Boston Names Mass Timber Accelerator Projects
Seven proposed Boston buildings are about to start testing whether real commercial development can move past carbon-spewing construction materials in a big way.
Ground Broken on Latest Updates to BHA Property
A partnership between Boston-based Trinity Financial and East Boston Community Development Corp. has begun construction of the third and final phase of the Overlook Terrace at Orient Heights project, modernizing the East Boston public housing complex.
McCormack Redevelopment Would Rebuild, Expand 18-Acre Boston Complex
Redevelopment of the Mary Ellen McCormack public housing complex will add market-rate housing, larger community meeting space and buildings with a mix of architectural styles replacing the brick barracks-like complex in South Boston.
Developers Kick Off Jackson Square Infill Housing Project
Financing from a group of public agencies will support a development team’s construction of 62 affordable housing units on a Boston Housing Authority-owned property near Jackson Square.
Boston Seeks Offers for Downtown Crossing Garage Property
Boston officials have begun the disposition process for a Downtown Crossing parking garage, with plans to reinvest the proceeds in public housing and affordable housing.
Redevelopment Updates 88 Units at Orient Heights Complex
Proceeds from the sale of the Winthrop Center garage and inclusionary development payments from developers helped pay for the second phase of the Overlook Terrace at Orient Heights public housing redevelopment in East Boston.
Nonprofits Seek to Add 437 Apartments at JP Housing Complex
A nonprofit development team has unveiled its vision for transforming a portion of one of Boston’s public housing complexes into a mixed-income development, adding 437 apartments in seven new buildings.
BHA Extends Eviction Moratorium
The Boston Housing Authority is extending its moratorium on “nonessential evictions” – all except those related to criminal activity or that are “necessary to protect the health and safety of BHA residents, employees, and others” – through the end of the year, Mayor Martin Walsh’s office announced Friday.
Walsh Names Permanent BHA Chief
Boston’s Housing Authority will have a new leader as Mayor Marty Walsh’s administration embarks on a plan to pump significant new funding into housing over the next half-decade.
Report: Administrator Who Transformed Boston Housing Authority Dies
Longtime Boston Housing Authority Administrator Bill McGonagle, who rose from janitor to the top of the authority, has died.
160K On Waiting List for State’s 45K Public Housing Units
With recent public debate focused on the lack of new and affordable housing and its impact on job growth, traffic congestion and others facets of daily life, public housing advocates reminded lawmakers on Tuesday not to neglect what the state already has.
Boston Breaks Ground on 349-Unit Expansion of JP Housing Project
Dignitaries gathered Wednesday to celebrate the start of renovations to Boston’s Armory Street Apartments in Jamaica Plain and the groundbreaking for a 349-unit housing development being built on adjacent city land.
South End Project Retains and Renovates 146 Affordable Housing Units
A nonprofit community development organization will rehabilitate 146 units of affordable housing in Boston’s South End as part of a just-launched $47.2 million project.
Boston Housing Authority Project Among 19 Awarded Millions in Affordable Housing Grants
Seven projects in Massachusetts have received nearly $12.2 million in financing from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, which will fund the creation or preservation of 779 affordable housing units in 19 projects.
Realizing the Potential of Opportunity Zones
It is not news that the Trump Administration was successful in getting the controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 passed late last year.
Demo on Whittier Street a Cause for Celebration – for Now
Residents and public officials stood in a courtyard behind a Whittier Street building late last month, watching together as heavy machinery tore away pieces of the building’s fire escape, dropping them onto the ground below.
WinnCos. Named Development Team For South Boston Complex
The Boston Housing Authority has selected Boston-based WinnCos. to redevelop the Mary Ellen McCormack housing complex in South Boston.
Charlestown Redevelopment Would Add 2,100 Housing Units
A development partnership has solidified plans for the future of the Boston Housing Authority’s 28-acre Bunker Hill public housing property, adding 2,100 market-rate apartments and condos while rebuilding the existing 1,100 public housing units.
Website Launched For Bunker Hill Redevelopment
A newly-launched website provides updates on plans for a massive redevelopment of the Boston Housing Authority’s Bunker Hill public housing complex.
IBA Chosen To Redevelop South End Townhouses
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) has selected...This Week’s Newspaper
