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From YouTube: Camden/Lenox Apartments Construction Launch
Description
In Roxbury, Mayor Walsh and Boston Housing Authority Administrator William McGonagle celebrate the beginning of construction at the Camden/Lenox Housing Development. A total of 72 affordable family units on Camden Street will be modernized and preserved for long-term use. Construction on the 285-unit Lenox Street Apartments is expected to begin in 2020.
A
A
Welcome
to
the
historic
Lennox
Camden
public
housing
development
we
are
here
today
in
the
Julia,
but
Butler
youth
center
Julia
was
a
fifty
year
resident
of
this
public
housing
community,
one
of
the
first
residents
to
move
in.
She
was
public
housing
activists
not
only
for
this
community,
but
I
served
with
her
for
about
twenty
years
on
the
committee
for
Boston
public
housing.
So
we're
delighted
to
have
you
all
here
today
at
the
Julia
Butler
Center.
A
Today
we
are
celebrating
the
first
phase
of
what
will
be
a
comprehensive
redevelopment
of
the
Lennox
Gamelin
public
housing
community
to
ensure
that
this
community
remains
a
deeply
affordable
public
housing
development
for
residents
that
live
here
now
and
for
future
generations
of
residents.
We
will
preserve
each
and
every
unit
here
for
long
term
affordability.
A
So
without
any
further
ado,
why
don't
we
get
to
our
speaking
program
delighted
to
introduce
first
speaker?
He
was
here
with
us
when
we
opened
this
Center
about
four
years
ago,
has
been
a
regular
at
the
Atlantic's
Camden
Unity
days
that
we
celebrate
each
summer
I'm
delighted
to
introduce
my
friend
our
mayor,
Martin,
J
Walsh.
Mr.
mayor.
B
Thank
you
belly
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
coming
out
today.
Most
importantly,
the
residents
that
are
here
thank
you.
This
is
exciting
for
me,
when
I
was
candidate
for
mayor
of
Boston,
actually
before
that,
when
I
was
ahead,
the
building
trades
we
were
I
was
working
with
Billy
on
trying
to
open
up
the
space.
B
Those
complications,
just
because
of
trying
to
get
people
in
here
to
do
the
work
and
figure
it
out
for
the
young
people
as
a
candidate
for
mayor
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
in
Linux
in
Camden
at
the
Unity
days
and
knocking
doors
and
talking
to
people
and
I
fell
in
love
with
the
residents
here
fast
forward.
Five
years
later,
we've
not
only
do
we
open
the
space,
but
we're
going
to
be
doing
renovations,
and
it's
exciting
here
to
make
sure
that
we
do
that.
I'll
talk
more
about
that
in
a
minute.
B
Let
me
just
thank
everyone.
The
residents
for
being
here
I
want
to
thank
crystal
Koenig
and
our
partnership
at
mass
housing.
That's
an
important
partnership.
Mass
housing
does
incredible
work
here
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
in
crystal
her
whole.
Her
whole
career
has
been
dedicated
towards
helping
people
in
affordable
housing.
I
had
a
chance
to
work
with
her
in
a
previous
role
when
she
was
in
the
nonprofit
world,
in
the
housing
role
working
in
the
state
and
now
in
this
role.
So
I
want
to
thank
her
for
her
leadership.
B
I
want
to
thank
Janelle
I
started.
You
know
yesterday,
I
was
at
the
building
and
she
was
coming
out
and
she
knows
work
as
well.
That
leads
back
to
before
her
days
at
DHCD.
She's
done
some
incredible
stuff.
So
thank
you,
beacon
communities.
Thank
you
for
what
you
doing
here
as
well.
Crews.
Construction.
Thank
you
excited
crews.
B
Is
it's
going
to
be
doing
some
great
work
here
and
it's
very
obviously
very
familiar
with
the
community
in
the
neighborhood
I
want
to
thank
them
as
well,
and
and
I
wouldn't
be
doing
anyone
any
type
of
anything
if
I
didn't
recognize
Hill
Dylan,
who
who,
in
my
opinion,
sorry
crystal
and
Jenna,
is
the
best
housing
place
in
the
country
so
but
I?
