BPDA Board Balks at Mission Hill Apartment Plan
Development approval for 218 apartments on a vacant Mission Hill property hit a delay last night as Boston officials reacted to opposition from neighborhood residents.
CDC Finds Infill Development Opportunity in Fenway
A nonprofit developer that has agreed to purchase a former Fenway laundromat submitted plans for a 24-unit affordable housing project.
Fenway Team Competes in a Crowded Field
On the front lines in the housing affordability battle, Suneeth John leads the Fenway CDC’s real estate team in identifying promising sites and finding financing sources to acquire and develop them.
Housing Exec Named to Lead Fenway CDC
A local housing executive was selected to lead the nonprofit Fenway Community Development Corp., replacing retiring executive director Leah Camini.
A Win for Affordable Housing in the Fenway
A religious order’s disposition of a 140-unit building was the perfect example of an opportunity to preserve this critical housing in a neighborhood with excellent access to public transit and amenities.
$14M Acquisition Stabilizes Future of Fenway Roominghouse
A nonprofit development team completed the $14-million acquisitions of a Fenway roominghouse that prompted complaints of discriminatory marketing and leasing practices.
CDCs to Acquire Fenway Roominghouse in Discrimination Case
A pair of Boston-based affordable housing developers will acquire a Fenway roominghouse that was accused of targeting elderly residents for eviction.
Lab Developers, Nonprofits Clash Over Linkage Hike
Nonprofit housing developers said higher fees on development in Boston would help ease the city’s affordability crisis, while commercial developers warned an increase would have the opposite effect by making projects harder to finance.
Fenway Connections Revived Project with More Affordability
Fenway Community Development Corp. discovered an opportunity for its first ground-up housing project in over 20 years just steps from its own offices on Burbank Street.
Newcastle Saranac Upgrades Completed Under New Ownership
A five-year-old Boston affordable housing preservation program helped a local nonprofit acquire and upgrade a 97-unit property in South End and Lower Roxbury where income restrictions had been set to expire.
Berklee College of Music Buys Troubled Fenway Hotel for $18M
Berklee College of Music has paid $18 million to buy a Fenway property that’s attracted complaints about noise and criminal activity in its previous roles as temporary Emerson College dorms and a budget hotel.
Controversial Fenway Roominghouse Offered to Affordable Developers
Owners of a Fenway roominghouse under fire for discriminatory rental policies have hired Colliers to market the property, which is being sought for acquisition by a pair of affordable housing developers.
Seaport Lab Construction, Conversion Get Go-Ahead
Boston Planning & Development Agency officials approved two new life science projects in the Seaport District, including one that’s already landed an anchor tenant, and construction of 255 housing units.
$30.3M Financing Package Pays for Upgrades, Affordability at Fenway Property
A $30.3-million financing package from MassHousing will preserve 97 units of mixed-income housing in Boston’s South End and pay for the first upgrades to the property since the 1970s.
Housing Developers Warn of Risks to Projects
Housing developers warn that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic could trigger penalty clauses that threaten the completion of projects and require state and federal intervention.
Fenway Getting a New Hotel and Concert Hall
The next wave of development in the Fenway neighborhood will bring a 5,400-seat concert hall to the home of the Boston Red Sox and a 148-room hotel less than a block away.
‘Herculean’ Efforts Preserve 97 Affordable Units in Lower Roxbury
A partnership between Fenway Community Development Corp. and Schochet Cos. will renovate and preserve affordability for 97 housing units in Lower Roxbury.
Opponents Challenge 677-Room Kenmore Square Hotels
A pair of proposed hotels totaling 677 rooms in Boston’s Kenmore Square are generating pushback from residents who say the project shouldn’t qualify for special zoning rules allowing extra density.
Upgrades Set To Begin At Fenway Complex
Longtime renters in the Boston’s Fenway neighborhood have felt the squeeze from rising rents and conversion of apartments into off-campus housing.
