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From YouTube: DHCD Rental Housing Mini Competition Awards
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Watch Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito host the annoucement of the DHCD Rental Housing Mini Competition Awards for three new developments in Boston: Bartlett Station Building A, Bowdoin Street, and Grace Apartments.
A
Good
afternoon
again
and
welcome
to
East
Boston
neighborhood
health
center,
my
name
is
Manny
Lopes
and
I'm,
proud
to
serve
as
the
president's
as
the
president
and
CEO
today
we're
here
to
play
host
to
the
Baker
Pulido
administration,
as
they
announce
a
new
initiative
that
will
have
a
positive
impact
on
East,
Boston
and
communities
throughout
Massachusetts.
We're
also
honored
to
have
my
friend
mayor,
Marty,
Walsh,
here,
to
join
us
on
this
special
occasion.
We
also
have
the
mayor
of
Newton,
Catherine,
fuller
and
my
other
good
friend
Mayor
Dan
Rivera
from
the
great
city
of
Lawrence.
A
First,
a
little
bit
about
East
Boston,
able
to
help
Center
for
over
50
years,
we've
been
providing
high
quality
health
care
and
support
services
to
East
Boston
and
the
surrounding
communities.
We
do
this,
regardless
of
our
patient's
ability
to
pay
the
intersection,
as
we
know,
of
health
and
housing
has
become
increasingly
important,
especially
in
communities
like
our
own
here
in
East,
Boston,
rising
rents,
displacement
have
all
impact
our
patients
ability
to
lead
healthy
lives
and
access
services,
safe,
affordable
housing
promotes
good
health
for
all.
A
We
applaud
the
Baker
Polito
administration
and
its
efforts
across
the
Commonwealth,
and
we
also
think
thank
mayor
Walsh
for
his
commitment
to
East
Boston
Boston
neighborhood
health
center
looks
forward
to
continuing
the
work
with
our
partner
organizations
and
elected
officials
to
address
health
housing
and
all
the
community
needs.
Now.
Please
join
me
in
welcoming
mayor
Marty,
J
Walsh.
B
Thank
you
very
much.
Mandy
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
here
at
East,
Boston
health
center
feel
great
work.
I
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
the
lieutenant
governor
and
secretary
connealy
for
being
here.
I
was
just
looking
through
my
notes
and
and
I'm
gonna
talk
about
them
in
a
second
I
was
looking
at
the
partnership
that
we
have
here
in
the
Commonwealth,
but
particularly
in
Boston,
on
housing
and
I'll,
get
to
those
in
a
minute
to
state
representative
Adrienne,
Madero,
Thank,
You
representative
for
having
us
in
your
district
today
to
see
councillors.
B
I
would
thank
you
for
having
us
in
your
district
today
and
I
think
senator
bond
Cory's
on
his
way
or
they're
in
session,
so
he'll
be
here
soon.
My
colleagues,
the
mayor
and
Newton,
and
the
mayor
of
Lawrence.
Thank
you
as
well.
You
know
we
just
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
together
talking
about
how
do
we
advance
our
cities
in
the
Commonwealth
forward
and
we
spend
one
of
our
one
of
the
top
times
the
most
the
the
highest
issue
we
talked
about
consistently
is
housing
it
talking
about.
B
B
Think
in
talking
about
this,
affordable
housing
is
certainly
our
city's
number
one
priority.
I
know
it's
a
top
priority
for
the
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
and
all
the
other
mayor's,
and
that's
why
affordable
housing
is
the
number
one
focus
we
want
to.
We
just
left.
We
just
left
the
East
Boston
Center
Paris
Street.
We
were
talking
to
our
seniors
about
creating
a
community
center
and
our
seniors
are
in
desperate
need
of
more
affordable
housing.
Families
are
in
desperate
need
of
more
affordable
housing.
B
25%
of
all
ba
housing
in
Boston
of
our
rental
housing
is
subsidized,
affordable
in
the
city
of
Boston.
