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From YouTube: Pok Oi Groundbreaking
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Mayor Wu, city officials, and community members gather for a groundbreaking ceremony for Pok Oi development in Chinatown. The project will transform a previously State-owned parking lot into 85 income-restricted, transit-oriented apartments.
B
A
All
right,
everyone
welcome
I'll,
be
very
brief
at
the
beginning,
so
that
mayor
Wu
can
speak.
I'm,
Josh
Cohen
from
Beacon
communities,
we're
thrilled
to
be
here,
I'll
I'll,
say
thanks
just
to
two
groups,
and
then
I'll
speak
a
little
bit
more
at
the
end
and
and
thank
others,
but
first
to
the
Chinese
Consolidated
benevolent
Association
for
their
Vision
in
in
thinking
about
how
to
use
their
real
estate
to
build
more
affordable
housing
here
in
Chinatown
and
to
to
their
trust
in
us
as
a
partner.
A
So
thank
you
for
selecting
us
thank
you
for
bearing
with
us.
We
very
much
appreciate
the
opportunity
and
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
with
you
and
then
I
I
need
to
thank
the
beacon
communities
team,
particularly
our
folks
who
are
managing
other
property
here
in
Chinatown,
so
the
team
at
Quincy
Tower,
it's
your
hard
work
that
gives
us
the
reputation
to
earn
the
trust
of
folks
at
ccba
and
others
in
the
community.
So
thanks
to
the
beacon
team
and
without
further
Ado
mayor
Wu,.
C
And
so
it's
a
special
time
for
me
that
that
I
can
celebrate
with
this
community
and
the
groundbreaking
of
a
project
that
is
very,
very
special
because
it
will
continue
adding
to
what
already
makes
Boston
one
of
the
most
special
places
in
the
country.
We
have
one
of
the
most
historic
chinatowns
in
the
country.
C
Thank
you
to
Tony
from
Mass
development
and
the
and
Clark
and
mark
from
the
Mass
Housing
Partnership
as
well
as
we
celebrate
breaking
ground
on
this
expansion
of
taitung
Village.
It
is
thrilling
to
see
an
example
of
how
we
can
actually
prove
what's
possible
at
a
time
when
housing
prices
are
going
up
and
it's
becoming
more
and
more
difficult
for
families
everywhere
to
see
this
community
have
a
chance
to
continue
to
strengthen
the
foothold
in
making
sure
people
can
stay
this.
C
The
parking
lot
over
there
will
be
85
units
of
income,
restricted
housing,
including
nine
units
reserved
for
families
currently
experiencing
homelessness,
because
every
single
one
of
our
residents
deserves
safety,
Comfort
dignity
and
a
place
to
call
their
own,
and
because
the
solutions
we're
interested
in
are
solutions
that
will
create
a
better
City
for
all
of
us
for
generations
to
come.
Hawk
oi
will
be
built
with
climate
resilience
and
sustainability
as
a
priority.
C
Minimizing
energy
consumption
through
high
performance
speak
energy
features
and
energy
recovery
systems,
high
efficiency,
HVAC
and
air
pollution
mitigation
and
residents
will
have
the
means
to
live
well
while
living
sustainably
alongside
the
85
residential
units.
The
first
floor
of
this
development
will
be
a
mixed-use
commercial
and
cultural
space.
So
this
development
won't
just
house
our
community.
It
will
help
strengthen
and
build
community
I'm,
so
grateful
for
the
Partnerships.
Thank
you
again,
Dara
Josh
and
everyone
at
Beacon.
C
Thank
you
to
all
of
our
partners
at
ccba,
Susan
and
Felix,
and
and
all
those
Helen
everyone
in
in
the
Chinatown
Community,
who
has
believed
in
not
only
this
project
and
this
partnership,
but
the
ability
for
our
community
to
continue
putting
down
routes
and
opening
doors
for
the
Next
Generation.
So
thank
you
so
much
to
everyone,
and
we
can't
wait
for
the
next
12
months
to
go
by
and
oh
and
Howard
nice
to
see
you
too,
thank
you
so
much
Howard
for
your
leadership
on
many
many
friends
in
our
city.
C
D
Good
morning,
it
is
my
great
honor
to
be
invited
to
join
you
to
celebrate
the
groundbreaking
of
our
residences.
I
assume
the
current
position
back
in
July
2020
over
the
past
three
years.
I
have
many
opportunities
to
witness
firsthand.
How
hard
is
a
ccba
working
for
the
best
interests
of
Chinatown
I.
B
B
B
Today's
events,
starting
with
tuition
of
the
former
leadership
from
CCPA
and
they
recognize
the
housing,
is
a
big
big
issue
in
Chinatown,
so
they
plan
and
use
the
land
next
door
to
build
the
85
units,
so
that
help
the
future
of
Chinatown
housing
and
they
found
a
partner.
They
engaged
the
partner
with
Beacon
Community
and
we
are
very
happy
to
work
together
and
weaken
Community
work
with
the
state
with
the
city
and
work
with
the
bank
people
and
pull
up
the
fund.
B
That's
why
we
have
the
Grandpa
King
today
here
at
this
site,
and
this
site
is
called
Titan
Village.
This
is
a
courtyard
and
Titan.
Village
is
one
of
the
project
CCP
engaged
and
then
today
you
know
we
can
use
the
courtyard
and
use
the
parking
lot
today
to
build
another
housing,
which
is
very
important.
You
know
what
1973
this
building
feel
now
this
year,
let's
selectively,
say
it's
50
years
old,
so
with
a
birthday
of
50
years
old
for
Titan,
Village,
okay,.
B
Also,
before
closing
this
or
saying
CCP
been
working
hard
and
worldwide
housing
during
the
work
for
Chinese
people
in
this
community.
