Here are some articles written about the Affordable Housing Development Competition. These articles are reprinted with permission.

Chinatown Community Fulcrum Proposal Wins Student Competition
Written by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's corporate communications staff
A mixed-use proposal to create 202 units of ownership and rental housing and community space in the Chinatown section of Boston received the first-place award in the 2005 Affordable Housing Development Competition.
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Proposal for Transitional Housing Wins Student Competition
Written by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's corporate communications staff
A proposal to develop single-room-occupancy units and transitional apartments in Quincy, Massachusetts, received the first-place award in the 2004 Affordable Housing Development Competition.
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Student Developers Make Grade
From The Boston Herald
A local affordable housing competition that matches the Boston area's critical need for affordable housing with the talents of top area graduate students is allowing local community development corporations to tap into some fresh thinking.
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Proposal to Revive the Norfolk Triangle Wins Student Competition
Written by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's corporate communications staff
A proposal to develop 70 units of affordable housing in Boston's Dorchester section received first prize in the 2003 Affordable Housing Development Competition.
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Mixed-Use Proposal Wins Student Competition
Written by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's corporate communications staff
A proposal to create a mixed-use development in Boston's Dudley Square neighborhood received first prize in the 2002 Affordable Housing Development Competition.
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Student Architects Take Lead in Affordable Home Design
From the Boston Business Journal
A student team with a plan to improve a parking lot in downtown Waltham won first place and a $10,000 prize in the Bank's 2001 Affordable Housing Development Competition.
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Local Housing Competition
From Banker & Tradesman
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and the Citizens' Housing and Planning Association invited the city's best and brightest students to tackle the challenge of developing affordable housing in metro Boston.
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Competing for Affordable Housing for Others
From the Harvard Gazette
In an ambitious effort to address metro Boston's affordable-housing crisis, a group of Harvard graduate students recruited participants for the inaugural Affordable Housing Development Competition.
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