That
number
leads
the
nation
and
we
want
to
keep
it
that
way,
even
we're
seeing
market
rent
stabilized
in
our
communities.
But
one
of
the
concerns
we
still
here
is
the
rents
are
still
too
high,
because
there's
such
a
big
demand,
the
market
won't
produce
enough
affordable
housing,
our
agency
or
nonprofits
can't
produce
it
by
itself.
It
has
to
be
a
team
effort.
Boston
projects
in
program
reflect
that
teamwork
person
I
did
not
mention.
B
But
before
me-
and
he
brought
me
up
here-
I
was
just
reading.
These
notes
and
I
was
thinking
about
the
projects
in
the
city
of
Boston.
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
second
to
talk
about
them.
Bartlett
station
in
Roxbury,
the
lead
partner
is
nuestra
comunidad.
The
city
is
making
millions
of
dollars
investments
in
this.
The
stake
state
is
also
making
serious
commitments
to
tax
credits
and
subsidies.
Without
that
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
build
60,
affordable
housing
units
which
are
done
in
64,
more
affordable
units
on
its
way.
B
That
would
not
have
happened
if
there
wasn't
a
partnership.
Bowden
Street
in
Dorchester,
nonprofit
called
viene.
This
is
led
by
an
immigrant
community.
The
city
is
making
2.4
million
dollar
investment.
The
state
is
handling
again
tax
credits
and
subsidies.
The
results
41
deeply
affordable
units
of
housing.
That
would
not
be
happening.
Grace
apartments
for
seniors
here
in
East
Boston.
He
sports
in
the
CDC
and
affirmative
investments
are
partnering
on
this.
I
want
to
thank
you.
The
state
and
federal
tax
credits
in
this
to
the
DHCD
program.
The
state
is
contributing.
B
The
city
is
contributing
a
couple
million
dollars
here.
The
result
is
42
homes
for
seniors
all
deeply
affordable.
If
we
don't
have
these
projects-
and
we
don't
work
together
on
these
projects
and
identifying
the
projects
that
are
shovel-ready
and
I
know
the
governor's
going
to
talk
about
this,
he's
laser
focused
on
making
sure
that
these
projects
are
several
ready.
B
So
it's
not
just
a
subsidy,
that's
giving
or
tax
and
Senator
that's
giving,
but
something
that's
giving
that
we
could
actually
be
here
making
announcement
today
and
in
little
later
on,
be
here
for
a
groundbreaking
little
later
on,
be
here
for
a
ribbon-cutting
and
that's
what
we're
doing
we're
grateful
for
this
partnership
with
the
state.
We're
gonna
continue
to
work
even
more
together
at
the
city
level,
we
are
doing
more
than
doubling
our
investments
in
affordable
housing
this
year.
I
know
that
council
Edwards
would
talk
about
this
all
the
time.
B
How
do
we
make
sure
we
continue
to
make
investments
and
when
the
budget
comes
out
in
a
couple
weeks,
we're
gonna
have
a
hundred
million
dollar
investment
that
we're
putting
in
there
and
some
other
ways
of
getting
to
five
hundred
million
dollars
over
five
year
investment.
These
funds
will
go
are
obviously
working
like
collaboratively
as
well.
How
do
you
maximize
the
taxpayers
dollar?
How
do
you
maximize
it
all
of
us
working
together?
That's
what's
important
in
creating
more
affordable
homes.
We
are
also
planning
to
invest
even
more.
We
have
some
work
to
do.
B
We
have
several
piece
of
legislation
that
we're
working
with
the
state
on
on
trying
to
move
forward,
transfer
tax
protection
of
attendance
in
the
governor's
housing
choice
bill.
The
governor's
been
talking
about
this
all
over
the
Commonwealth
for
the
last
year,
I've
been
saying
it
as
much
as
I
can
in
the
city
of
Boston
the
housing
choice
bill.
