News Archive

  • Sisters of Providence break ground on $10M afforda...
    MassLive / May 18, 2018

    WEST SPRINGFIELD -- The Sisters of Providence have broken ground on Hillside Residence, a $10 million project to build 36 units of affordable, elder care housing on the 27-acre Providence campus at ...

  • Brookview House breaks ground on affordable rental...
    Dorchester Reporter / May 17, 2018

    Assembled for last Tuesday groundbreaking for Brookview III were, from left: Roger Herzog, executive director, Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation; Pamela Feingold, senior VP...

  • UTEC celebrates opening of early-childhood center,...
    May 17, 2018

    LOWELL -- Although Brenda Anderson was excited to get accepted into an employment training program at Massachusetts General Hospital, the news also created a challenge for her: with her limited network, what would she do...

  • Baker-Polito Administration Announces $8 Million i...
    Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development Housing and Community Development / May 15, 2018

    Seven housing projects will provide comprehensive supportive services for individuals, families and seniors   Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development Housing and Community Development ...

  • New Tool in the Fight for Boston’s Affordability
    Banker & Tradesman / May 07, 2018

    Public-Private Partnership Creates Fund to Support Nonprofit Development By Roger Herzog and Sara Barcan Special to Banker & Tradesman As observers of the Boston real estate market know, our historic city is h...

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts 2017 Annua...
    May 01, 2018

    Building a Healthy Living Network In 2017, we created the Healthy Living Network as a way to deepen our relationships with nonprofit partners and provide more opportunities for them to try new ideas and share best pract...

  • YWCA rejoices as expansion set to start Monday in ...
    SouthCoast Today / Apr 27, 2018

    NEW BEDFORD — Jovial voices filled the yard at the YWCA in downtown New Bedford on Friday as supporters gathered to celebrate an expansion 16 years in the making. “I’m beyond excited,” executive director Gail ...

  • Baker-Polito Administration Successfully Preserves...
    Banker & Tradesman / Mar 04, 2018

    Challenges Ahead as Thousands of Units Approach Affordability Expiration Preserving affordable housing is an important priority in Massachusetts, and has become a special focus of policymakers and advocates as the reg...

  • Advocates See Cote Development As A Sign Mattapan ...
    WBUR / Feb 08, 2018

    When Mattapan residents pass by the old Cote Ford dealership on Cummins Highway, some see a symbol of neglect -- a boarded-up beige brick building, with graffiti on the walls and weeds cracking through the pavement. ...

  • MassHousing Provides $14.3 Million Financing for a...
    Boston Real Estate Times / Feb 07, 2018

    MassHousing has provided a total of $14.3 million in financing to the nonprofit Fenway Community Development Corporation, for the renovation and preservation of 52 affordable housing units at the Fenway CDC’s Burbank G...

  • Major Renovation of the 52-Unit Burbank Gardens in...
    Boston Bisnow / Feb 07, 2018

    MassHousing has provided a total of $14.3 million in financing to the nonprofit Fenway Community Development Corporation, for the renovation and preservation of 52 affordable housing units at the Fenway CDC’s Burbank...

  • ‘I’m going to feel like Rockefeller...
    The Salem News / Jan 26, 2018

    Ronnie Forziati’s hands shook from excitement as he toured the apartments at 43 Boston St. Forziati, who was homeless and used to live in a cardboard box in Florida, is one of 12 residents who will move into the new...