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August 5, 2023 0

Converting Used Office Buildings Into Affordable Housing: Who are the Real Stakeholders

There is no doubt that the city of Boston is currently in the midst of a housing crisis. In the Boston Foundation’s annual report, the Greater Boston area received a failing grade in the year of 2022. The report cites confounding factors of economic growth and rising housing prices with the bottom line that middle and lower-income families will be struggling in the coming years to find affordable housing options if new policies are not adopted. The current issues will […]

June 23, 2023 0

Elderly Housing Crisis is Really Happening and It’s Getting Worse

by Kristen Si

During December 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its Annual Homeless Assessment Report, which revealed that on any given night, more than 500,000 people in America were homeless in 2022. The statistics show a 0.3% increase in homelessness between 2020 and 2022. Despite significant federal measures through policies such as the Emergency Rental Assistance program, more and more people are facing the reality of being unable to find stable housing. While the 2022 HUD report […]

August 5, 2022 0

Preserving Chinatown, One Row House at A Time

by Lydia Lowe

To afford the average purchase price of a Boston home, a household would need to earn at least $181,000 a year, according to a recent Boston Globe story. In Chinatown, property values have skyrocketed since the luxury development boom and remain high despite the current recession. What has that meant for Chinatown’s immigrant, working class residents? The signs of gentrification now visible throughout the city took root early in this community. American Community Survey data for 2017 revealed that the […]

January 7, 2022 0

Wu’s Affordable Housing Plan

by Admin

“Cost of housing is among the biggest barriers to being able to stay and thrive in our city and is the number one concern I hear from our residents, day in and day out,” said Wu. “With these actions, we’re taking our first major steps towards addressing Boston’s housing crisis.”

January 7, 2022 0

Residential Heating Grant Applications

by guest

With energy prices on the rise this winter, Attorney General Maura Healey has announced a new grant program to help Massachusetts residents pay their monthly heating bills.

August 6, 2021 0

CDC extends eviction moratorium

by Sampan Staff

On the evening of August 3, 2021, due to the rise of Delta-variant COVID-19 infections, the CDC is issuing an extension of the federal eviction moratorium, originally set to end July 31, 2021. This new Order is set to grant protections on a more targeted basis than its predecessors. The August 3rd Order will cover U.S. counties experiencing substantially higher rates of infection. Any counties that were not originally included will be granted coverage if COVID-19 cases spike starting after […]

July 23, 2021 0

What is Affordable? The Availability of Housing in Boston

by Jacqueline Church

It’s no secret that Boston is an expensive city in which to live. You may have heard that people should spend no more than 30% of their income on housing though this reference point is widely acknowledged to be decades out of date. The new budgeting guidelines popularized by Sen. Elizabeth Warren in her book All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan include the 50/30/20 rule. 50% of one’s after-tax income on needs (housing, food, car payments, utilities); 30% […]

July 23, 2021 0

Hyde Park Shows its Pryde: LGBT Senior Housing

by Admin

In August of 2020, Pennrose was granted approval by the City of Boston to develop a housing complex for low-income, LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) seniors. Now, nearly a year after the initial green-lighting, this groundbreaking project has Tentative Developer Designation status, and is being executed alongside partnering non-profit organization LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc. The idea for such a development was born from local community members. Philippe Saad, Vice President of LGBTQ Senior Housing Project, Inc., and Principal […]

March 19, 2021 0

Increased linkage fees supports affordable housing and workforce development in Boston

by Carey Lin

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) In February, Mayor Martin Walsh announced the official increase of linkage fees by 42%. Now, for any commercial development over 100,000 square feet in Boston, $15.39 per square foot will be collected as linkage fees, of which $13.00 will contribute to supporting affordable housing and $2.39 will go towards workforce development programs in the city. Originally created in 1986, the Boston Linkage Program was established to leverage funding for the community from large-scale commercial real-estate development. For years, the […]

December 6, 2013 0

Chinatown meeting roundup: CCBA, CNC, CRA, CSC

by Ling Mei Wong

By Ling-Mei Wong The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, Chinatown Neighborhood Council, Chinatown Resident Association and Chinatown Safety Committee met in November and December. The CCBA had a presentation on developing the Tai Tung Village parking lot on Harrison Avenue into housing. Preliminary sketches by Winn Development would place a residential building with underground parking on the 35,000 square foot lot. The CRA heard presentations on renovating Liberty Tree Plaza and bilingual ballots. CNC Richard Chang, co-headmaster of Quincy Upper School […]

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