It
doesn't
benefit,
it
doesn't
work,
it
doesn't
it's
not
needed
in
Boston,
but
it's
needed
around
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
We
need
those
tools
to
continue
to
make
build
more
housing.
B
We
need
to
work
with
the
urgency
on
these
issues
as
we
head
into
the
2020
scent
2020
census.
When
we
look
at
where
we
are
as
population
here
in
Boston,
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
our
population
has
grown
in
last
10
years,
and
our
population
projection
for
the
next
ten
years
grow
either
couldn't
grow.
B
Even
more
here
in
the
city
and
other
cities
and
towns
across
the
Commonwealth,
but
if
we
don't
continue
to
invest
in
affordable
housing,
we're
going
to
be
a
city
and
a
Commonwealth
that
poor
people
can't
live
in
and
we
have
to
continue
to
and
working
people
can't
live
in
and
we
have
to
continue
to
make
sure
we
make
these
investments.
We
need
to
make
investments
for
our
seniors
for
our
middle-income
residents.
B
We
need
to
make
sure
affordable
housing
happens
now
days
like
today,
and
programs
like
this
one
that
we're
talking
about
show
when
we
work
together,
we
can
succeed
together.
We
can
build
a
community
that
has
home
that
a
place
that
people
can
call
home
for
anyone
and
everyone
I'd
like
to
just
now
take
this
opportunity
and
I
did
thank
the
governor
for
being
here
today.
I
asked
them
I,
just
whispered
izya.
B
Thank
you
for
being
here
in
East
Boston
because
of
the
focus
in
this
community,
because
what
the
CDC
is
doing
here,
what
the
elected
officials
are
doing
here
and
to
be
quite
honest
with
you
having
having
somebody
that
you
can
pick
up
the
phone
phone
with
and
what
the
governor
usually
says
to
me
when
these
grants
are
come.
Do
what
he
always
says
to
me.
Is
that
I
want
to
support
every
single
application
that
comes
in,
but
I
don't
want
to
support
something.
C
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
coming
out
today
and
especially
want
to
thank
he's
Boston
for
hosting
us
once
again
for
another
announcement.
Senator
Vaughn
Cory,
it's
nice
to
have
you
with
us-
welcome
to
East
Boston
yeah
yeah
yeah
I
also
want
to
welcome
mayor
Rivera,
councillor
Edwards
mayor,
fuller,
Jennifer
Maddox,
the
interim
director
of
DHCD
Your
Highness,
crystal
yeah
I
did
yeah
crystal
Corning
a
for
mass
housing.
Ami
Shakman,
it's
nice
to
see
you
here
on
the
other
side
of
town.
C
If
we
didn't
change
some
of
the
rules
of
the
game,
especially
for
communities
other
than
Boston,
if
you
look
at
housing
production
generally
in
Boston,
and
then
you
look
at
housing,
production
outside
Boston
Boston
is
producing
far
more
housing
at
every
level
than
most
of
the
rest
of
Eastern
communities.
Eastern,
Mass
and
there's
a
reason
for
that.
The
rest
of
the
communities
in
Eastern
Mass,
play
by
a
very
different
set
of
rules
than
the
rules
at
the
City
of
Boston
plays
by
and
the
City
of
Boston
should
not
have
to
carry
that
load
themselves.
C
It
should
be
a
load,
that's
carried
by
other
cities
and
communities,
and
you
have-
and
you
have
local
officials
and
nonprofits
and
community
builders
that
are
all
anxious
to
pick
the
ball
up
and
run
with
it,
but
over
the
course
of
the
past
few
years.
Because
of
the
way
our
zoning
laws
work,
thousands
of
units
of
housing
at
every
level,
senior
housing,
affordable,
housing,
workforce,
housing,
regular
middle
class
housing,
thousands
of
units
of
housing
haven't
been
built,
even
though
they
got
a
majority
support.
