Neighborhood activists founded Madison Park Development Corp. in the 1960s to fight urban renewal and its demolition of Roxbury properties. Now, its new head Leslie Reid is looking to accelerate affordable housing production on long-neglected parcels.
The nation’s first community-led developer scored its first victory 55 years ago this month in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, responding to city officials’ plans to demolish an entire community and setting the stage for a groundbreaking new way of developing real estate.
Madison Park, the only comprehensive vocational school in Boston, is uniquely positioned to be a talent pipeline for employers around the region, according to a report published earlier this week by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
