A partnership between The Davis Cos. and an East Boston health center proposes a six-building, 426-unit multifamily project, including 60 income-restricted units designed for families to address the neighborhood’s displacement pressures.
Boston’s first-in-the-nation fair housing zoning law is already influencing key elements of the city’s largest proposed development, Dorchester Bay City, as Accordia Partners spells out how its affordable housing strategy will exceed what’s typically expected in new projects.
Boston city councilors unanimously approved the nation’s first-ever zoning amendment that asks regulators to consider issues such as displacement, gentrification and discrimination when reviewing new development.
