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From YouTube: Affordable Housing Press Conference - 2/16/23
Description
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins the Hyde Square Task Force, community development, and neighborhood organizations to announce $67.4 million in new recommended funding from the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the Neighborhood Housing Trust (NHT), and the Community Preservation Fund to create and preserve more than 800 income-restricted units of housing in 8 Boston neighborhoods.
A
A
All
right,
good
morning,
everyone
good
morning,
I'm
just
gonna,
ask
that
if
you're
to
the
side,
if
you
just
kind
of
gather
in
front
of
the
podium
that'd
be
great,
can
everyone
hear
me
yeah
all
right
so
good
morning?
My
name
is
Selena
Miranda
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
high
score
task
force,
and
we
are
an
organization-
that's
been
here
for
31
years
and
about
in
2014.
Actually
we
bought
the
church
with
this
big
dream
that
we
would
gonna
make
sure
it
remained
a
piece
of
the
community
and.
B
C
A
D
Good
well,
it
is
a
pleasure
to
welcome
you
to
our
campus.
Welcome
you
to
this
event,
and
it
is
my
pleasure
to
now
welcome
our
wonderful
mayor
Wu
to
the
podium.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
good
morning.
Everyone
thank
you
so
much
Selena
and
to
your
entire
team
and
to
all
of
our
partners
in
doing
the
necessary
infrastructure.
D
Rethinking
it
from
every
angle,
in
addition
to
the
organizational
partners
that
who
are
here,
I,
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
in
city,
government
or
actually
city
and
state
government,
so
elected
colleagues,
City,
councilor,
Kendra,
Lara
who's,
the
District
counselor
and
chair
of
the
housing
committee,
City
councilor,
Kenzie,
Bach
who's
been
a
long
long
time,
Champion
for
all
of
our
housing
efforts
and
our
new
state
representatives
met
the
Montano.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership.
We're
thrilled.
D
You
will
hear,
of
course,
from
our
chief
of
housing,
Sheila,
Dillon
and
Jessica
from
her
team,
representing
many
many
in
the
office
of
housing
who
are
working
to
address
immediate
crises,
but
also
change
the
systems,
so
thank
you
so
much
to
Sheila,
Jessica
and
everyone
on
your
teams.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
B
And
this
project
will
be
just
one
of
17
new
projects
across
the
city
that
we're
able
to
celebrate
today
of
the
same
kind
of
scale
and
impact
for
Community.
67
million
dollars
will
be
deployed
in
the
creation
and
preservation
of
more
than
800
units
of
income,
restricted
housing
across
eight
neighborhoods.
B
And
so
this
round
of
funding,
which
is
available
because
of
the
leadership
of
our
teams
and
the
thoughtful
and
creative
use
to
try
to
close
gaps
wherever
possible.
We're
deploying
Federal
recovery
funds,
as
well
as
funds
that
are
connected
to
development
in
Boston
through
linkage
and
other
programs.
So
we're
also
looking
to
address
separately
as
well.
B
I
will
just
note
that
we're
very
grateful
to
have
a
once
in
a
generation
opportunity
to
show
how
much
impact
happens
when
you
invest
in
housing
across
the
entire
community
and
we're
making
use
of
our
recovery
dollars
thanks
to
the
partnership
from
the
city,
council
and
state
legislature,
to
do
that.
These
dollars
run
out
in
just
a
few
years,
and
the
this
is
the
proof,
and
this
will
soon
be.
B
The
residents
who
will
be
living
here
soon
will
be
the
proof
that
we
need
to
keep
that
going,
and
so
we're
also
standing
here
to
renew
our
call
for
sustainable
Revenue
sources
for
to
fund
affordable
housing
from
our
proposals
with
linkage
and
IDP,
as
well
as
for
a
transfer
fee
at
the
state
house.
That
would
generate
the
revenue
to
keep
this
going
permanently
in
perpetuity
for
our
communities.
B
Sam
and
all
of
our
colleagues
at
the
State
House,
our
proposal
last
session
got
the
farthest
that
it
has
ever
gotten
for
a
transfer
fee,
and
so
we
are
really
grateful
for
the
partnership
of
the
Boston
delegation
in
renewing
that
call
this
session.
