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Baker-Polito Administration Makes Affordable Rental Housing Awards to Shovel-Ready Projects Across Massachusetts

Baker-Polito Administration Makes Affordable Rental Housing Awards to Shovel-Ready Projects Across Massachusetts

BEVERLY — The Baker-Polito Administration announced more than $30 million in direct funding as well as the allocation of state and federal tax credits that will yield $200 million in equity to support the rehabilitation and production of 678 units of rental housing.  Included in the total number of units, the awards, which were made through the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Rental Housing Rapid Production Program, will result in 576 affordable units with at least 140 units reserved for extremely low-income households.

Trauma-Informed Practices Help Deliver Better Care to Clients and Staff

Trauma-Informed Practices Help Deliver Better Care to Clients and Staff

Bill McKinney, executive director of the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) in Philadelphia, is keenly aware that the neighborhood his nonprofit serves lies in one of the poorest parts of one of the nation’s poorest large cities, and is rife with trauma.

Skender wraps up renovation of 101-unit senior housing facility in South Chicago

Skender wraps up renovation of 101-unit senior housing facility in South Chicago

Skender, serving as general contractor, recently completed construction on Salud Center, a 101-unit, 140,000-square-foot senior residential building in South Chicago at 3039 E. 91st Street. The facility provides affordable housing for low-income seniors and is operated by the Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and Claretian Associates, a nonprofit housing developer and community services provider based in South Chicago.

Major upgrades coming to Salem apartment complex

Major upgrades coming to Salem apartment complex

A nearly half-century-old apartment complex serving low- and moderate-income residents in Salem has launched a major update that will improve conditions for tenants and extend the life and long-term affordability of the facility.

Obama Center Is Finally Coming, And 'The Right Organizations Are At The Table'

Obama Center Is Finally Coming, And 'The Right Organizations Are At The Table'

Clearing away the many legal and regulatory hurdles encountered by the proposed Obama Presidential Center, which could break ground as early as next week, won’t bring an end to controversy over how the $700M complex will impact the South Side n

Salem Heights Apartment Complex Set For Major Facelift

Salem Heights Apartment Complex Set For Major Facelift

SALEM, MA — Salem Heights will soon undergo an extensive renovation and modernization through a $55 million MassDevelopment tax-exempt bond.

The Preservation Associates Limited Partnership, which will own the 281-unit, lower-incoming complex, intends to use the bond proceeds to renovate the Pope Street rental housing that is home to about 500 residents.

Mashpee Selectmen Approve $300,000 For Affordable Housing Project

Mashpee Selectmen Approve $300,000 For Affordable Housing Project

The Mashpee Board of Selectmen during their meeting at Town Hall on Monday, June 28, approved a $300,000 contribution to the construction of a 39-unit affordable housing project slated for 950 Falmouth Road.

The co-developers, the Housing Assistance Corporation and Preservation of Affordable Housing, are in the process of applying to the state department of housing and community development for low-income housing tax credits, which are expected to fund the majority of the 40B project. 

'A stepping stone:' Brewster celebrates groundbreaking for 30 new affordable housing units

'A stepping stone:' Brewster celebrates groundbreaking for 30 new affordable housing units

BREWSTER — It took five years, but the evidence of progress is everywhere. 

The newly-paved access road flanked by cement footings for street lights. The cleared lots with white septic and water pipes protruding from the dirt.

Gentrification near the Obama Center? Not at this big building

Gentrification near the Obama Center? Not at this big building

Originally published in Crain's Chicago Business.

By Alby Gallun

Amid worries that housing around the future Obama Presidential Center will become increasingly unaffordable, a non-profit plans to buy a big apartment building down the street and hold down rents for low-income residents.

Garfield Green would put 81 affordable — and sustainable — apartments on the West Side

Garfield Green would put 81 affordable — and sustainable — apartments on the West Side

A nonprofit developer has submitted plans for affordable housing on the West Side in a dual effort at community renewal and environmental awareness.

Preservation of Affordable Housing has proposed two buildings at Kedzie and Fifth avenues in the Garfield Park area that would contain 81 apartments and space for small retailers. The vacant property is city-owned and the $25 million proposal is part of an international competition encouraging sustainable design in metro areas.

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