House Recycling
Create a unique opportunity while saving a Nantucket home from the landfill
If you are in a position to do so, please consider donating your structurally sound dwelling to Housing Nantucket. We will do our best to find it a “new home”. The majority of our Nantucket rental units were moved from private property to our land, which is in scattered sites around the island. Your Nantucket dwelling could be next in providing island families with a year-round, affordable place to live. Even if your house doesn’t meet our current needs, we may be able to accept it if we are able to find it a new owner. The ideal structures for house recycling are small dwellings (less than 22’ wide and less than 2 stories) in good condition with easy access to a paved road.
Recycled Dwellings For Sale
Have land, need a dwelling?
When Housing Nantucket can’t use a dwelling for our own programs, we try to sell it to a third-party buyer. The buyer is responsible for relocating the structure and all permitting relating to the relocation. Proceeds raised from the sale of these buildings fund our other community housing initiatives.
If you would like to be contacted when the opportunity to purchase one of our recycled dwellings arises, complete the “Buyers-in-the-Wings” form below.
The Purchasing Process
In general, the process to purchase a relocatable Nantucket dwelling is as follows.
1. Buyer and Housing Nantucket coordinate a viewing of the property.
2. Buyer consults with house mover and general contractor to determine feasibility of house move.
3. Buyer and Housing Nantucket agree upon a purchase price.
4. Buyer provides Housing Nantucket with written offer-to-purchase and a $5K deposit.
5. Buyer, donor and Housing Nantucket sign dwelling donation agreements
6. Buyer/ buyer’s agent will seek HDC approval for move-on permit (if HDC does not allow building move, deposit will be refunded.)
7. Buyer engages house mover and applies to the building department for the house move permits.
8. Once the building permit is obtained, buyer delivers the balance of the purchase price to Housing Nantucket.
9. House is moved to buyer’s land.