Thank
you
Sheila
and
Billy
McGonagall
and
his
staff
at
the
Boston
Housing
Authority.
Thank
you
as
well.
B
We
had
a
meeting
last
week,
we're
talking
about
massive,
a
mil
Nena
and
talking
about
the
addiction
in
the
struggles
of
people,
we're
talking
about
housing
which
I'm
at
education
now
I'm
indigo
and
his
priorities
over
right,
where
they
need
to
be
on
the
important
issues
of
the
communities,
housing,
education,
addiction
and
economic
development
and
people.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Affordable
housing
is
the
the.
This
is
the
bedrock
quite
honestly
of
a
strong
community.
It
makes
things
possible
for
people
it
makes
people
stay
healthy.
B
It
makes
people
what
gives
them
to
stability,
it
helps
them
connect
to
school
and
work.
It
helps
people
to
get
it
get
back
on
their
feet,
some
people
and
get
a
strong
stout
other
people,
depending
on
what
point
that
they
enter
into
housing.
That's
a
chance
to
get
people
really
moving
forward
and
I
was
in
Washington
last
week
when
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday,
and
we
were
talking
with
all
the
mayor's
when
we're
talking
about
what's
happening
in
the
country
and
the
impacts
of
the
shutdown
and
and
up
until
last
Friday.
B
The
impacts
of
the
shutdown
will
predominant
only
the
the
TSA
workers
in
Massachusetts
and
in
Boston.
We
have
about
1300
in
Boston,
7800
I,
think
in
the
Suffolk
County
I
should
say
1,300
affected
by
it.
But
if
the
shut
down
when
another
two
weeks,
I
was
talking
a
Billy,
Friday
and
I
said
we,
we
have
to
start
to
get
notifications
out
to
people,
because
this
section
8
program
is
going
to
be
affected.
We
have
to
start
thinking
about
the
WIC
program,
the
food
stamp
programs,
because
those
programs
we're
going
to
be
affected.
B
All
of
those
programs
were
going
to
be
where
the
funding
was
going
to
stop
and
we
want
honestly
in
the
city
we're
starting
to
look
at.
How
do
we
fill
that
backstop
I
was
talking
to
CFO?
Can
we
take
money
out
of
a
surplus
fund?
Can
we
pay
for
these?
Can
we
get
reimbursed
later
on
down
the
road
and-
and
we
started
talking
about
the
impacts
of
what
was
going
to
happen,
particularly
in
public
housing,
on
very
poor
people
and
government
in
shotta
it
reopened
for
three
weeks,
but
this
is
looming
in
the
future.
B
There's
no
guarantee
that
this
is
going
to
be
resolved.
We
could
be
in
in
seven
weeks
from
today.
In
this
very
same
place,
we
were
Friday,
which
means
that
we
are
when
government
everything
is
fully
funded
for
a
month
ahead
of
time,
and
then
we
have
to
start
thinking
about
what
do
we
do
in
the
future?
B
So
it's
something
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
on
here
in
the
city
in
the
state
working
with
the
governor
in
the
legislature
in
the
City
Council
to
make
sure
that
we're
prepared
for
that,
because
this
is
serious
stuff.
This
is
serious
stuff
and
it
hits
them
the
hottest
hit
people,
people
who
I
just
talked
about
trying
to
get
back
on
their
feet
and
trying
to
get
a
fresh
start
and
trying
to
be
safe.
B
And
meanwhile,
this
this
conversation
over
a
wall
is
impacting
people
that
live
in
this
building
that
we're
in
today,
so
something
that
we
have
to
continue
move
forward
in
the
city
who
have
come
a
long
way
as
far
as
affordable
housing
units.
We've
got
more
affordable
housing
units
in
the
city
of
Boston
than
any
other
five-year
period
on
record.
B
And
it's
still
not
enough,
which
is
kind
of
scary.
Today,
nearly
one
in
five
homes
in
Boston,
a
deed,
restricted,
affordable
units.
