Photo: Fisher Hill Reservoir Park, Brookline. Nor’easter94, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (file photo). The park is in the Fisher Hill neighborhood near the condominium; the photo does not show the unit.
The Town of Brookline is taking applications for an affordable three-bedroom condominium at 6 Olmsted Road, Unit 104, in the Fisher Hill Historic District, priced at $437,836 for an eligible first-time homebuyer. Applications are due at noon on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, and the town will hold the lottery on Monday, Nov. 23, at noon over Zoom, according to the town’s announcement. The lottery was announced Oct. 23, Townbrief reported.
The Brookline affordable condo: what is for sale
The unit has 1,178 square feet of living space with three bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms, a kitchen with built-in appliances, in-unit laundry, basement storage and one indoor parking space below ground, the town said. The town’s preliminary application describes the building as part of a three-building complex “designed to resemble a turn-of-the-century estate.” The unit is sold in as-is condition, according to the application.
Estimated monthly costs listed by the town are $365.22 in real estate taxes, before any tax exemption, and $601.52 in condo fees. The condo fees cover repair, maintenance and cleaning of common areas, landscaping and snow removal. The application notes that after one year of ownership, the buyer may apply for Brookline’s Residential Tax Exemption, which reduces the property tax bill.
Who qualifies for the Fisher Hill lottery
The condominium is limited to first-time homebuyers earning up to 110 percent of the area median income. The town defines a first-time homebuyer as someone who has not had an ownership interest in residential property in the past three years. Household assets are capped at $75,000.
The maximum household incomes set by the town are:
- 1 person: $126,742
- 2 people: $144,848
- 3 people: $162,954
- 4 people: $181,060
- 5 people: $195,545
- 6 people: $210,030
The application asks for gross income from all household members 18 and older, including wages, overtime, bonuses, pensions, Social Security, interest and dividends, child support and alimony, unemployment and disability benefits, and regular gifts. Some income is excluded, including student financial aid, foster care payments and veterans’ benefits, according to the form.
How to apply
The application packet and eligibility guidelines are posted in the town’s Document Center, and the listing also appears on the state-supported My Mass Home housing site. Applicants should read the eligibility criteria and application guidelines before filling out the form, the town says. Completed applications must be received by 12 p.m. on Nov. 13. Applications that arrive after that time are not part of the Nov. 23 Zoom drawing.
Questions about the lottery can go to the Department of Planning and Community Development at Brookline Town Hall, 333 Washington St. in Brookline Village. The town’s main phone number is 617-730-2000. The Nov. 23 drawing will be held online via Zoom, according to the town.
Other Brookline housing news
The lottery comes as Brookline weighs several other housing decisions. According to the town’s Department of Planning and Community Development newsletter, the Select Board voted to commit $4 million from the Affordable Housing Trust to extend affordability at 99 Kent Street, a 115-home senior building, for another 99 years. The department said the local money is meant to help the owner compete for state and federal funding as the next step in preserving those homes.
The planning department is also working on a draft zoning article for Spring 2027 Town Meeting that would let the Planning Board grant most special permits for one- and two-family homes, instead of sending most cases to both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Projects that need variances or a full teardown of the main house would be excluded. Regulatory Planning Director Polly Selkoe is taking questions at pselkoe@brooklinema.gov or 617-730-2126, the newsletter said.
The town has also hired Stantec Consulting to gather ideas for the three-acre town-owned Fisher Hill West site at 110, 124 and 150 Fisher Avenue and 146 Hyslop Road, and the Community Preservation Act Committee is running an anonymous five-minute survey through Nov. 6 to guide next year’s funding. The town says CPA money has paid for 37 projects totaling more than $16.5 million over the past three years.
For zoning and housing articles headed to this fall’s session, see The Boston Report’s guide to the November 2026 Brookline Town Meeting warrant. For transportation, read about the town’s community shuttle study.
Sources
- Town of Brookline News Flash: affordable condominium announcement and Planning and Community Development newsletter
- Preliminary Application: 6 Olmsted Road, #104
- Townbrief: Brookline opens lottery for affordable Olmsted Road condo (Oct. 23, 2026)
Additional sources
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