MANY IN THE INDUSTRY SEE THEM AS AN ANSWER TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING COOP APARTMENTS INCH INTO BOSTON AREAIrving Murphy, Globe Staff
“If we are to truly address housing affordability in Boston’s neighborhoods, no one entity can do it alone,” Lee Pelton, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation said in a statement. “We must be prepared to act collectively to protect affordable homes that market forces would otherw...
Everything from the high-rise apartments for an elderly couple to single-family houses is all available to people. In fact, according to theU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, over 1.2 million households now live in the public housing units. Over 3,300 HA’s take care of th...
go up on land along D Street adjacent to its South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center garage. The level of affordability for these apartments will count toward 25 percent of the scoring in the bidding process. The port authority board is expected to pick a winner this fall. — JON CHESTO...
The agencies have selected Blue Sea Development Company, Pennrose Properties, Du-vernay + Brooks, and Rosenberg Housing Group (Blue Sea & Partners) to develop the approximately 200,000 square feet, 4.5-acre area for new, affordable and public housing units. It will be constructed In three ...
Yearwood is proud that there is a consensus in Westport around the need for affordable housing. The state mandates that 10% of units built since 1990 be deemed “affordable,” according to an income formula. 19 apartments at 122 Wilton Road are Westport’s newest affordable housing units. ...
« Older Stories Stopped. Watched. City Hall Seat cushion set up in the corner of council chambers, with this note: “Gratefully and Respectfully Reserved for Dave Askins.” [photo] Tonight is The Chronicle’s last council meeting.
The original buildings were “constructed in the 1950s on some of the least desirable land in the city,” said Michael Johnston, the executive director of the CHA. “The apartments were in very poor condition and suffered from multiple problems, of which water infiltration from groundwater is ...
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predominantly Hispanic community of Globeville bears the distinction of having “the most polluted zip code in the country.” Part of the neighborhood is located on a federal Superfund Site—the legacy of large metal smelting operations and other dirty industries. The area is ...