It
makes
us
a
national
leader
and
it's
a
big
in
the
big
reason
for
that.
As
the
Boston
Housing
Authority,
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
is
one
of
the
largest
and
best
agencies
of
its
kind
in
the
United
States.
It
serves
over
60,000
residents
in
63
developments,
a
hundred
and
has
13,000
rental
vulture's.
Those
vouchers
are
the
ones
I
was
talking
about
that
all
would
be
affected
if
we
didn't
get
the
gut.
B
It's
equally
important
that
we
preserve
affordable
affordability
and
improve
the
quality
of
public
housing
that
we
already
have
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
That's
exactly
what
this
project
does.
This
renovation
will
modernize
these
buildings
that
will
make
them
more
energy
efficient.
It
will
make
them
safer
and
more
accessible
for
people
of
all
ages
and
all
abilities.
It
will
make
more
green
space
for
our
kids
to
play.
As
you
can
see,
we're
trying
to
do
that
a
lot
of
times,
I'll
back
the
green
space
is
concrete.
The
green
space
is
hot
top.
B
The
green
space
might
have
worked
in
the
70s,
but
in
2019
that
green
space
doesn't
work
anymore.
We
need
to
get
up
the
Hot
Sauce,
who
say
gray,
space,
get
up
the
gray
space
and
put
down
green
space,
this
projects
from
the
support,
local
businesses
and
bring
diverse,
diverse
construction
team
to
create
more
than
60
full-time
jobs
and
often
times
people
talk
about
construction
jobs
as
part-time
jobs,
they're
not
for
a
construction
worker.
A
construction
job
if
you're
working
on
a
project
for
three
weeks
is
a
full-time
job,
because
that's
what
you're?
B
That's
what
your
role
is?
You
go
from
job
to
job
job,
and
this
allows
this
opportunity
to
happen
here.
All
of
this
will
have
lasting
impacts
on
the
people
of
law
Roxbury.
It
will
build
on
the
promise
of
the
public
housing
in
Boston.
Public
housing
has
done
amazing
things
for
our
city
and
the
people
that
have
gone
through
pub
lived
in
public
housing,
the
housing
it
was
housing
initially
created
for
the
GIS.
That
returned
after
World
War
two
for
their
for
their
families.
B
It's
integrated
neighborhoods
produced
some
of
our
city's
greatest
ambassadors
from
congressman
Joe
Moakley
in
South
Boston,
who
grew
up
on
public
housing
to
new
addition
in
Roxbury,
who
grew
up
in
public
housing
to
billion
McGonagall,
who
brought
public
housing
it.
Really.
It
really
has
been
a
huge
support
for
a
lot
of
people.
This
development
right
he
has
an
incredible
history.
Canden
was
one
of
the
first
dedicated
housing
housing
that
was
built
to
returning
veterans.
Lennox
was
one
of
the
first
built,
mostly
in
the
black
neighborhood,
most
of
a
black
people
in
the
black
neighborhood.
B
Today
it's
Boston's
success,
it's
even
bigger
than
that.
This
is
why
families.
This
is
why
families
come
here
to
get
the
support.
They
need
to
stay
healthy,
where
kids
get
it
get
a
strong
start
where
immigrants
begin
their
stories
in
Boston.
This
is
why
affordable
housing
should
be
a
top
priority
and
national
priority,
not
just
our
priority
here
in
Boston,
but
it
needs
to
be
a
national
priority.
B
Every
city
you
can
name,
they
were
there
down
in
Austin,
Texas
down
in
New
Orleans
down
in
down
in
flaunting
mini
mats
in
Florida
and
every
single
one
of
us
we're
talking
about
housing
and
the
need
for
housing
about
how
the
how
our
stock
has
grown
with
people
coming
back
in
so
it's
a
it
needs
to
be
a
continue
to
be
a
top
priority
in
our
city.
It's
a
cornerstone
for
our
city,
white
planning
and
a
big
part
of
our
legislative
package
this
year
we're
finally
many
piece
of
legislation.