With
the
help
everybody
CCP
will
be
10
1
cent
100
years
old
this
year,
so
we
will
have
some
other
celebration
later
on,
but
thank
you
everyone
to
be
here
today.
Let
me
speak
in
Chinese
a
little
bit,
so
everyone
will
be.
Some
of
our
residents
will
hear
us
tonight.
B
B
E
Thanks
is
it
is
a
tremendous
pleasure
for
us
to
be
providing
the
permanent
mortgage
financing
for
this
development
and
I
just
have
three
really
quick
comments.
First
of
all,
you
will
not
find
a
better
team
development
team
than
you're
than
working
on
the
project
behind
us
today.
This
is
our.
This
will
be
our
seventh
financing
for
Beacon
communities
and
they
build
an
incredible
product.
They
build
great
housing,
they
manage
it
extremely
well.
E
They
also
want
to
shout
out
to
a
few
members
of
our
own
team,
David
Hannaford,
Nancy
McCafferty
and
Megan
Mulcahy,
who
put
together
the
the
mortgage
financing
for
this
deal.
It's
never
easy.
They
do
a
great
job,
but
this
is
a
fantastic
team.
I
have
long
admired
the
work
of
ccba,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
to
really
help
the
organization
use
its
real
estate
for
the
betterment
of
the
neighborhood,
and
it's
just
a
terrific
example
of,
what's
possible,
so
great
team,
a
great
project
happy
to
be
part
of
it.
E
Second
thing
I
want
to
mention
this
is
sort
of
a
milestone.
This
development
is
the
first
one
in
the
Commonwealth
to
receive
funding
under
the
under
a
new
Transit
oriented
development
program
that
was
approved
in
state
Economic
Development
Bill
a
couple
of
years
ago
and
is
administered
by
our
organization
MHP,
and
that
is
absolutely
critically
important
because
we're
looking
at
not
just
enormous
needs
for
housing,
but
also
housing
in
non-autodependent
locations
adjacent
to
Transit
this.
This
is
the
epitome
of
that
kind
of
project
and
that
kind
of
location.
E
We
need
to
be
doing
a
lot
more.
The
state
is
trying
to
put
its
money
where
its
mouth
is
around
Transit
oriented
development,
and
this
is
a
great
great
first
example
of
how
to
invest
to
achieve
the
kind
of
development
we
all
need.
My
final
comment,
a
big
shout
out
to
the
mayor
here.
We
need
more
housing
at
all
income
levels
everywhere
in
this
Commonwealth,
especially
in
transit,
oriented
locations,
and
there
are
a
lot
of
headwinds
right
now.
Our
housing
production
is
almost
30
percent
year
to
year
below,
where
it
was
last
year.
E
That's
a
real
concern.
Interest
rates
have
risen
substantially.
Construction
costs
are
just
going
up,
it's
getting
harder,
but
the
need
is
also
even
greater
and
we
just
have
to
really
put
our
foot
on
the
accelerator.
Certainly,
the
mayor
has
done
that.
We
need
the
rest
of
the
Commonwealth
to
do
the
same
thing,
and
this
I
can
say
firsthand
that
the
Healey
Drisco
Administration
is
laser
focused
on
increasing
housing,
correction
Statewide,
especially
especially
in
smart
locations,
with
great
developments
like
this.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
E
A
Foreign
all
right
I
get
the
chance
to
give
some
closing
thanks
and
so
first
notably
missing.
Today
they
could
not
make
it
are
folks
from
the
executive
office
of
Housing
and
livable
communities
right
who,
who
are
our
Champions,
the
key
to
all
of
the
work
that
we
do
so
thanks
to
now,
secretary,
at
Augustus,
to
under
secretary
Jennifer
Maddox
to
Kate
racer
and
the
whole
team
at
eohlc.
A
This
Sheila
and
Jessica
remember
the
final
way
we
Finance
this
deal
was
not
our
original
plan
and
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
demonstrated
incredible
flexibility
and
commitment
to
seeing
this
development
happen,
and
it's
just
phenomenal
to
have
a
partner
that
knows
what
it
takes
to
get
these
efforts
closed
and
built.
So
thanks
again
to
the
mayor's
office
of
housing,
Sheila
Jessica,
the
team
there
and
mayor
Wu.
A
A
All
of
the
funding
we
have
for
affordable
housing
comes
from
their
commitment
to
this
cause,
and
so
the
delegation
on
Beacon
Hill,
the
city
council
delegation
to
everyone
you
know,
along
with
Governor
Healy
and
the
gubernatorial
Administration,
for
making
affordable
housing
a
priority
and
putting
money
into
these
deals
to
make
sure
that
they
get
built.
So
thanks
again
to
all
of
the
electeds.
A
And
finally,
another
mention
for
the
development
team
that
worked
on
this
particular
thanks
to
Lawrence
Chang
at
Bruner,
cot,
Lawrence
and
and
we
at
Beacon
have
been
working
on
this
site
for
six
years.
Our
our
first
response
to
the
Chinese
Consolidated
benevolent
Association,
as
they
were
looking
for
a
partner
was
in
the
summer
of
2017
and
so
Lawrence
was
a
critical
partner.
A
The
architectural
Visionary
stuck
with
us
for
a
long
time
before
we
were
able
to
pay
any
of
his
bills
so
to
Lawrence
and
Bruner
caught
many
many
thanks
and
the
rest
of
our
development
team,
Niche
engineering,
new
ecology,
Rebecca
Lee
at
mints,
Levin
many
others.
The
financing
team,
the
folks
at
Nixon
Peabody
for
helping
put
together
this
transaction
and
get
us
permitted
and
get
us
to
a
closing
table.