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0 Howard Street sale for workforce housing

Keene

Summary

The city is moving to sell a nearly one-acre, city-owned parcel at 0 Howard Street to Granite State Housing Group, which plans sixteen workforce housing units in a cottage-court layout — a step toward Keene's housing goals that also returns the land to the tax roll.

At a glance

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Last discussed Jan 8, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Sale price will be set in negotiations; the property returns to the tax roll after years off it.

✅Who benefits

Workforce households seeking housing, plus taxpayers once the land is back on the tax roll.

⚠️Who could be affected

Some neighbors worry the density of 16 small units on under an acre could affect the surrounding residential area.

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