mark.gartsbeyn March 15, 2021 7:04 pm
Boston has earmarked $34 million to build and preserve 841 affordable housing units across the city, Mayor Marty Walsh announced earlier this month.
The new funds, which are roughly equal to the cost of a single Back Bay penthouse sold last year, will go toward creating 608 new income-restricted units and preserving 233 existing units. Nearly 200 of those units will be set aside as permanent housing for people and families who are homeless, and others are reserved for seniors and adults recovering from substance use. Some units will be available to own instead of rent.
“Everyone deserves a place to call home, and this funding will go a long way towards making that reality for so many people,” Walsh said in a statement.
State environmental regulators (MEPA) have approved Phase 1 of the Mildred Hailey Apartments redevelopment plan, clearing one milestone as the project continues within the City’s review process.
In a letter late last month from State Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, she indicated the Phase 1 project has adequately complied in planning for environmental and climate impacts.
“The Environmental Notification Form (ENF) has adequately described and analyzed the project and its alternatives, and assessed its potential environmental impacts and mitigation measures,” read the approval letter. “Based on review of the ENF and comments received on it, and in consultation with State Agencies, I have determined that an EIR is not required.”
The Stonybrook Neighborhood Association (SNA) met virtually on January 11, where neighbors heard the most recent proposal for the Doyle’s development, as well as voted to oppose the development proposed for 97-99 Williams St. Doyle’s Developer Lee Goodman of Watermark…
Updated on December 21, 2020 at 10:19 am
NBC Universal, Inc.
As millions prepare to travel for Christmas and the New Year holiday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has announced expanded free, mobile COVID testing this week for the city s residents regardless of their symptoms.
The new locations include the Washington Park Mall in Roxbury, the Anna M Cole Community Center in Jamaica Plain, and the Boston Renaissance Charter School in Hyde Park.
The expanded testing comes as the city reported an 8-percent positivity rate last week alone, up from 7.2% the week prior. Expanding access to COVID-19 testing, particularly in communities facing higher positive test rates of COVID-19, is vital to our response. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have placed equity at the center of our response to ensure every Bostonian can stay healthy, Walsh said in a statement. As we continue to see elevated COVID-19 activity in Boston, I want to thank our partners for their continued support for the