(Boston Orange 摘譯)
波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 1月25日宣佈，將從市長辦公室住宅辦公室，鄰里住宅信託基金(NHT)，以及社區保存基金撥款4000萬元，用以在牙買加平原，多徹斯特，華埠，海德公園及洛士百利保住700戶收入有限制住宅。
這很有野心的計畫包括出租給家庭、其應和個別殘障人士的住宅，同時為中低收入波士頓人提供新機會來擁有一個家。
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吳弭市長說，”現在有個安全穩定的家，對家庭及社區的健康來說，比以前任何時候都重要”。
2021年8月十，波士頓市公佈了兩份招標書，提供資金建造可負擔住宅。那時還是鄰里發展局的市長的住宅辦公室，社區保存委員會，已及鄰里住宅信託基金評估並挑選了14項計畫來優先辦理，
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MAYOR WU TO INVEST $40 MILLION TO CREATE AND PRESERVE 718 AFFORDABLE HOMES IN BOSTON
New units across the City will create rental and homeownership opportunities for Bostonians
“Now more than ever, having a safe and stable
home is critical for the health of our families and communities. These housing
awards represent significant investments in neighborhoods across Boston, making
them stronger and more accessible for our residents,” said Mayor
Michelle Wu. “I’m grateful to the Neighborhood Housing Trust and the
Community Preservation Committee for their leadership and partnership with the
community.”
In August 2021, the City of Boston
released two Requests for
Proposals (RFP)
offering
funds for affordable housing developments. The Mayor’s Office of Housing, then
the Department of Neighborhood Development, the Community Preservation
Committee, and the Neighborhood Housing Trust evaluated the proposals and
prioritized 14 projects. These projects will promote City goals to
affirmatively further fair housing, and will efficiently utilize City resources
and/or land to increase the supply of housing available to low- and
moderate-income households.
Recognizing the role of housing development as a building block to a more just economy. This year’s RFPs prioritized projects that address income inequality and increase representation and financial benefit to Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) professionals and community members. To do this, preference was given to projects where a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) owned 20% or more of the project or received 20% or more of non-construction-related fees. The RFPs also prioritized projects in neighborhoods that do not currently meet the city-wide average of income-restricted housing. Finally, the RFPs required enhanced equity & inclusion planning in terms of both hiring and resident services to support economic stability and growth.
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To ensure that all units receiving City funding
will remain affordable, developers are required to agree to long-term
affordability for all income-restricted units. All rental projects are
permanently deed-restricted, and all homeownership projects are deed-restricted
for 50 years. In addition, developers of rental projects are required to set
aside at least 10% of their units for homeless households, and projects that
offered additional units at lower AMI levels received priority in the
evaluation process.
The new funding for income-restricted housing was made possible in part by more than $20 million in municipal and federal funds administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. More than $7 million in funds come from the NHT through the City's Linkage policy, which extracts affordable housing funds from developers of large commercial projects. The Community Preservation Committee is recommending more than $14.6 million for the proposed projects. These projects are part of a larger award that includes affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space projects. The final slate of CPA recommended projects will go to the City Council for review and approval in February. The Community Preservation Act (CPA) established a one percent property tax surcharge, which was adopted by Boston voters in 2016.
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CHINATOWN
· $3,500,000 for Beacon Communities & Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) for the development of the 288 Harrison Residence. This 85 unit mixed-income development will bring new affordable and income-restricted housing to Chinatown. The project is adjacent to the existing Tai Tung Village apartments, which are income-restricted. This is a unique opportunity to add a significant number of units to a high-cost neighborhood. The project enjoys strong support among local resident organizations and is co-sponsored by CCBA.
DORCHESTER· $2,500,000 for the construction of VietAID’s
Hamilton at Mt. Everett in Dorchester, a four-story development with 36
one-bedroom income-restricted apartments, designed for individuals and couples
62 years and older. Supportive services will be provided on-site by Hebrew
Senior Life. There is a mix of car and bicycle spaces to promote transit
alternatives for both residents and caregivers.
· $2,100,000 for Codman Square Neighborhood
Development Corporation’s Talbot Commons II to create 42 income-restricted
rental units on two vacant city-owned parcels in Dorchester. This project
provides a variety of unit sizes to accommodate small and large
households.
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$601,527 for Cruz Development’s DMH Housing at
Harvard Commons. Construction of four units on the Harvard Commons campus,
located on Harvard Street at Senator Bolling Circle. All units will be
service-enriched and reserved for the clients of the Department of Mental
Health (DMH). This project completes the developer’s commitment to providing
housing for individuals with disabilities on the campus. Supportive services
will be provided by a Department of Mental Health’s designated provider. The
developer is a certified Minority Business Enterprise.· $885,818 for the Affordable Housing & Services Collaborative’s Columbia West preservation development. This project combines two at-risk income-restricted and supportive housing communities to address deferred maintenance and secure their financial future. This project is a currently occupied rehabilitation building for seniors, individuals with disabilities, and formerly homeless individuals, and the redevelopment will allow residents to continue to stay in their homes throughout the renovation.
