Tag: affordbale housing

  • Baker-Polito Administration to Help With Funding to Affordable Housing Development

    Baker-Polito Administration to Help With Funding to Affordable Housing Development

    Gov. Charlie Baker announced a plan to create or preserve 1,420 rental units, including 1,334 affordable units, across 16 Massachusetts communities on August 15. The Department of Housing and Community Development awarded $31 million in state and federal low-income housing tax credits, which are expected to generate more than $218 million in equity, for the…

  • Boston breaks affordable housing record

    Boston breaks affordable housing record

    Photo: Bill Ilott The city of Boston set a new record for creating affordable housing units in 2015, Mayor Marty Walsh’s office said. The city of Boston permitted 1,022 new units of affordable housing this past year, surpassing the previous mark of 862 units in 2004, Mayor Walsh’s office said in a press release. As…