‘At One Neighborhood Builders, which constructs and operates income-restricted housing complexes across the state, the steel and aluminum tariffs have them trying to order appliances and, most importantly, elevators, before cost increases hit.
“We’ve already been chatting with our general contractor on where we can try and prepare,” One Neighborhood Builders Housing Development Director Michelle Bleau said. “They’ve been saying, order what you can now, in the next 30 days.”‘
[…]“At One Neighborhood Builders, which constructs and operates income-restricted housing complexes across the state, the steel and aluminum tariffs have them trying to order appliances and, most importantly, elevators, before cost increases hit.
“We’ve already been chatting with our general contractor on where we can try and prepare,” One Neighborhood Builders Housing Development Director Michelle Bleau said. “They’ve been saying, order what you can now, in the next 30 days.”
The organization has the funds to order appliances and a few elevators. Elevators already take a long time to be delivered following an order, but the hope is ordering now locks in a lower price, since so much of the material cost is steel. Because elevators take so long to get delivered, it’s the first thing that gets ordered.
Normally the organization does not purchase things like appliances so far in advance, but they have the funds now, which should save them some money, Bleau said.
The organization broke ground on a 39-unit income-restricted apartment complex on Atwells Avenue in July 2024. That project is combined with the renovation of 46 apartments.”
