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Three Jamaica Plain Projects Receiving Funding for Income-Restricted Units

Mayor Michelle Wu joined the Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain at the site of the former Blessed Sacrament Church to announce $67 million in new recommended funding to create and preserve more than 800 income-restricted units of housing in eight Boston neighborhoods.

Mayor Walsh: How We’re Creating More Affordable Housing

Boston is going through a period of historic growth — the kind our city hasn’t seen in decades. More people are choosing to put down roots and start families here. More businesses are choosing to open their doors here. Students from all over the world come to attend our universities and colleges each year. As Boston grows, we must keep our focus on the families and communities that make our our city the diverse, welcoming and world-class place it is. To do that, residents must be able to afford to live here in the city they love, families must be able to grow, and young people must be able to make our city their home.

You’re Invited: Community Preservation Act Forum in JP on April 3

Boston has an additional $20 million this year to fund affordable housing, parks, open space and historic preservation thanks to the Community Preservation Act. On April 3rd, the Jamaica Plain community is invited to a public forum to share their ideas on how to spend that money.

Where Will 300 Car Commuters Go as Forest Hills Parking Lot Becomes Apartments?

Nancy Ludwig (facing crowd) explains features of The Residences at Forest Hills at a community meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
Nancy Ludwig, facing crowd, principal at ICON Architecture, explains features of The Residences at Forest Hills at a community meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.

Forest Hills residents peppered a would-be developer with questions about where hundreds of car commuters will go if the LAZ Parking lot becomes a mixed-use development.

There were other issues raised during a community meeting Wednesday about “The Residences at Forest Hills,” but much of the discussion revolved around parking. The three-building, six-story development would add 252 apartments and townhouses plus 5,500 square feet of retail to Forest Hills’ burgeoning stock of mid-rise transit-oriented developments.

Bromley Heath Homes Renamed for Longtime Housing Leader Mildred Hailey

Former BHA administrator Harry Spence ( R) with Anna Mae Cole (center)
Former BHA administrator Harry Spence ( R) with Anna Mae Cole (center)

On a sun-flooded morning, hundreds of families from Bromley Heath apartments sat in overflow chairs in a crowded tent to listen as Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Housing Authority William McGonagle renamed the development Mildred C. Hailey Apartments.

Joining them was Anna Mae Cole, a friend and comrade in arms for over 60 years and former chair of the Bromley Heath Tenant Management Corporation that Mrs. Hailey  (and yes she was always Mrs. Hailey) directed for 40 years.

Affordable Housing Advocates Call For 3-Month Delay in Massive Rezoning Plan

John Dalzell, senior architect, discusses Forest Hills and the great potential of the Arborway Yard
John Dalzell, senior architect, discusses Forest Hills and the great potential of the Arborway Yard

Plan B went into full effect at the 6th Plan JP/Rox workshop last Wednesday as 50 protesters marched into the room clapping. Just as the emcee, Senior Planner Marie Mercurio, was concluding  her opening remarks, the protesters grabbed what they called “the people’s mic” to “fight not for profit but for the community.”

For over an hour, “Keep it 100% for Egleston,” a well-organized and well-rehearsed group, listed its demands to stop the Boston Redevelopment Authority-sponsored Plan JP/Rox for three months.

Discuss: What is the Biggest Issue in Jamaica Plain?

(Jamaica) Plain and simple — what is the biggest issue in Jamaica Plain?

At the Wake Up the Earth Festival, Jamaica Plain News asked people to name what they think is the biggest issue in JP. And several topics continued to come up.

Joint Venture Including JPNDC Tapped to Renovate, Build More Than 500 Housing Units

Amory Apartments Opened in April 1973 as public housing for elderly and disabled. All 215 units will be rehabilitated by Amory Partners
Amory Apartments opened in April 1973 as public housing for elderly and disabled. All 215 units will be rehabilitated by Amory Partners

The Boston Housing Authority has designated Amory Partners, a joint venture of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp., Urban Edge and The Community Builders, to redevelop 125 Amory St., a 215-unit public housing for elderly and disabled near Jackson Square.