News Archive

  • New Codman Square Rental Housing Project Now Under...
    DotNews / May 11, 2016

    Construction has begun on the mixed-use Whittier Lyndhurst Washington Homes redevelopment in Codman Square. The multi-site project will represent a $20.1 million investment and create 44 units of affordable rental housin...

  • Baker Administration Awards $2M For Job Training
    Banker & Tradesman / May 02, 2016

    The Baker Administration has awarded more than $2 million in grants from the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund (WCTF) to support 14 regional partnerships between businesses, educational institutions, community-based o...

  • A jewel for the homeless celebrated in Jamaica Pla...
    The Boston Globe / Apr 30, 2016

    A collection of Red Sox and Patriots caps lines a windowsill. A purple comforter is neatly folded on a bed. A box of Raisin Bran sits on a counter. Warren Magee is proud of his new home at Francis Grady Apartments in Ja...

  • Former Agawam Police Academy Will House Vets Follo...
    Banker & Tradesman / Apr 28, 2016

    Citizens Bank’s Community Development Lending Group yesterday announced a $10 million financing package for Soldier On Inc. Soldier On, a nonprofit that provides social services and transitional and permanent housin...

  • Stacy Kirkpatrick, 52; caregiver to the neediest
    The Boston Globe / Apr 28, 2016

    To those who live on the streets, Stacy Kirkpatrick was more than just a nurse practitioner at Boston Health Care for the Homeless — more than a caregiver who brought her healing presence to shelters. “She was my fam...

  • Walsh Says Boston Is On Track To Meet New Housing ...
    Banker & Tradesman / Apr 27, 2016

    Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh recently announced that according to the city’s quarterly housing report, Boston remains on target to meet the goal of creating 53,000 units of housing by 2030. According to his Q1 2016 ho...

  • DELEO OPENS REVERE EARLY-ED CENTER
    Itemlive / Apr 22, 2016

    REVERE — There’s a new place in town for kids to hang out. For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) held its grand opening Friday at its new Youth In Motion facility in Revere. Construction crews broke ground on the $2.8 mil...

  • Warren pledges to push for Lawrence grants
    Eagle Tribune / Apr 12, 2016

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren met with city leaders Monday to discuss a range of issues, from affordable housing to transportation improvements, praising efforts made in these areas and pledging to advocate for the city at ...

  • Walsh Announces More Than $28M To Support Affordab...
    Banker&Tradesman / Mar 23, 2016

    Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced $28 million in funding awards to support the creation of affordable housing throughout Boston yesterday. The funding, which will preserve or produce 837 housing units, comes from $21 m...

  • HAPHousing awarded funds for Northampton Lodging D...
    masslive / Mar 23, 2016

    NORTHAMPTON -- HAPHousing has recently been awarded affordable housing resources by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, to be used for HAP's Live 155 development at the Northampton Lodging ...

  • IBA To Renovate South End Residences
    Banker & Tradesman / Mar 03, 2016

    Boston-based nonprofit affordable housing agency Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) has obtained $1.3 million in financing to renovate the 11-unit Residencia Betances in Boston’s South End. The housing development c...

  • Olde English Village Receives Financing For Renova...
    Banker&Tradesman / Mar 02, 2016

    Olde English Village Preservation L.P. has received a tax-exempt bond to acquire and renovate Olde English Village. The $12.9 million in financing will go toward improvements to the 200-unit affordable multifamily Gar...