Prime Group wants to redevelop more than half its Shetland Park property into high-end and affordable housing. City officials are debating whether it has responsibility to deter displacement next door.
Institutions are partnering with the city of Boston on a new low-interest loan fund expected to pay for acquisition of 500 apartments over the next five years.
Several dozen activists rallied outside the MBTA’s Lechmere Station, calling for state and local officials to act quickly to prioritize development of affordable housing and erect guardrails around investment in the area.
A plan to reverse exclusionary zoning in Boston and address discriminatory housing practices needs only Mayor MartyWalsh’s already-pledged signature to take effect, after receiving a favorable vote Wednesday from the Boston Zoning Commission.
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.
Sprawling waterfront development parcels and a transit-friendly downtown have proven to be powerful lures for projects in Lynn, attracting institutional investors and interest from national developers.
Income and home price gains were concentrated in a handful of neighborhoods in booming U.S. cities including Boston during a portion of the past decade, according to a study of wealth concentration and gentrification patterns.
With this zoning amendment, Boston will be the first city to use the power of zoning to create economically and racially diverse communities.
Boston should add new enforcement clout to its fair housing policies as vulnerable populations contend with higher-than-ever roadblocks to keeping roofs over their heads, concludes a report culminating a three-year study of local conditions.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is throwing his support behind changes to the city’s zoning code that would promote fair housing policies, including a review of small projects along with major developments.
A 45-unit luxury apartment project planned for the heart of Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has acquired construction financing.
From Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards’ perspective, the worst outcome for the redevelopment of the 161-acre Suffolk Downs property would be a finished product that resembles the Seaport District.
As frightening as the prospect of a rent control proposal on Beacon Hill may be to some the issue is a red herring that threatens to distract everyone from efforts to get Gov. Charlie Baker’s Act to Promote Housing Choice passed as soon as possible.
