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Pedro and Damaris
Pedro and his wife, Damaris, currently live in a one-bedroom apartment and have complained about their unfriendly neighbors who they say makes their everyday life unenjoyable. Pedro and Damaris don’t have children together, but have a large blended family. Pedro has two daughters from a previous relationship and seven grandchildren. Damaris has three children and five grandchildren.
In a unique collaboration, HHA has donated a plot of land on Chestnut Street. Greater Springfield Habitat will prepare the site and build the foundation. UMass DesignBuild professors and students designed and built a modular home, and oversaw delivery to the Holyoke site. GSHFH will finish the inside work and sell the new home to Pedro and his wife Damaris, longtime Holyoke residents.
Construction began this past summer and the home was delivered to its Holyoke foundation on Nov. 14. A dedication, celebrating the completion of construction, will be held at 1:30pm on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 358 Chestnut St, Holyoke.