It
ties
not
only
the
funding
for
affordable
housing,
but
a
specific
batch
of
resources
to
keep
our
seniors
in
their
homes,
with
tax
relief
and
and
recognition
of
how
our
long-standing
community
members
need
that
targeted
support
as
well.
Okay.
B
Back
to
my
script,
sorry
for
this,
the
67
million
dollars
and
800
units
will
touch
eight
neighborhoods,
Austin
Chinatown,
Dorchester,
Jamaica,
Plain,
Mattapan,
Mission,
Hill,
Roxbury
and
South
Boston,
and
we
know
that
the
housing
crisis
really
is
centered
across
the
entire
city
and
that
it
affects
each
part
of
our
daily
lives.
Directly
and
indirectly.
These
projects
will
include
units
for
rent
and
Home
Ownership.
They
include
affordable
housing,
senior
housing,
Supportive
Housing.
They
rely
on
Partnerships
with
for-profit
and
non-profit
developers
and
will
be
built
on
public
and
private
land.
B
So
we're
really
trying
to
put
everything
on
the
table.
We
talk
all
the
time
about
the
importance
of
collaborating
across
Industries
sectors
and
levels
of
government
to
address
our
toughest
challenges.
Nowhere
is
that
need
more
urgent
than
ensuring
our
residents
and
families
can
afford
to
stay
and
thrive
in
this
city.
B
F
F
F
F
Good
morning,
yes,
wow
what
a
celebration
today,
I
am
incredibly
excited
to
be
here,
an
incredibly
humbled
by
all
of
the
support
and
all
of
the
work
that
has
gone
to
making
this
happen.
Today,
I
was
a
young
person
at
the
high
Square
task
force
when
the
high
score
task
force
first
bought
the
chevers
building
behind
the
school
and
I.
F
Remember
when
we
switched
our
programming
from
our
little
office
at
375,
Center,
Street
and
started
building
out
this
beautiful
practice
and
performance
space
right
behind
the
church
and
shortly
after
the
high
score
task
force
in
its
multi-generational
commitment
to
preserving
and
beautifying.
This
neighborhood
purchased
the
church
that
we
are
now
celebrating,
that
is
going
to
soon
be
the
55
affordable
units
and
the
performance
center
for
the
high
school
task
force
has
been
Decades
of
a
labor
of
love.
I'm,
sorry,
I'm,
not
crying
it's
the
wind,
but
I
should
cry
this
I'm
emotional.
B
E
E
For
all
of
that
sacrifice,
and
all
of
that
love
and
thank
you
to
Mayor
Wu
and
to
Sheila
Dillon,
and
to
the
mayor's
Administration
for
again
showing
their
commitment
to
building
and
preserving
affordable
housing
in
the
city
of
Boston
by
putting
their
money
where
their
mouth
is
so
again.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
who
was
involved.
I
am
incredibly
incredibly
proud.
This
is
getting
us
one
step
closer
to
really
building
a
city
of
Boston.
E
E
E
Also
in
my
district
in
Mission
Hill,
the
Roxbury
tenants
of
Harvard,
also
known
as
Mission
Park,
where
land
was
rested
back
from
Harvard
and
turned
into
land
for
for
families
to
live
on
in
the
late
60s
early
70s
and
I
was
thinking
about
the
fact.
Frankly,
the
800
number
it's
a
big
number
as
it
is,
but
when
you
think
about
an
800
unit
number
and
you
multiply
it
out
across
decades-
and
you
think
about
the
fact
that
quite
often
we've
built
housing.
E
You
know
with
these.
We
have
these
one-time
infusions,
and
maybe
people
are
thinking.
Well,
it's
going
to
be
20
30
years,
but
then
we're
actually
looking
at
80
right
I
mean
we
wish
that
we
could
invest
in
these
units
as
more
frequently,
but
it
tells
us
what
an
investment
across
what
a
period
of
time
we
make
every
time
we
invest
in
somebody's
housing
right.
Even
if
you
only
said
the
800.
G
G
As
elected
officials
to
be
able
to
honor
the
victories
of
years
past,
it
is
even
better
to
be
able
to
build
on
them
in
the
present
and
so
I
think
that
we're
really
proud,
like
the
mayor,
said
of
what
the
council
and
the
mayor
were
able
to
collaborate
on
in
terms
of
American
Rescue
plan
dollars.