B
That's
going
to
be
dealing
with
housing
and
displacement
and
keeping
people
in
their
homes,
and
and
how
do
we
take
care
of
protect
our
seniors?
And
how
do
we
make
sure
that
that
scene
is
not
being
evicted
because
somebody's
coming
in
buying
buildings
up
and
emptying
and
out
and
people
coming
in
buying
buildings?
We
have
legislation
that
would
allow
first
right
of
refusal
for
tenants
that
that
live
in
building,
so
we're
gonna
really
push
that
legislative
package
representative.
B
Just
so
you
know
it's
coming
your
way,
but
this
renovation
marks
an
important
new
chapter
in
this
historic
development.
It
will
make
this
neighborhood
stronger
than
ever.
It
will
help
us
continue
to
set
national
standards
for
quality
and
public
housing
and
we'll
continue
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
together
throughout
this
process.
B
I
see
advocates
in
this
room
housing
advocates
in
this
room
and
it's
great
to
advocate,
and
you
should
advocate,
but
we
have
to
continue
to
have
conversations
that
sit
down
at
the
table
because
we
agree
on
more
than
we
disagree
on
them
and
it's
important
for
us
that
we
continue
to
move
move
those
dialogues
in
those
conversations
forward,
because
that's
what
that's,
what
people
need
us
to
do?
I,
look
forward
to
coming
back
here
and
celebrating
the
renovations
when
they're,
complete
and
I
want
to.
A
A
A
We
also
adopted
the
same
percentages
that
are
wittiest
redevelopment
effort
down
the
street,
and
the
other
thing
I
think
that's
worth
noting
is
that,
in
terms
of
the
construction
we
have
picked
at
Whittier,
Street
Janey
corporation,
a
Roxbury
based
minority-owned
construction,
company
and
I'm
delighted
that,
in
in
this
instance,
we're
able
to
work
with
a
second-generation
Roxbury
based
construction
company,
crews,
construction,
so
John.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
C
C
So
our
new
pilot
project-
this
is
the
first
one
in
our
modernization
to
independence
project
and
the
intention
of
it
was
to
preserve
our
state
public
housing
units.
It's
a
really
important
and
also
very
unique
asset
that
we
have
here
in
Massachusetts.
We
have
45,000
units
strong
throughout
the
Commonwealth
and
it
is
an
important
component
of
allowing
families
to
remain
in
Boston
and
throughout
our
Commonwealth
to
make
sure
the
Massachusetts
stays
a
welcoming
place
for
everyone
to
thrive,
and
so
this,
what
has
this
project
there's?
C
We
were
able
to
leverage
to
work
with
beacon
and
the
PHA
to
leverage
tax
credits
of
love,
a
million
equity.
So
it's
a
private
public
partnership
in
all
forms,
as
well
as
5.8
million
in
capital
dollars
from
our
projects.
So
that's
moving
to
work
dollars
and
looking
at
how
do
we
be?
How
can
we
we
are
innovative
with
what
we've
got
right?
We're
a
resilient
group
here,
we're
creative,
smart
people
here,
and
we
want
to
look
at
how
do
we
bring
our
housing
stock?
C
That's
so
important
up
to
the
level
that
folks
here
deserve,
and
so
that's
what
we
we
are
doing-
and
this
is
an
important
milestone
and
to
first
in
our
pilot
so
far,
I
want
to
thank
the
leadership,
a
bill
and
being
our
partner
through
this
project,
as
well
as
many
more
to
come.
Thank
you
mayor
for
being
such
a
leader
in
affordable
housing,
as
well
as
being
part
of
the
regional
coalition,
the
Metro
mayor's
coalition,
and
committed
to
increasing
the
stock
of
affordable
housing.
C
So
again,
all
Massachusetts
residents
can
be
able
to
thrive
here
right
and
so
this
component,
this
project
is
really
part
of
a
larger
initiative.
A
larger
initiative
by
the
governor,
the
governor
Baker,
is
so
committed
to
affordable
housing.
You
can
see
it
in
the
fact
that
we
passed
the
largest
housing
bond
bill
of
1.8
billion
with
our
friends
in
the
legislature.
