Developers Kick Off Jackson Square Infill Housing Project
Financing from a group of public agencies will support a development team’s construction of 62 affordable housing units on a Boston Housing Authority-owned property near Jackson Square.
53 Affordable Housing Landlords Pledge to Avoid Evictions
Over four dozen owners and operators of affordable housing units announced a joint pledge this morning to work with their tenants in financial trouble due to the COVID-19 recession and avoid evicting them over missed rent payments.
Nonprofits Seek to Add 437 Apartments at JP Housing Complex
A nonprofit development team has unveiled its vision for transforming a portion of one of Boston’s public housing complexes into a mixed-income development, adding 437 apartments in seven new buildings.
Personnel File
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
Redevelopment of JP Property to Create Supportive Housing for Homeless
A partnership between The Community Builders of Boston and the Pine Street Inn will bring 202 income-restricted and supportive housing units to Jamaica Plain.
Personnel File
Members of the real estate and banking industries were on the move recently. See who’s been hired and who’s been promoted.
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.
Boston Breaks Ground on 349-Unit Expansion of JP Housing Project
Dignitaries gathered Wednesday to celebrate the start of renovations to Boston’s Armory Street Apartments in Jamaica Plain and the groundbreaking for a 349-unit housing development being built on adjacent city land.
Pine Street Inn Plans Large Affordable Project in JP
A large affordable housing project could be coming to Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, courtesy of the Pine Street Inn homeless shelter.
Developer Set to Cash Out
One of the ground rules for multifamily development in Boston is that market-rate projects are required to subsidize affordable units, which otherwise might never get built because of insufficient financing.
Four MA Groups Awarded $185M In Tax Credits
Four Massachusetts community development organizations will receive $185 million in the latest round of new markets tax credits awarded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Chinatown’s Chauncy House Gets A $16M Facelift Via MassHousing
The Community Builders (TCB) of Boston have arranged...Lincoln Woods Apartments Receives $15.6M From MassHousing
The Lincoln Woods Apartments in Lincoln will receive...
