Jamaica Plain Affordable Housing Project Receives Financing
A 6-story, 96-unit affordable housing development in Jamaica Plain could be headed for a groundbreaking soon after landing financing.
Personnel File – No. 369
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Personnel File – No. 335
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s the latest issue of Banker & Tradesman’s Personnel File.
Multifamily Projects Face Street-Level Dilemma
Unoccupied storefronts and expansive lobbies in newer multifamily and mixed-use projects frequently stay lifeless for months or years after occupancy. But what if there was a better way to handle multifamily buildings’ ground floors?
Personnel File – No. 266
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
Boston’s Next Mayor Must Put Words into Action
Dismantling the structures that perpetuate inequities for Bostonians should be a high priority for the next mayor. The reality is the future of the entire city of Boston depends on it.
Industry Group Urges Caution on Boston Development Fees
Commercial real estate trade group NAIOP-MA is urging Boston officials to be cautious as they weigh a proposal to nearly double development fees.
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.
Community Good Works
Massachusetts’ developers, credit unions and banks gave hundreds of thousands of dollars away to their communities as the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to rock the region.
Roxbury Affordable Project Lands Permanent Loan
An $18 million, 49-unit affordable housing development in Roxbury has secured permanent financing from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roxbury, JP Residents Face Difficulties and Opportunities
As I have heard from people living in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain in my new role as chief executive officer at Urban Edge, it has become clear that as much as residents are concerned about being able to afford to live in these neighborhoods.
Revere Beach Shopping Center Sells for $24.1M
A shopping center adjacent to Revere Beach has sold to a developer who sees redevelopment potential in the site.
Randolph Contractor Completes 49-Unit Affordable Rental Project
NEI General Contracting has completed construction of a multifamily project creating 49 income-restricted apartments in the Egleston Square section of Roxbury.
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.
A Housing Monument to Roxbury Activist
When Urban Edge began planning our latest affordable housing in Egleston Square, we knew exactly who we wanted to name the new buildings after – Delphine Walker.
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.
Multifamily Developer Breaks Ground On ‘Lean’ Pilot Project
Boston-based developer Urban Edge Housing Corp. broke ground Friday on the Walker Park apartments, a 49-unit, $17.5 million affordable rental housing complex in Roxbury’s Egleston Square.
MassDev Bonds Finance Roxbury Affordable Housing Facility
MassDevelopment has issued $9.4 million in bonds for Walker Park, a project from the Urban Edge Housing Corp., a community development organization in Roxbury.
