From The Boston Globe:
The long-planned remake of Charlestown’s Bunker Hill public housing complex could start later this year after the Boston Planning & Development Agency board approved zoning for a 2,700-unit mixed-income apartment and condominium development to replace 1,100 aging low-income apartments.
From Connect Chicago:
From Jamaica Plain News:
Construction recently started on the new Holtzer Park housing development which will include 62 new affordable rental units in Jackson Square.
From the Indiana Civil Rights Commission's press release:
The Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Indiana Holiday Commission will be hosting the State of Indiana’s 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Indiana Holiday Celebration on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at 12:00pm EST. This year’s celebration will be held online. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/30th-annual-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-indiana-holiday-celebration-virtual-tickets-135340752835.
From Lucas Metropolitan Housing's press release:
From WBUR News Boston:
The city of Boston is extending its moratorium for nonessential evictions in public housing for a second time since the pandemic started.
Officials say most evictions from Boston Housing Authority properties will be paused through the end of February. (Evictions related to criminal activity, and those that are necessary to protect the health and safety of BHA residents, employees, and others, will still be allowed to continue.)
From Chicago Crusader:
Over the last several weeks, the Chicago Housing Authority help- ed to make a happier holiday season for thousands of its families, thanks to its sponsors and employees.
“We would like to thank our partners, who helped deliver more than 2,000 gifts to CHA children, and over 19,000 care packages to CHA seniors and families,” said CHA CEO Tracey Scott. “These events put smiles on faces and remind us of the true meaning of the season.”
From TAP Into Paterson:
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) awarded a $2.6 million grant to Paterson Habitat for Humanity, funding that the non-profit says will help further its efforts to transform the city’s 4th Ward into a safer and more stable place to live.
Back in 2012, Paterson Habitat identified a 12-block area in the 4th Ward, one of the most distressed wards in the city, as an area of focus for revitalization efforts.
From Affordable Housing Finance:
A major affordable housing redevelopment project reached another milestone with the closing on financing for 178 Warburton at The Ridgeway, a new $56 million mixed-income complex of 81 apartment homes in Southwest Yonkers, New York.
One of the largest affordable housing redevelopment projects in the region, the project is being developed by the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) and The Community Builders (TCB).
From Real Estate Weekly:
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) announced today the closing of Twin Parks Terrace, a 182-units affordable housing development in the Bronx on NYCHA-owned land.
Construction is anticipated to start in January 2021.