Hot Property: Park-9 Dog Bar
Greater Boston’s first year-round indoor dog park and bar is welcoming two- and four-legged guests to its newly-opened location in Everett’s Fermentation District.
In the Affordable Housing Lottery, Being a ‘Winner’ May Be a Losing Proposition
Gentrification across Boston has created a significant shortage of affordable housing, in particular rentals that are too often beyond the reach of so many – especially young people of color.
Wu Creates Monitoring Committee on Fair Housing
As Boston implements its year-old fair housing zoning, Mayor Michelle Wu is creating a committee to measure its effectiveness in limiting displacement by development and gentrification.
Gentrification Fears Cast Shadow Over Green Line Celebration
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.
Higher Hurdles for Developers Tested in Dorchester
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.
Councilors Back Fair Housing Test for Developments
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.
Multifamily Migration Route Leads to Lynn
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.
Boston Charts Course Toward Development Without Displacement
Among the new questions that developers are likely to face while seeking approvals: Would locally-owned businesses be displaced? And how will you market the development to encourage a diverse tenancy?
Boston Ranks Near Top in Gentrification Study
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.
Should Housing Advocates Look to the Suburbs?
Here’s a startling statistic that should be a cause...Boston’s Planning Equity Standard Will Set a Better Bar for Projects
With this zoning amendment, Boston will be the first city to use the power of zoning to create economically and racially diverse communities.
Fair Housing Struggles Far from Over
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.
Roxbury Luxury Apartments Land $11.4M Financing
A 45-unit luxury apartment project planned for the heart of Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has acquired construction financing.
Suffolk Downs Faces Calls for More Affordability
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.
Baker’s Housing Choice Bill Faces Mixed Reception on Beacon Hill
As the state’s housing crunch rages on, opinion at Tuesday’s hearing on key zoning reform legislation is still split over whether the bill goes far enough to help those most affected by the situation.
The Rent Control Debate is a Red Herring
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.
Plan JP/Rox Looks Like a Noble Failure
A plan intended to let one of Boston’s last affordable neighborhoods along the southern end of Washington Street and the Orange Line grow without displacing current residents instead created an incentive structure where developers can’t build the volume of affordable units needed to keep rents in check.
Affordability Goals Slow to Influence JP/Rox Development
Two years after the Boston Planning and Development Agency approved the JP/Rox Plan guidelines, the program has neither sparked a massive building boom nor drastic changes in how private and nonprofit developers are designing and financing projects.
Mapping Tool Illustrates Region’s Housing Cost Burdens
The cities, towns and neighborhoods that together make up greater Boston have changed significantly in the last few decades. But those changes have not been uniform across the region.
Corporate Housing Fills Up New Developments
Building more multifamily housing in Boston is the cornerstone of Mayor Marty Walsh’s strategy to bring apartment rents and condominium prices under control, and developers have been doing their part with more than 13,000 units completed since 2014.