A
Town
Meeting
select
board
City
Council,
whatever
their
particular
governing
entity.
C
Was
they
didn't
happen
because
you
have
to
play
to
a
supermajority
in
Massachusetts.
This
is
something
we've
been
trying
to
change
for
three
years
and
for
three
years
we've
watched
lots
of
great
projects
and
lots
of
frustrated
local
officials
and
lots
of
frustrated
housing,
advocates
and
lots
of
frustrated
families
and
small
businesses
and
others
and
seniors
who
haven't
been
able
to
benefit
from
the
level
of
housing
production
that
we
need
here
in
the
Commonwealth.
C
C
Can
we
put
85
million
dollars
into
a
program
at
mass
housing
to
do
homeowner
ship
housing
in
communities
of
color?
Here
in
Massachusetts?
It's
the
largest
single
investment
in
a
real
and
one
of
the
things
I
worry
about?
Is
how
long
is
it
going
to
take
us
to
put
that
money
to
work,
given
the
difficulties
we've
created
with
respect
to
simply
getting
stuff
done
when
it
comes
to
housing
production
here
in
Massachusetts,
we
have
a
lot
of
tools.
C
We
have
a
lot
of
resources,
but
we
absolutely
positively
have
to
change
some
of
the
rules
of
the
game
if
we're
gonna
make
it
possible
for
communities
to
do
what
they
would
like
to
do
in
most
cases
to
serve
the
people
they
would
like
to
serve
now.
Today
is
a
great
day,
because
it's
about
sixty
million
dollars
and
low-income
housing,
tax
credits,
vouchers
and
direct
subsidies
to
11
projects
across
the
Commonwealth.
C
C
So
we
can
put
to
work
a
lot
of
the
resources
that
we've
been
gathering
and
putting
together
and
trying
to
create
momentum
in
this
space
and
the
final
thing
I'll
say
about
this,
and
if
I
sound,
frustrated,
I
apologize
because
I
am
once
you
have
the
tools
right,
it
still
takes
a
while
to
get
there
and
part
of
what's
frustrating
to
us
about.
This
is
three
years
ago,
four
years
ago
we
started
talking
about
it.
C
D
Good
afternoon,
it's
a
real
pleasure
to
be
here
once
again
in
East
Boston
for
a
great
occasion
and
I'm
going
to
announce
the
award
recipients,
but
before
doing
so,
I
just
want
to
follow
up
on
some
of
the
comments
that
Mayor
Walsh
and
governor
Baker
have
said.
First
of
all,
thank
you
to
the
mayor
for
your
leadership,
around
housing,
obviously
being
the
face
and
the
figure
that's
leading
this
world-class
city.
You
clearly
understand
and
appreciate
the
role
of
housing
in
community
development
and
neighborhood
development.
We
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
D
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
in
the
legislature
of
Madero
and
Senator
bond
Cory
for
their
leadership,
understanding
what
housing
means
to
them
and
to
their
communities.
I
want
to
thank
the
two
mayor's
who
are
here
mayor
of
aira
and
Mayor
Ruth
Ann,
fuller
for
your
leadership
in
two
communities,
Newton
and
Lawrence
that
while
may
have
some
similarities,
obviously
approach
housing
in
a
different
way
that
works
for
your
communities.
I
want
to
say,
I.
D
This
Commonwealth
I
think
a
key
part
of
our
ability
to
move
forward
with
some
of
the
zoning
reforms
the
governor
talked
about
and
to
do
more
to
reach
our
goals
is
to
change
the
mindset
around
housing
here
in
the
Commonwealth,
and
the
mindset
has
to
be
a
full
appreciation
for
the
role
of
housing
in
our
communities.
The
role
of
housing
for
the
future,
success
of
our
Commonwealth
and
the
role
of
housing
in
the
ability
to
bring
more
prosperity
to
an
individual's
life.
