Bentley Apartments is a 45-unit affordable housing complex located at 100 Bridge Street in downtown Great Barrington, part of Impact South County’s larger 100 Bridge Street redevelopment of an 8-acre former brownfield site (the old New England Log Homes site) along the Housatonic River. The complex includes 12 one-bedroom, 22 two-bedroom, and 11 three-bedroom apartments, all with universal wheelchair access, and rents affordable to households earning under 60% AMI (incomes up to roughly $53,000). The development also includes a 1-acre restored riverfront walk and a 2-acre public Riverfront Park on the Housatonic River. Parking and hot water are included in rent; tenants pay electric, heat, and air conditioning.
The site required extensive environmental remediation before construction, as it was a contaminated brownfield that Impact South County had acquired back in 1999. Construction began in 2019–2020 and the complex opened with a virtual ribbon-cutting on May 11, 2021. The project is located within walking distance of downtown shopping, services, restaurants, transportation, and Berkshire Community College, and is designed as community-centered, low-carbon-footprint development.