HYDE PARK· $4,500,000 for B’nai B’rith Housing’s development of 1201 River Street in Hyde Park that will create 63 units of sustainable, transit-oriented senior housing in the village center of Logan Square. All 63 units are being developed by B’nai B’rith Housing, and will be income-restricted for residents 55 years and older at a mix of incomes. The development will also have approximately 1,130 square feet of first-floor commercial space, a fitness center, community room, library, laundry center, mail and package room, management office, 32 bike parking spaces, and up to 40 vehicle parking spaces.
· $4,800,000 for The Community Builders’ for
transformative redevelopment of the Amory Street Public Housing campus by
creating a new income-restricted building on the site of a former Boston
Housing Authority's (BHA) public safety building and garage with 96 units. This
phase of development will also create a central common that will serve as an
amenity for the entire campus, and will generate 30 new parking spaces.
· $3,950,000 to Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation and Traggorth Companies for the Stonley-Brookley Homeownership Development, which will create 45 units of income restricted homes with five units designated for artist live-work use.
ROXBURY
· $4,500,000 for Trinity Financial and Madison
Park Neighborhood Development Corporation’s 2085 Washington Street development
to create a 10-story, transit-oriented rental and homeownership building on a
gateway corner in Nubian Square, representing the final phase of redevelopment
of Parcel 10. This project leverages land owned by the BPDA and includes 32
homeownership market rate units with 64 income restricted
apartments.
· $2,500,000 to The NHP Foundation’s
development, NUBA Apartments is one of two affordable buildings to be
developed on the BPDA-owned Parcel 8. This 60 unit income restricted rental
project will help enliven a key corridor in Nubian Square and is reflective of
the community’s interests as outlined in the Parcel 8 RFP process.
· $2,000,000 to Nuestra Comunidad for the
development of Bartlett Station D, a new project that will create 44 new
income-restricted apartments and continue the revitalization of the vacant land
at the Bartlett Station site in Nubian Square. This rental development in Roxbury
will include a variety of unit sizes to accommodate both small and larger
households.
· $2,480,280 to Windale Development for Unity
Station Condos, a new affordable homeownership project to create a vital
opportunity on the Bartlett Station Campus. This 24 unit development will
offer for-sale units to working families at a mix of incomes.
· $4,581,020 for Urbanica’s development of NUBA
Homes that is one of two income-restricted buildings to be developed on the
BPDA-owned Parcel 8, along with NUBA Apartments. This new development will
create 49 new income-restricted homeownership opportunities, that includes
artist live-work units and first-floor retail. The developer is proposing a
crowdfunding campaign to allow local residents to build equity through direct
investment in the project.
· $1,083,632 for Nubian Ascends Partners LLC Nubian Ascends Artist Housing that will create a new homeownership building with 15 units, 10 of which are income restricted, and is part of the redevelopment of the BPDA’s Blair Lot. The full development includes office space, food court and restaurant space, parking, and an artist lab and workspace, for which residents of Nubian Ascends have preference to use. The development partnership is majority minority owned business.
To help choose appropriate developments for
funding and best achieve the City’s goals for an equitable recovery, the City
of Boston established funding priorities that were adhered to while making
these awards. Proposals submitted were expected to fall under at least one of
the priority criteria:
· Affordable housing developments that utilize
City-owned land.
· Affordable housing developments targeting a mix
of incomes: from units for homeless households to units targeted and restricted
to incomes representative of Boston's workforce. The City prioritizes
proposals that, in addition to the homeless set-aside, provide some portion of
units targeting extremely low-income tenancies.
· Affordable housing developments have reduced the
cost to build and/or efficiently use subsidies so that the project can move
into construction more quickly.
· Affordable housing developments that provide
units that serve the disabled community, elders, veterans, artists, aging out
youth, etc.
· Acquisition of unrestricted housing developments
to stabilize the tenancies, and provide long-term affordability for a mix of
incomes (i.e. unrestricted properties).
· Developments that are at risk of losing their
affordability within 5 years.
· Large projects with more than 50 units of
housing, of which at least 51 percent will be deed-restricted affordable units.
· Projects creating new affordable units in
high-cost neighborhoods where most of the IDP funds are generated.
· Projects that contain affordable units that
cannot be funded from other subsidy sources available under this RFP, or
through the NHT RFP.