I,
don't
think,
there's
a
city
in
the
country,
that's
putting
more
of
its
American
Rescue
plan
dollars
into
housing
than
Boston
is
with
that
200
million.
G
And
we
absolutely
are
going
to
need
that
partnership
that
the
mayor
mentioned.
You
know
with
the
state
to
get
the
transfer
fee
through
so
that
we
can
keep
doing
this
over
and
over
and
over
again,
and
that's
that's
really
the
way
that
we're
gonna
anchor
at
Boston
for
all
so
so
excited
about
today.
Congratulations.
G
Oh,
hey
folks,
I'm
Sam,
Montano,
the
news
representative
for
this
district
and
I
just
wanted
to
say.
First,
thank
you
to
Mayor
Wu
and
to
all
the
city
officials
who
have
made
this
happen.
I
know
it's
as
someone
who
comes
from
affordable
housing,
development
I
know
that
this
process
is
frustratingly
slow,
but
you
all
have
moved
the
money
quickly.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
G
Second
high
score
task
force
is
one
of
the
only
afro-latino
art
serving
organizations
and
the
Commonwealth,
if
not
definitely
the
city,
and
so
the
ability
to
allow
them
to
take
this
Crucible
off
their
back
and
put
all
that
money
into
the
youth
and
then
we
get
affordable
housing
out
of
it
is
amazing
and
it
preserves
the
edif
the
outside
of
the
building,
which
is
also
great
from
the
age
of
12.
Until
very
recently,
I
moved
every
year.
G
In
my
mind,
we've
as
I
have
a
co-sponsored
Mary
Woo's,
two
percent
transfer,
two
percent
transfer
fee,
two
percent
transfer
fee
at
the
state
house,
so
we
can
hopefully
get
more
of
that
money
flowing
to
our
communities
and
flowing
to
developers
who
are
looking
to
preserve
more
affordable
housing
and
just
last.
Thank
you
for
all
the
money.
That's
coming
to
the
district.
I
came
from
Jamaica
Plain
neighborhood.
H
Development
Corporation
as
an
organizer
and
worked
my
way
across
the
community,
doing
lots
of
affordable
housing
developments,
I
mentored
as
a
as
a
mentor
to
youth
at
high
Square
task
force,
and
so
this
is
just
very
grounding
and
very
honored
to
have
this.
This
donation,
not
a
donation,
it's
money,
but
last
Selena
wanted
me
to
say
that
there
will
be
pastelitos
and
coffee
in
the
Chevrolet
building
back
there
after
this,
so
join
us
for
the
reception
and
also
the
building
is
beautiful.
So
please
come
back
thanks.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you
good
morning.
It's
wonderful
to
be
here
to
celebrate
not
only
this
development
which
is
really
important
to
all
of
us,
but
our
Collective
effort
and
it's
the
work
together
that
will
advance
these
800
units,
high
quality,
green
housing
that
our
families
and
seniors
can
afford.
So
I
I,
really
love
all
of
you
and
I'm
really
excited
about
taking
this
money,
funding
these
projects
and
moving
them.
As
you
know,
the
mayor's
right.
Last
year
we
had
an
incredible
incredibly
productive
year.
H
We
permitted
1300,
affordable
new
units
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
that
it
is
it's
an
amazing
number
for
for
us
and
and
so,
and
we've
got
a
chart
being
drafted
right
now
about
what's
going
to
happen,
be
permitted
this
year
and
then
we'll
hopefully
see
these
projects
get
permitted
next
year.
So
this
is
a
train
you're
all
on
it.
Let's
move
it
just
a
couple
of
thank
yous
too.
It
was
meant
and
we're.
This
is
City
operating
dollars.
H
Of
course,
arpa
money,
of
course,
but
linkage
and
also
CPA
and
just
a
couple
of
shout
outs
of
linkage
and
CPA
linkage
and
CPA
are-
are
overseen
by
Community
boards
that
spend
time
reading
proposals
scoring
proposals
and
really
giving
guidance
to
the
city.