We
have
1.1
billion
in
capital
dollars
to
fund
projects.
Just
like
this.
We
so
in
just
earlier
this
month,
governor
Baker
announced
his
proposed
budget.
C
It
includes
enhancing
and
adding
more
accessible
units
to
the
current
stock
of
affordable
housing,
as
well
as
within
our
shelter
system.
We
have
increased
the
funding
for
mr
VPS
in
the
last
four
years
by
34%
and
in
a
key
important
component
of
all
of
this
is
also
our
Housing
Choice
initiative.
In
it
we
are
providing
ta
technical
assistance
to
cities
and
towns
who
want
to
do
the
right
thing
who
want
to
add
more
housing
for
their
residents
as
well
as
be
part
of
the
solution
and
in
our
region
in
terms
of
the
housing
crisis.
C
Again
Boston,
as
well
as
the
metro
mayor's
have
led
on
this,
and
we
want
everybody
to
join
in
the
third
component,
which
we're
excited
about
is
that
this
year,
we're
increasing
the
funding
for
grants
for
housing,
choice
to
encourage
as
well
as
award
those
who
are
doing
their
part,
and
so
I
want
to
end
again
with
the
note
that
this
project
is
just
the
beginning,
we're
so
excited
and
so
proud
to
be
a
part
of
it
and
to
make
sure
that
this
place
remains
a
home
for
generations
to
come.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
A
Next
speaker,
like
Janelle,
we
would
not
be
here
today,
quite
frankly,
without
her
active
participation.
She
was
involved
in
this
effort
when
she
was
in
fact
at
DHCD
prior
to
her,
taking
on
her
new
role
as
the
executor
executive
director
of
mass
housing.
Someone
who's
been
a
partner
here,
a
partner
in
Orion
Heights
in
East
Boston,
where
we
are
undergoing
a
major
redevelopment,
a
one
of
my
favorite
people
in
public
service,
one
of
my
favorite
people
period,
in
addition
to
her
being
a
partner
she's
a
dear
friend,
please,
a
warm
welcome
for
crystal
quantity.
D
Good
morning,
I'm
really
excited
to
be
here
for
a
couple
of
reasons,
one
of
which
is,
as
many
of
you
know,
I'm
actually
not
from
here
I'm
from
New
York
grew
up
in
communities
like
I've,
served
for
a
long
time
and
very
excited
to
be
able
to
have
spent
my
career
trying
to
make
those
communities
better.
But
one
of
the
reasons
that
I
kind
of
do
this
work
is
about
the
people
right.
It's
all
about
the
folks
who
live
here.
D
D
I,
don't
want
you
to
worry
about
where
you're
gonna
sleep
tonight,
because
there's
lots
to
worry
about,
but
let's
not
worry
about
where
we
got
sleep
tonight,
because
I've
lived
a
life
where
I've
had
to
do
that
occasionally,
and
it's
not
fun
it's
not
pretty,
especially
when
you
have
kids
or
especially
when
you're
older
and
you've
worked.
Your
whole
life,
and
now
you
gotta,
worry
about
where
you
got
sleep
at
night,
and
so
that
hardly
seems
fair
and
so,
but
now
I
found
myself
right.
D
green
comes
and
tells
me
your
sink,
isn't:
working
and
I'm
just
trying
to
buy
collard
greens
for
dinner,
it's
it's
a
Sheila
kind
of
like
you
know
you
got
to
keep
fighting
the
good
fight.
It's
Janelle
reminded
me.
It's
like
we
got
family,
we
got
community.
It's
like
the
mayor
teasing
me
this
morning.
D
It
is
the
state's
affordable
bank
I'm
very
proud
to
partner
with
city
of
Boston,
mayor
DHCD,
governor
Baker
and
his
team
to
help
realize
these
initiatives
the
BHA
as
Billy
says
we
ran
through
things
a
lot
together
and
again.
You
know
always
keeping
us
honest
so
proud
to
be
part
of
this
development
in
this
project
at
mass
housing.
