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30 results for “affordable housing” · proposal

  • 2026-0569: Message and order approving an appropriation of Thirty-Two Million, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($32,600,000.00) from Fiscal Year 2026 community preservation fund revenues for community preservation projects at the recommendation of the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (“CPC”). The upcoming projects will aim to improve the quality of life across Boston neighborhoods. Plans include renovating playgrounds and enhancing or creating recreational spaces such as parks, community gardens, and urban farms. In addition, these projects will plant trees to grow the city’s tree canopy, preserve historic buildings and artifacts, support a program for affordable first-time home buyers and construct new affordable housing units for residents. Together, these efforts are expected to deliver a meaningful and lasting positive impact on Boston’s neighborhoods and communities.

    Mar 16, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0593: Order regarding a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code relative to requiring on-site affordable housing in PLAN: Downtown.

    Mar 9, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0479: Order regarding a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code to expand the eligible location of off-site affordable housing units under the Inclusionary Development Policy. On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Worrell and Pepén as original co-sponsors.

    Feb 27, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0432: Resolution in support of a temporary rollback for the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) and affordable housing requirement to 13%.

    Feb 23, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0343: Order for a hearing to continue exploring strategies for developing mixed-income social housing to increase housing access and affordability for all Bostonians.

    Feb 9, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0286: Order for a hearing on housing development costs and barriers to building affordable housing units in the City of Boston.

    Feb 2, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • December 30, 2025 Akron Seeks Proposals to Create New Affordable Housing

    Dec 30, 2025

    ·Akron, OH
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  • Application Form

    Dec 22, 2025

    ·Chattanooga, TN
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    The Chattanooga Land Bank Authority issued a property development application form with a submission deadline of January 12th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Applicants must submit completed application forms, certifications, and required attachments including proof of entity status, project documentation, team resumes, preliminary plans, development budgets, and financing evidence to Megan Miles via email. The Land Bank Authority notes this is a competitive process where proposals are evaluated individually on merit, and the Authority is not obligated to award property to any applicant.

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  • 2025-1976: Councilor Breadon called Docket #1976, message and order authorizing the City of Boston, acting by and through the Mayor’s Office of Housing, to accept and expend Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($32,251.00) in supplemental funds awarded under HOME Investment Partnership Program- American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Act of 2021 for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The purpose of the HOME-ARP funds is to provide housing, shelter and services to individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations in the City of Boston. This award will support the development of affordable rental housing, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Breadon, the order was passed; yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 2 (Mejia, Worrell).

    Nov 13, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1276: On the message and Ordinance to prioritize surplus municipal property as affordable housing, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. Councilor Worrell in the chair. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

    Jun 23, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1292: Resolution calling for urgent structural reforms to strengthen Boston's housing pipeline, anti-displacement strategies, and affordability framework. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.

    Jun 21, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0886: On the message and order, referred on April 16, 2025, Docket #0886, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY25 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the production of new affordable rental and homeownership housing, and also provide operating support for community development corporations. The award amount is estimated from prior years, the committed submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    Apr 14, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0589: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0589, message and order for your approval a revised home rule petition to the General Court entitled "Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to Creation of a Branch of the Boston Public Library (BPL) within an Affordable Housing Development in the Dorchester Section of the City of Boston," from the Committee on Government Operations. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the petition was passed.

    Mar 3, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0488: Resolution in support of establishing a community preference policy for affordable housing development to mitigate displacement in Boston neighborhoods.

    Feb 7, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0406: On the message and order, referred on February 5, 2025, Docket #0406, for your approval a home rule petition to the General Court entitled "Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to Certain Affordable Housing and Cultural Space in the Brighton Section of the City of Boston," submits a report recommending that the petition ought to pass, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Jan 27, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0327: Order for a hearing to continue exploring strategies for developing Mixed-Income Social Housing to increase housing access and affordability for all Bostonians. On motion of Councilor Santana and Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co-sponsor.

    Jan 26, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0305: Ordinance and amendment to the Boston Municipal Code in regard to measuring racial equity in affordable housing.

    Jan 24, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1850: Resolution recognizing five individuals who participated in the policy and knowledge exchange to bring more affordable housing to Boston.

    Dec 11, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1849: Resolution recognizing eleven people for participating in the policy and knowledge exchange to bring more affordable housing to Boston.

    Dec 11, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1782: Communication was received from Councilor Breadon regarding an intention to call Docket #0488, a resolution calling for further measures to supplement inclusionary zoning and advance affordable housing in the City of Boston, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development for discussion and action.

    Dec 2, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1561: Order for a hearing to explore how changes to planning, development, zoning, and land use policies in Austin, TX have increased housing production and affordability, and the potential to apply similar policies in Boston.

    Oct 21, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0764: Order for a hearing to utilize former school and municipal buildings as affordable housing.

    Apr 29, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0633: On the message and order, referred on April 3, 2024, Docket #0633, authorizing the City of Boston, acting through its Mayor’s Office of Housing, to accept and expend payments in the amount of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) given to the City of Boston’s Inclusionary Development Policy Fund (IDP). The IDP was established by Executive Order in February 2000 to support the production and preservation of affordable housing in new market rate housing developments, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed;

    Mar 27, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0102: Councilor Breadon called Docket #0102, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Harvard Allston Brighton Fund grant, awarded by the Harvard Business School to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the creation of affordable homeownership, affordable rental housing in the Allston-Brighton neighborhoods, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

    Mar 25, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0597: Resolution reaffirming the City of Boston's support for developing Affordable Housing and enabling Senior Property Tax Relief by utilizing Real Estate Transfer Fees.

    Mar 24, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0529: Councilor Coletta called Docket #0529, message and order for your approval a home rule petition to the General Court entitled "Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to the Creation of a Branch of the Boston Public Library within an Affordable Housing Development in the Downtown Section of the City of Boston," from the Committee on Government Operations. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta, the order was passed.

    Mar 18, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0488: Councilor Breadon called Docket #0488, resolution calling for further measures to supplement inclusionary zoning and advance affordable housing in the City of Boston, from the Committee on Housing & Community Development. On motion of Councilor Breadon, the resolution was adopted; yeas 10, nays 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy).

    Mar 4, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0471: Ordinance and amendment to the Boston Municipal Code in regard to measuring racial equity in affordable housing.

    Mar 1, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0574: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY24 Home Investment Partner, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the production of new and affordable housing, and also provide operating support for community development corporations. The award amount is estimated from prior years.

    Feb 26, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0398: Order for a hearing to explore strategies for developing Mixed-Income Social Housing to increase housing access and affordability for all Bostonians.

    Feb 25, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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