So
I
just
want
to
call
out
both
the
members.
C
Of
the
linkage
nht
board,
if
you're
here,
could
you
just
raise
your
hands?
Real,
quick
I,
see
Harry
as
the
others?
Okay,
thank
you
and
then
I
also
CPA,
which
is
overseen
by
fadine
Brown
here
at
the
city,
but
I
do
see
board
members
and
of
the
advisory.
So
if
CPA
could
just
raise
their
hands
too
I
see
Felicia.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
So,
in
addition
to
the
city
funding,
a
lot
of
these
projects
got
early
funding
from
list
cdac
and
pre-development
funders.
They
couldn't
Advance
these
projects
without
an
infusion
of
cash.
So
I
do
want
to
thank
thank
those
folks
as
well.
I
also
saw
today,
which
I
was
very
excited
to
see
folks
from
State
agencies.
Cdac
is
here,
Lisk
is
here:
Mass
housing
I
saw
Crystal
earlier,
I
think
Mass
development
might
be
in
the
house.
So
all
these
projects
are
going
to
go
now
to
State
agencies
and
ask
for
funding.
C
C
C
The
bpda,
of
course,
working
closely
with
Arthur
and
a
lot
of
his
team
members
are
here:
they're
shepherding
these
projects
through
the
article
80
process
working
very
closely
with
neighborhoods
and
listening
carefully
and
making
sure
these
projects
are
everything
they
should
be
yes
and
I.
I
did
see,
commissioner
Lyons
too.
These
all
have
to
get
permitted
safely,
I
I
think
if
we've
learned
anything
in
the
last
week,
Building
Safety
is
key.
You
know
if
the
unforeseen
happens,
we
want
strong
buildings
that
are
really
going
to
hold
up.
So
I
really
want
to.
C
Thank
you,
commissioner,
for
making
sure
these
are
safe,
and
so
my
final
thank
you
is
certainly
to
the
moh
team.
They
underwrote
each
project
carefully.
They
looked
at
every
number.
They
made
sure
they
were
following
our
guidelines.
They
worked
on
the
designs,
etc,
etc.
So,
specifically,
the
design
team,
all
the
development
officers.
Many
of
them
are
here
today
associate
director
Christine,
O'keefe
and
deputy
director
Jessica
Boatwright,
who
is
now
going
to
call
out
the
the
projects
that
are
receiving
funding.
Thank
you.
C
There's
a
long
list
as
you've
heard
good
morning,
everyone
I
want
to
Echo
the
thank
yous
and
acknowledgments
that
the
mayor
and
chief
Dylan
and
the
elected
officials
here
have
made
this
morning
and
before
I,
get
to
do
one
of
the
most
fun
parts
of
my
job,
which
is
give
out
funding.
Awards
I
want
to
especially
thank
the
development
Partners
who
who
are
receiving
these
Awards,
who
turned
ideas
and
dreams
into
feasible
proposals.
C
I
want
to
thank
the
community
stakeholders,
who've
helped,
inform
the
projects
and,
and
all
of
my
colleagues
at
the
city
of
Boston,
it's
really
great
to
see
so
many
people
from
our
partner
agencies
here
and
and
the
incredible
Neighborhood
Housing
development
team
that
I
work
with
in
the
mayor's
office
of
housing.
So
now
I'm
going
to
tell
you
about
the
projects
and
first
we're
going
to
do
a
little
bit
of
logistics.
C
I
And,
of
course,
we
have
no
favorites
in
the
mayor's
office
of
housing,
so
I'm
going
to
read
them
by
neighborhood
they're,
not
in
any
other
order.
So
so
just
letting
you
know
and
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
really
quick
snippet
of
details.
Each
of
these
projects
has
just
really
incredible
and
interesting
things
about
them.
I
I
There's
a
new
president.
Now
the
brick
house
is
a
multi-use
building
with
a
lot
of
services
and,
most
importantly,
for
us
today,
senior
Supportive
Housing
on
the
former
site
of
the
Mattapan
State
Hospital
in
Mission
Hill,
the
Roxbury
tenants
of
Harvard
to
create
a
new
Transit
oriented
mixed
home
ownership
and
Rental
building
at
775,
Huntington
Avenue.