D
We've
worked
with
the
PHA
over
15
years
to
revitalize
close
to
2,000
units
of
public
housing
across
of
the
city
of
Boston
and,
as
Janelle
alluded
to
the
state,
is
very
unique
in
the
sense
that
it
has
its
own
portfolio
of
public
housing,
45,000
units,
no
other
state
in
the
Commonwealth.
Has
that
and
doing
projects
like
this
is
about
making
those
investments.
D
In
the
same
way
that
we
do
on
the
federal
side
to
make
sure
that
these
remain
homes
for
people
for
many
many
years
to
come
and
as
long
as
we
have
this
great
community
of
folks
who
want
to
make
sure
that
people
continue
to
not
have
to
worry
about
where
they're
gonna
sleep
at
night,
including
beacon
and
polluting
all
the
staff
who
don't
get
to
talk
here,
we
we
will
continue
at
mass
housing
to
partner
with
folks.
And
so
congratulations
to
you
all.
Thank
you
to
you
all
and
on
to
the
next
one.
A
A
Laurie
has
been
active
in
the
Roxbury
community
for
just
about
all
of
our
life
and
I
want
to
thank
her
for
coming
here
and
thank
her
for
her
service
to
the
city.
He's
Michael
Curry
here
did
Michael
make
it.
I
talked
to
Michael
Curry
yesterday
he
was
gonna,
try
and
make
it.
The
mayor
mentioned
folks
that
grew
up
in
public
housing
and
I
would
be
remiss
if,
if
we
didn't
mention
Michael
the
most
recent
past
president
of
the
Boston
chapter
of
the
n-double
a-c-p,
who
grew
up
here
in
the
Lennox
Street
housing
development.
A
So
he
indicated
to
me
he
was
going
to
make
every
effort
to
get
here,
but
I
know
he
had
a
very
busy
schedule.
So
our
next
speaker
is
our
private
partner,
as
crystal
mentioned,
we're
embarking
on
many
public/private
partnerships
at
the
Boston
Housing
Authority,
as
a
vehicle
for
financing
and
preserving
each
and
every
public
housing
unit
that
we
have
in
the
city.
A
So
I'm
delighted
to
introduce
the
relatively
new
couple
of
weeks,
president
of
new
president
of
beacon
communities,
they're,
obviously
partnering
with
us
here
at
Lenox
Street,
but
have
been
partnering
with
us
at
nm
Lynch
homes
over
in
South
Boston
for
six
or
seven
years
now.
But
before
I
introduce
tower.
I
would
like
to
recognize
the
most
recent
past
president
and
my
dear
friend
Pam
Goodman,
who
recently
decided.
E
E
Our
chairman
Howard
Cohen,
and
our
just
recently,
but
only
semi,
retired
CEO,
Pam
Goodman,
established
beacon
communities
about
15
years
ago,
with
a
focus
on
redeveloping
and
re-envisioning
public
housing
in
partnerships
across
the
Northeast,
and
this
is
how
we
first
came
to
be
working
with
the
Boston
Housing
Authority.
This
partnership
is
over
a
decade
and
a
half
of
old
I
believe
and
our
work
here
and
now
encompasses
the
third
and
fourth
phases
of
old
colony,
and
this
work
here
at
Camden
as
well
as
Lenox
next
door.
E
This
has
only
been
possible
and
defines
through
a
thoughtful
and
collaborative
partnership
that
has
existed
with
Bill
and
Kate
and
has
really
been
led,
in
particular
with
the
connection
to
Pam,
who
has
made
it
her
work
to
build
a
great
great
Kumada
for
success
with
beacon
and
the
Boston
Housing
Authority.
Suffice
it
to
say
that
Pam's
commitment
to
quality
housing
and
our
knowledge
of
and
respect
for,
BHA
has
forged
such
a
strong
bond
between
the
two
organizations
that
it
has
allowed.
E
Exciting
partnerships
like
this
to
take
place
and
we're
grateful
to
the
PHA
and
I'm
particularly
grateful
to
Pam
for
her
work.
