The Latest from Island Housing Trust
Updates on Homes, Projects, and People
Two New Homes for Sale – Located in Town Hill
We are pleased to announce two homes available for purchase in Town Hill, Bar Harbor. Sale Price: $350,000 per home
Saltbox-style (2022), ~1,100 sq ft 3 beds, 2.5 baths First-floor living, kitchen, primary suite; half bath with laundry hookup Hardwood floors, wood siding, metal roof Heat pumps, Rinnai heater, toe-kick bathroom heaters
The homes sit on just over 2.5 acres of private woods and are being sold under a land lease with affordability covenants to IHT-eligible applicants.
Eligible household incomes are capped at 140% of median area income ($138,460).
Applications are now being accepted. Approved applicants will enter a secondary queue and receive additional information.
A Mud Season Challenge - Help us unlock $25,000!
Spring buds are popping up… but in Maine it’s mud season. Messy, yes — exciting, absolutely. While roads are muddy, we’re converting plans into homes.
Generous donors have pledged a $25,000 challenge: raise $25,000 and their gift unlocks, creating $50,000 for the Opportunities Fund. Thanks to James Clark, Susanna Porter, Lydia Goetze, the Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation (Anne Green), Sam Hamill, and Mike and Mary Ann Siklosi, every dollar you give will be matched to double support for year-round housing for MDI’s workforce and families.
From foundations at Ripples Hill and homes in Town Hill to new projects in Mt. Desert, mud season is where possibilities begin.
Support our Opportunities Fund and celebrate mud season with us
Visionary Land Gift to Transform the Heart of Northeast Harbor
A transformative gift of land at 131 Main Street will help shape a more vibrant, year-round future for Northeast Harbor and the Town of Mount Desert. Donated by John and Johanna Neilson Boynton, the centrally located parcel has been divided between Island Housing Trust and the Mount Desert Island Historical Society.
IHT will build high-quality workforce housing for median-income households, helping ensure that the people who sustain the island’s economy can live in the community they serve. MDIHS will develop a modern, year-round museum and community center.
Together, this project strengthens the foundation of Northeast Harbor, bringing housing, culture, and community life to Main Street year-round. It stands as a powerful example of how philanthropy and collaboration can meet the evolving needs of Mount Desert Island.
