A $2.7 million U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant will help a Brighton affordable-housing development organization to "go green."
The Covenant House in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood is among seven affordable developments in the state chosen to receive more than $11.5 million to perform energy-efficient renovations with Recovery Act funds.
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Congressman Michael Capuano, regional representatives of HUD and other local, state, and national officials will join B’nai B’rith Housing New England on Monday to celebrate the grant.
The group will gather with staff from B’nai B’rith Housing to review progress made under the grant to increase energy efficiency in a variety of systems at the Covenant House complex.
"The city of Boston is pleased to have supported B’nai B’rith Housing New England – as well as three other local affordable housing organizations – in their applications to HUD for this important green retrofit funding," said Menino. "Not only will these Green Recovery Act funds aid our efforts to preserve Boston’s affordable housing stock, they will also help reduce the emissions of these housing developments and create green jobs for Boston residents."
Covenant House I and II, two of three B’nai B’rith Housing residence buildings at 30 Washington St., near Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton, won $2.67 million from the program after submitting an application for energy improvements in mid-2009.
Other recepients include:
- Shawme Heights II in Sandwich
- Cheriton Grove Apartments in West Roxbury
- Farnsworth House in Jamaica Plain
- Revere’s HRCA Housing for Elderly Inc.
- Council Tower in Roxbury