In
doing
that
and
Billie
already
recognized
a
team,
but
I
will
again
say
to
Gayle
Jo,
Amy,
Charlene,
Dean,
Angela
and
Dana
that
you
guys
have
been
amazing
to
work
with.
We
don't
know
how
you
do
it.
You
probably
take
six
calls
a
day
from
our
team
alone,
and
we
realize
that
we're
not
the
only
partner,
you're
working
with
across
the
city.
E
E
E
We
would
not
be
able
to
do
this
without
you
and
without
your
leadership
and
I
want
to
specifically
think
I'm,
not
sure
if
we
recognize
the
councillors
or,
if
anyone's
here,
but
councillor
Janey
and
the
counselors
at
large
councillor,
George,
woo,
clarity
and
garrison,
but
but
that
kind
of
collective
of
local
elected
officials
are
so
important
to
us
and
Sheila
there's
nothing.
We
can
do
in
the
city
without
you.
E
So
thanks
for
being
here
and
thanks
for
all
your
partnerships
for
the
thousands
of
units
that
we're
working
on
together,
it's
really
important
and
and
then
and
then
the
city
agencies
as
well,
whether
it's
ISD
or
the
assessor's
office,
or
whatever
we're
very
reliant
on
all
the
great
work
that
comes
out
of
those
various
departments.
To
get
this,
this
work
done.
We
have
great
support
at
the
state
state,
senator
Sonya,
Chang,
D
and
representative
China,
Tyler
and
John
Santiago
were
very
excited
to
have
them
and
in
leadership
with
undersecretary
Chan.
E
We've
already
recognized
or
I'd
like
to
recognize
our
mass
housing
partnership.
We
do
so
much
with
your
team
crystal
and
you
are
we're
glad
to
have
you
at
the
helm
there
and
you
lead
an
amazing
team.
You
know
Antonio,
we
work
with
he
like,
like
with
the
VHA
staff.
We
talk
to
him
about
five
times
a
day
as
well
as
Doug
O'brien,
John,
Collins,
Josiah,
Mata,
Megan
Phillips,
and
now
your
new
multi-family
leader
marked
Eden.
E
Massachusetts
Housing,
Historical
Commission
has
been
a
really
key
partner
in
this
one
of
the
interesting
things
as
Billy
alluded
to
is
we
were
able
to
help
finance
a
part
of
the
renovation
here
through
the
allocation
of
historic
credits,
which
you
wouldn't
necessarily
think
we'd
combine
Ness
well
with
with
public
housing,
but
it
really
gave
us
an
opportunity
to
do
more
work
here,
both
at
the
state
and
federal
level.
We
brought
historic
credits
in
and
because
of
the
importance
of
the
the
housing
that
was
created
here
for
veterans
in
this
historically
African
American
community.
E
We
were
able
to
get
it
recognized
for
that
that
part
of
its
history-
and
that's
that's
really
worth
recognizing.
We
have
our
in
our
equity
investor,
RBC
represented
by
Tom,
Maxwell
and
I'm,
not
sure
of
Tom.
The
rest
of
your
team
is
here:
Steven,
Lee,
Kelly,
Cutrone,
Craig,
Gunther
and
Louis
Bledsoe.
Those
are
all
people
who
think
who
have
helped
invest
in
the
credits
that
are
available
and
make
this
public
private
partnership
possible.
E
Bluehub,
formerly
known
as
Boston
community
capital,
also
has
been
a
critical
partner
as
well
in
helping
buy
the
credits,
the
state
credits,
Sean,
O'neal,
Nora
block
and
Sarah
KITT
ermine
intermediary
that
we
work
with
very
frequently
across
various
projects.
I
know
fhl,
be
the
Federal
Home
Loan
Bank
through
their
affordable
housing
program.
I
think
Camden
might
have
been
our
very
first
award
from
fhl
B
or
certainly
in
recent
years
and
Ken
Willis
and
his
team
are
in
the
back
and
want
to
thank
you
guys
for
for
your
work
and
support.
