What It Takes to Build with Faith
Nonprofit developer Bill Grogan is an expert in working with faith groups to build housing on their land, something the state could legalize this summer with “YIGBY” legislation.
Skyline Zoning Clears Downtown for Taller Building Heights
Boston officials approved zoning changes designed to encourage high-rise housing development in three downtown neighborhoods and reinvigorate areas that have been drained of economic activity by rising office vacancies.
Mission Hill Towers OK’d After Agreeing to Additional Payments
Boston officials approved a Mission Hill apartment development after the developer agreed to donate $200,000 to a neighborhood nonprofit housing group.
Chinatown Tower Framed as Beacon of Housing Hope
A new 19-story residential tower is coming to downtown Boston, with a focus on supporting formerly homeless individuals and offering affordable rental options for working-class Bay Staters strained by the state’s housing crisis.
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.
Development Team Submits 346K SF Nubian Square Plans
A 346,000-square-foot mixed-income housing proposal is joining the growing pipeline of multifamily development in Roxbury’s Nubian Square.
Developers Scale Back Navy Yard Affordable Housing Proposal
Following a lengthy community outreach process, developers are moving ahead with conversion of a vacant former hotel at the Charlestown Navy Yard into affordable and supportive housing.
Builders Predict More Pain for Housing Production
Homebuilders say the latest energy efficiency standards being adopted in many Massachusetts communities will wipe out recent progress the state has made toward spurring housing production.
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.
Crescent Parcel Developers Submit 300K SF Proposal
A team of two local developers is seeking approval for a 300,000-square-foot mixed-income housing project that’s been designed with attention to minimizing the urban heat island effect in Roxbury.
Developers Chosen for Next Nubian Square Project
A partnership between the Archdiocese of Boston’s affordable housing arm and Boston-based J. Garland Enterprises won the rights to develop 217 housing units at the publicly-owned Crescent parcel in Nubian Square.
Chinatown Tower Would Include 40% Affordable Units
A pair of nonprofits are partnering on plans for a 19-story mixed-income project on the edge of Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood, which is battling displacement from short-term rentals and luxury housing.
