Two Affordable Housing Sites Planned in Jamaica Plain

JAMAICA PLAIN, MA - Residents in Jamaica Plain may have new neighbors, if two planned affordable housing locations come to the neighborhood.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced the initiative today, which has raised $28 million to fund affordable housing developments around the city. The funding comes from $21 million of federal and local resources awarded through the Department of Neighborhood Development and $7 million of Linkage funds, awarded through Boston's Neighborhood Housing Trust.

"We are committed to creating a Boston where everyone who wants to live here, can afford to," Mayor Walsh said in a press release. "I thank our local, state and federal partners for these housing investments that create good jobs and fuel our economy."

In Jamaica Plain, Back of the Hill NDC and Jamaica Plain NDC have partnered to establish a 47 unit development on underutilized land currently owned by the City of Boston. The developer was tentatively decided on after receiving community support.

The Community Builders have also proposed the creation of 76 units, 38 of which will be affordable, at the Parcel U land area. The company is also proposing the allocation of four units for homeless households.

Both sites will be conveniently located close to public transportation.

Outside of the neighborhood, there are planned developments in Chinatown, Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury and South Boston.

The program will also leverage $323 million dollars of public and private investment in the communities, which will create an estimated 500 construction jobs, according to the mayor's office.