Yarmouth in May of 2012 and the second phase (1 duplex) was completed by Farley Built, Inc. of West Tisbury in May of 2013. The townhouses were sold to income-qualified homebuyers. The Trust worked with the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority and the Tisbury Affordable Housing Committee to conduct the homebuyer selection and lottery process. Photographs can be view at Wentworth Way photographs.