D
Housing
is
a
thing
in
every
single
community
of
this
Commonwealth
I've
been
to
downtown's.
Frankly,
maybe
four
or
five
years
ago,
when
we
were
first
starting
out
on
this
job
and
in
some
of
those
places,
I
was
a
witnessing
and
the
governor
as
well
down
towns
that
had
boarded
up
retail
spaces
and
not
a
whole
lot
going
on.
Think
about
some
of
those
spaces.
D
Having
kids
that
have
grown
up
and
gone
other
places
and
don't
need
that
single-family
home,
but
they
want
to
stay
connected
to
their
community
because
that's
where
their
social
contacts
are.
That's
where
their
doctors
are.
That's
where
their
familiarity
and
their
comfort
level
is,
and
unless
you
build
other
opportunities
for
them
to
stay
in
their
community,
they
won't
have
those
options.
D
So
we've
literally
seen
the
ability
to
use
housing
as
a
tool
to
address
the
housing
needs
of
your
community
to
address
the
food
needs
of
the
community,
and
if
we
can
help
more
people
of
this
Commonwealth
adopt
the
mindset
around
housing
that
it
is
needed
that
you
can
design
it.
You
can
plan
for
it
and
you
can
incorporate
the
housing
that
makes
sense
in
your
community.
D
Then
we
will
clearly
create
the
momentum
that
will
get
us
to
our
goal
of
a
hundred
and
thirty
five
thousand
new
units
of
housing
by
2025,
and
unless
we
change
the
mindset
and
the
tools
we're
not
going
to
get
there.
But
clearly
we
have
a
lot
of
resource.
We
have
more
packed
into
the
bond
bill
and
we
have
more
that
we'd
like
to
continue
to
partner
with
the
legislature
around.
So
the
resources
are
there,
but
you
can
have
all
the
resources.
D
But
if
you
don't
have
construction
projects
that
are
permitted,
we
can't
actually
put
those
resources
to
work.
So
we've
really
look
at
this
room
and
say
you're
all
our
partners
here
from
the
private
sector,
to
the
advocates
to
the
stakeholders
at
the
community
level
to
really
impress
upon
the
legislature
that
there's
urgency
to
this.
D
The
governor
made
a
really
great
speech
this
morning
talked
about
multiple
areas
that
are
important
to
the
Commonwealth
and
he
closed
it
out
with
a
an
impassioned
plea
around
Housing
Choice,
and
he
really
said
all
these
good
things
that
Massachusetts
is
known
for
you
know,
tops
in
education,
tops
in
healthcare
tops
in
our
innovation
economy.
We
certainly
don't
want
to
be
number
one
for
having
the
highest
cost
of
housing.
That
is
not
part
of
our
story
that
we're
proud
of,
and
we
certainly
can
change
the
story
around.
D
What
housing
looks
like
in
Massachusetts
if
we
work
with
the
legislature
get
some
of
these
tools
into
your
hands
to
do
more.
So,
thank
you
all
that
what
you're
doing
one
of
the
things
that
the
mayor
talked
about
was
being
shovel
ready,
so
you're
you're,
clearly
an
audience
that
gets
applying
for
these
funds,
demonstrating
that
you're
ready
to
go
and
clearly
will
lead
us
to
more
ground,
breakings
and
ribbon-cuttings
in
the
near
future.
D
She's
got
a
good
brand
around
here.
We
know
that
we
love
Kate.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
leadership.
So
here
we
go
feel
free
to
applaud
loudly
when
your
award
is
announced
and
a
lot
of
these
projects.
I
I,
know
where
they
are
and
I'm
so
happy
to
see
you
make
this
list
today.
So
congratulations
to
all
of
you,
the
first
on
the
list-
and
this
is
apparently
in
some
alphabetical
order.
So
you
can
anticipate
where
you,
where
you
stand.
D
And
then
the
next
one
is
also
a
Newton
project.