E
E
E
It's
great
to
obviously
get
the
project
underway
before
before
we
went
through
the
shutdown
and
hopefully
we
won't
have
to
go
through
that
exercise
again
and
then
just
one
little
moment
on
our
development
team.
So
the
people
who
are
you
know,
design
the
building,
building
the
building
making
sure
we
do
a
good
job,
Mike,
Mike,
J
and
Nate
at
t-80,
our
architectural
team.
We
work
with
them
all
the
time,
they're
great
great
team
members
and
we
rely
on
them
heavily
John,
Oscar
and
John.
E
It's
been
wonderful
working
with
you,
nice
to
have
our
first
partnership
here
with
Cruz
construction,
look
forward
to
more
more
work
together.
Many
many
consultants,
Paul
Julie
Ruth
and
Jeff
from
Nixon
Peabody
who's,
our
sort
of
an
extension
of
us
in
our
legal,
our
legal
team,
Waypoint,
KLA,
matt
and
jim
boston,
environmental
housing
opportunities
unlimited,
who
helped
us
with
relocation
VHB
who
helped
us
with
historical
allocation
and
in
new
ecology.
So
those
there's
just
some
of
the
some
of
the
village
that
it
takes
to
to
do
these
types
of
deals,
particularly
of
interest
for
us.
E
E
You
know:
John
Mooney,
Daniel,
Bruce,
Cynthia,
Marty,
Mar,
Sadie's
Ferrando
at
least
give
a
league
if
Asst,
Katie,
Tom,
Stokes,
Neil,
Young,
Emily,
Bhutan,
Thatcher,
Tiffany,
Josh,
Cohen,
Sarah,
Bose,
David,
Greenblatt,
Kathleen,
Sheehan,
Susannah
Kelly
on
PJ
and
many
many
others
as
well
as
Mary
Taylor
who's.
Here
you
know
these
are
all
folks.
That's
just
to
say
all
of
us
in
the
room
are
what
make
make
this
type
of
a
project
happen,
and
last
but
not
least,
we
wanted
to
extend
our
thanks
to
the
residents.
The
resident
council
here
is
amazing.
Julieta
willie
represented
here.
E
They
have
helped
guide
us
and
give
us
feedback
throughout
the
process
so
that
we
ensure
to
smooth
the
transition,
as
we
could
it'll
take
a
little
patience
to
get
through
the
next.
You
know
12
to
18
months
together.
We
we
thank
you
in
anticipation
of
that
patience,
but
are
very
just
grateful
to
be
here,
helping
to
create
some
quality,
stable
housing.
Thanks
for
your
input,
and
thank
you
all
for
your
leadership.
Thank
you
guys.
A
F
Everyone
I'll
be
very
brief,
just
to
think
that
350
plus
units
are
going
to
stay
here
in
the
south
end
Laurel
Roxbury
really
doesn't
warm
my
heart
and
so
I
really
want
to
thank
the
mayor,
I'm
first
commitment
to
not
just
creating
affordable
housing
to
preserving
it,
and
this
is
the
second
time
in
two
weeks.
Mr.
mayor
I
mean
you
really
stole
my
heart
with
what
happened
in
trail
on
Street
I
know
Michael
Caine's.
F
Here
160
more
units
were
saved
in
the
South
End,
so
you
commitment
is
surpassed
by
none
and
I'm
excited
to
be
a
part
of
this,
and
you
know:
I
live
two
blocks
away
from
me:
I
just
lived
on
Tremont
Street
down
the
block
and
I
work
as
a
physician
down
the
street
at
Boston,
Medical
Center
I
have
friends
here:
I
have
patients
who
live
here?
Providing
housing
is
something
important.
F
A
A
A
To
get
to
this
point,
she
has
been
committed,
relentless
in
her
commitment
to
ensuring
that
we
got
this
project
done
and
that
we
improved
the
quality
of
the
lives
of
the
residents
that
she
represents
and,
just
as
importantly,
that
we
were
able
to
ensure
that
we
are
replacing
each
and
every
one
of
these
units.
Please
a
warm
welcome
for
the
resident,
a
leader
in
this
community
Aleta.