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First Place
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Organization: |
Madison Park Development Corporation |
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Organization Type: |
Nonprofit |
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Potential Site: |
City land on Melnea
Cass Blvd., Washington St., and Shawmut St., Boston (Roxbury/South
End)
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Description/Goals: |
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Acquisition and new construction of a combined
housing, commercial and institutional development on parcels
9 and 10 in the Boston's Roxbury/South End neighborhood.
The housing component will combine elderly housing, artist
lofts that have living and work space, and market-rate
loft housing. The parcels are slated for disposition by
RFP during 2002, and are currently vacant. |
Second Place
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Organization: |
Visiting Nurse Foundation |
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Organization Type: |
Nonprofit |
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Potential Site: |
Somerville |
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Description/Goals: |
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The Visiting Nurse Foundation
plans to build a 98-unit, independent-living facility
for low- and mixed-income seniors. This housing will incorporate
supportive services to promote aging in place for all
its residents. The most energy-efficient technology will
be incorporated into the fully modular design. The Visiting
Nurse Foundation is considering several sites in Somerville.
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Other Participating Developers
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Organization: |
Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University |
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Organization Type: |
Nonprofit research center affiliated
with Northeastern University |
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Potential Site: |
Private land on
Warren Ave., Boston (Grove Hall neighborhood) |
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Description/Goals: |
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Center for Urban and Regional Policy's
World Class Housing Collaborative (WCHC) has partnered
with the owners of a major property (adjacent to the Silva
Building) on Warren Avenue in the center of Roxbury's
Grove Hall neighborhood The owners propose an eight-story,
mixed-used development that includes commercial space
on the ground floor and affordable and market-rate apartments
on the upper floors. This development would form an architectural
"gateway" into Grove Hall and meet the market
needs expressed by the community: additional commercial
space, market-rate units for "empty nesters"
and young professionals, and affordable units for small
families. This development will revitalize a major artery
into the heart of Roxbury's commercial district. Significant
community support exists for the general concept, as demonstrated
through the BRA/DND's Housing on Main Streets Initiative.
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Organization: |
Lawrence CommunityWorks |
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Organization Type: |
Nonprofit |
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Potential Site: |
Ippolitos Mill (private),
Canal St. and
Union St., Lawrence |
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Description/Goals: |
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Acquisition and reuse of a 120,000-square-foot,
five-story, L-shaped, brick mill into a mixed-use development
with ground-level retail space, nonprofit office space,
artist studios, and art gallery. The upper floors could
provide a combination of affordable housing for families,
affordable supportive housing, market-rate housing, and
artist lofts. Located in Lawrence's mill district, the
building faces the Merrimack River, offering dramatic
views. Most of the building is currently vacant, with
a small portion being used for warehouse storage. The
current owner is very interested in redeveloping the site,
and has had preliminary discussions with Lawrence CommunityWorks
(LCW). LCW expects to secure a six-month option to purchase
the property in order to further explore its possibilities.
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Organization: |
Mattapan Community Development Corporation |
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Organization Type: |
Nonprofit |
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Potential Site: |
Scattered sites
(primarily city-owned), Boston (Mattapan) |
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Description/Goals: |
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The developer proposes a scattered-site,
affordable-housing development to be built on several
parcels in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood. The initiative
would create approximately 30 affordable rental and homeownership
units and create a mixed-income development. The parcels
have been identified in collaboration with community stakeholders.
Now, the developer must provide the city with a letter
of interest for the city-owned parcels and define the
project concept. |
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Organization: |
Trinity Financial |
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Organization Type: |
For-profit developer |
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Potential Site: |
State-owned public-housing
development, Boston (Mattapan) |
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Description/Goals: |
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Rehabilitation and conversion
of the Gallivan Boulevard public-housing development to
create homeownership opportunities for its residents.
Currently managed by the Boston Housing Authority, the
development contains approximately 130 buildings and provides
housing for approximately 250 families. Unlike other public-housing
sites, this site does not need to be demolished. It does
need site work and upgrades of building systems and finishes.
Existing residents could be offered the opportunity to
purchase their housing unit and/or their two-family building.
Residents could take advantage of the various first-time
home-buyer programs available, helping to preserve the
affordability of these units. |
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Organization: |
Waltham Alliance To Create Housing (WATCH CDC) |
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Organization Type: |
Nonprofit |
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Potential Site: |
State-owned building,
Sharon St., Waltham |
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Description/Goals: |
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The Armory at 30 Sharon Street
is an abandoned National Guard Armory. Vacant since 1993,
the building is on the state's historic preservation list
and is located in a primarily residential neighborhood.
The Armory abuts the Waltham Deaconess Hospital. In late
2001, WATCH proposed to demolish the building and build
20 townhouse-style units. This idea was not well received
by veterans, who felt the building should be saved. The
goal of this proposal is to find a viable development
option that would preserve at least some of the existing
building, while creating 15 to 20 units of badly needed
affordable housing. The city has expressed an interest
in acquiring the property from the state. Neighborhood
residents support the redevelopment of the site for housing,
but a local city councilor is opposed to its demolition.
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