Hyde Park LGBT Senior Housing Gets Funding Despite GOP
A Hyde Park senior housing development that saw its financing package upended by national politics appears to have come out on top, in the end.
Lynch, Pressley Push First Citizens on Affordable Housing
With affordable housing developers nervous about losing what was a key source of financing thanks to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, nearly the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation is urging the bank’s buyer to follow through on SVB’s commitments to affordable housing projects.
New Plan for Greater Boston Urges Renter Protections, Aid for Housing Developers
A new plan intended to offer a guide for Greater Boston policymakers over the coming years says renter protections and aid for homebuilders both need to be boosted if the state is to become equitable, sustainable and prosperous.
Wu Wins Major Endorsement in Boston Mayoral Race
At-large City Councilor Michelle Wu landed what could be one of her most consequential endorsements to date as she tries to become Boston’s next mayor.
Walsh, Pressley Criticize Baker’s Reopening Plan
Two leading Democrats criticized Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan Tuesday with one calling it “too soon” and the other saying aspects left him uncomfortable.
Metro Credit Union Honors Employee with Domestic Violence Fundraiser
Employees of Chelsea-based Metro Credit Union experienced firsthand the effects of domestic violence last December. Ersilia Cataldo Matarazzo had worked at the credit union for 20 years when she was fatally shot in front of her parents’ house in Everett. Her estranged husband has been charged with her murder.
Pressley, Colleagues Launch Congressional “Future of Transportation” Caucus
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley helped launch a new Congressional caucus Thursday morning, one that plans to make equity, access and sustainability points of emphasis as it considers how transportation systems around the country can prepare for the future.
Two Years After Construction Fire, Dorchester’s Rebuilt Treadmark Reopens
City leaders, community figures and representatives of affordable housing developer Trinity Financial gathered over the weekend in Dorchester’s Ashmont Square to celebrate the opening of Trinity’s Treadmark building two years after a fire destroyed its first iteration weeks before completion.
Amid Boston’s High Absorption, Traffic and Inequality Are Troubling Low Points
Even with the construction of millions of square feet of new office and lab properties in recent years positive absorption remains steady year over year. But traffic isn’t the only dark lining among the silver clouds floating above the Pru. Inequality is a growing issue here
