Rose Hill Manor, Billerica
Rose Hill Manor will be 41 newly constructed, affordable elderly housing units in Billerica with support from the Federal HUD Section 202 program and a variety of State resources. This development will include one manager's unit, a community room, kitchen facilities and other ancillary spaces. The development is being sponsored by St. Theresa's Parish, and is the result of the Parish's interest in helping seniors with limited resources obtain decent, affordable homes. Rose Hill Manor will be built on land owned by St. Theresa's, set back off of Route 3A behind the Church and Rectory and adjacent to the Billerica Mall. The site is located near a wide-variety of amenities and resources that will support the seniors living in their new homes. The development has received its zoning approvals and nearly all funding awards, and is expected to begin construction in the summer of 2010.
Upton Street, Boston, South End
The Planning Office for Urban Affairs has partnered with the Pine Street Inn to convert an existing single-room occupancy property in two adjacent brownstones in the South End to 19 permanently affordable apartments for formerly homeless individuals. This development, strongly supported by the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with a variety of funding resources, will reduce the density of the existing housing at the site and ensure that the properties are preserved over the long-term for affordable housing for individuals who are able to live independently. The Upton Street development represents a key resource in the City of Boston for housing formerly homeless residents. Construction will begin in the summer of 2010, and Pine Street Inn will provide management and supportive services to residents.
Northeast Interiors Construction is the general contractor, Mostue & Associates Architects, Inc. is the architect, Bank of America is the construction lender and the Pine Street Inn will provide management and supportive services to residents.
St. Joseph's Redevelopment, Salem
The Planning Office for Urban Affairs, together with Banc of America Community Development Corporation, formed Salem Lafayette Development, LLC in 2005 to redevelop the former St. Joseph's Parish property in Salem Massachusetts. The 2.6-acre site is located adjacent to the downtown Salem commercial district, the Point Neighborhood, Lafayette Park, and a short distance from Salem State College. It is the largest undeveloped parcel in the downtown area, and serves as the gateway to both the downtown and to the poorest neighborhood in the City. St. Joseph's will be converted into an approximately 67-unit mixed income, mixed-use development with affordable housing and ground floor retail space. The Planning Office has received nearly all of its funding commitments for the project and anticipates a financing closing and construction start in early 2011.
Barstow Village, Hanover
Barstow Village, a 66-unit, elderly housing community is a joint venture between the Planning Office for Urban Affairs and EA Fish Associates on 6.6 acres owned by the Hanover Housing Authority. Barstow Village will be adjacent to two existing senior housing developments, and the Town has executed a 99-year lease for the land with the developers. This project meets a great need for affordable senior housing in Hanover, whose population is rapidly aging and where there are 140 seniors on the waiting list for affordable housing. The units will be available to seniors making between 30% and 60% of the area median income. The team's experience in developing the intergenerational community at St. John of God made them natural partners for this senior development. The development plan incorporates green building design, healthy housing components, and potentially alternative energy sources into a stately three story building with landscaped grounds. The development is targeted for completion by fall 2012 and seventy percent of the complex will be reserved for Hanover residents. The name Barstow Village is a tribute to the Town's rich history in industry and trade, and comes from William Barstow, a 17th century shipbuilder and early settler in Hanover. http://www.barstowvillage.com/
St. Kevin's, Boston, Dorchester
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston announced in March 2010 its decision to convey the 2.7-acre St. Kevin's School campus to the Planning Office for Urban Affairs in partnership with St. Mary's Women and Children's Center and Holy Family Parish, both of whom are located in and serve the Upham's Corner neighborhoods. The partners look forward to working with the community throughout the spring and summer of 2010 on the development plan for the site, which will reconnect the now-vacant property to the surrounding area and ensure its vitality for years to come. The investment at St. Kevin's will complement other new investments in the neighborhood, and has a strong foundation in the planning work that many partners have undertaken. The partnership also presents a tremendous opportunity to provide apartments within the development for single mothers working toward economic independence, who will be close to the childcare, educational and job training support at St. Mary's, but integrated into the community in homes they could not otherwise afford.