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BOSTON – Saturday,
October 23, 2021 – Mayor Kim Janey today joined Jamaica Plain Neighborhood
Development Corporation (JPNDC) and residents for the grand opening of the
Call Carolina homeownership project. The more than $3.8 million
transit-oriented homeownership development created eight new mixed-income
homes in Jamaica Plain. The development of the new homes is part of the
City of Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Initiative.
"Creating
affordable homeownership opportunities is vital to fostering generational
wealth for our residents. Homeownership also supports residents’ ability to
stay in our city” said Mayor Kim Janey. “Thank you to all of our partners
who helped create affordable opportunities for Boston residents. I look
forward to continuing to create more opportunities for first-time
homebuyers in our City.”
The Neighborhood
Homes Initiative (NHI) is a product of Housing A Changing City: Boston 2030, the City of Boston’s comprehensive housing
plan. The NHI uses vacant land and City of Boston funding to create
affordable and mixed-income homeownership opportunities for homebuyers with
a range of incomes. The Call Carolina homes were transformed on a
once-vacant MassDOT-owned lot.
“We are thrilled to
welcome eight families to our community who would not otherwise be able to
put down roots here,” said JPNDC’s Chief Executive Officer Teronda Ellis.
“Affordable homeownership allows people to put their former rent money into
equity. It helps keep Jamaica Plain a place where all people have the
opportunity to prosper.”
“MassHousing was
pleased to use CommonWealth Builder funds to help create eight new homes
for first-time homebuyers who can now live affordably and prosper
economically in Jamaica Plain,” said MassHousing Executive Director
Chrystal Kornegay. “Taking three vacant lots and putting up new homes will
allow these families to own their piece of the American dream and begin
building on their investment for their families and future generations.
Congratulations to the new homeowners, JPNDC, the City of Boston, and
everyone involved in this exciting accomplishment.”
The homes were sold to
first-time buyers in Boston. Of those, six were sold to households making
at or below $95,200, or 80 percent of Area Median Income for a family of four, and two were sold to
households with an income at or below $119,000 or 100 percent of Area
Median Income.
The Call Carolina
Homes have high-efficiency heating systems, as well as Energy Star rated
appliances. The new homes employ environmentally-friendly design features
throughout that meet the U.S. Green Building Council LEED Homes Silver
certifiable standard. The development also meets the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Energy Star standards.
The development of
these new homes has been made possible in part with public funding of
$830,000 from the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development,
$500,000 from the Community Preservation Act funding, and $300,000 from
MassHousing.
"We are a
couple with two young kids, 2 and 6 years old, and we also live with my
mother. We have lived in Jamaica Plain for 20 years. We have seen the
neighborhood grow and change in different ways; however, what has always
persisted is the sense of community. It is very exciting to remain in the
neighborhood as homeowners and from this space contribute to the community
we love,” said new homeowners Federico and Agustina. “We want our children
to grow up in Jamaica Plain and continue developing in a healthy, welcoming,
and friendly environment. We are truly grateful to the City of Boston and
the State of Massachusetts for making it possible for our family to own our
first home. We are also very grateful to all the agencies involved in this
process.
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