I
do
want
to
give
special
mention,
because
it's
named
after
someone
important
to
all
of
us,
it
will
be
a
home
for
seniors
something
he
was
very
passionate
about
serving.
He
was
a
formerly
along
MBTA,
employee
and
one
of
our
appointees
to
your
Housing
Authority.
It's
named
after
the
late
Reverend
Howard
Haywood
and.
D
D
E
Thank
you.
Lieutenant
governor
is
great
to
be
with
you
all
here
today.
You
know:
I
love,
hearing
the
list
of
projects
in
the
cities
and
towns
and
in
reading
about
the
projects,
speaks
to
the
incredible
diversity
of
need
and
opportunity
here
in
the
Commonwealth.
These
are
cities
and
towns
of
all
sizes.
Many
different
types
of
developments
and
populations
serve
types
of
structures.
It
really
is
wonderful
to
hear
more
about
these
projects.
I
want
to
pick
up
on
a
couple
themes:
the
governor
and
the
mayor.
E
Lieutenant
governor,
addressed
I
think
I
heard
two
main
themes
in
their
comments.
One
is
urgency
and
the
urgency
of
this
problem.
You
know
the
lieutenant
governor
last
year
spent
a
bunch
of
time,
traveling
the
state
to
gain
input
on
our
economic
development
plan,
and
we
went
to
nine.
We
did
nine
big
regional
sessions
around
the
state
we
heard
from
1200
people,
and
we
heard
loud
and
clear
the
need
for
more
housing
production.
E
We
heard
that
it
impacts
our
citizens,
all
of
our
communities
all
of
our
businesses,
so
the
need
is
incredibly
urgent
and
it's
so
urgent
that
one
of
the
four
main
pillars
of
our
plan
now
called
partnerships
for
growth
is
to
address
the
housing
crisis
and
we
purposely
put
housing
as
one
of
the
main
pillars.
We
purposely
put
it
first
and
we
purposely
use
the
word
crisis
because
that's
what
we
are
so
we
need
to
address
this
housing
crisis.
It's
an
incredible
sense
of
urgency.
Statewide
I'd
also
make
a
note
about
the
plan
that
there
are.
E
There
are
five
key
principles
that
will
drive
the
work
and
one
of
those
principles
is
equitable
opportunity.
The
notion
that
every
citizen
every
community
deserves
their
shot
at
growth
and
opportunity
and
success
and
guess
what
you
can't
have
that
opportunity
without
a
place
to
live
without
stable
housing.
So
this
is
incredibly
important
work
and
the
urgency
is
real.
On
the
second
item
on
partnership,
you
think
about
who's
here
today,
all
the
great
folks
from
from
the
state
side,
mayors,
our
colleagues
in
the
legislature,
community
groups,
developers
it
how
we
get
this
work
done.
E
E
We
saw
housing
that
that's
real,
live
it
in
downtown's
housing,
your
public
transit
housing,
it
becomes
real
community
assets,
it
was
just
inspiring
to
see
and
along
the
way
you
know
we
had
so
many
great
folks
join
us
on
the
tour
mayors
and
developers
and
legislators
and
others,
and
all
these
projects
are
a
bit
different,
but
we
all
heard
a
consistent
message.
Every
stop
on
the
tour,
which
is
that
we
want
to
do
more.
Can
you
help
us
do
more
and
we
had
developers
as
far
away
as
Oregon
join
us
and
they
said
geez.
E
We
like
the
way
you
guys
do
business
here
in
Massachusetts.
You
got
a
very
collaborative
spirit.
You
have
great,
you
got
a
great
team.
You
have
resources
thanks
to
the
governor's
housing
bond
bill.
We
like
what
you
do.
We
like
how
you
do
it
we
wanted
to
do
more.
How
can
we
do
more
and
that's
where
the
governor's
Housing
Choice
legislation
comes
in
the
zoning
impediments
are
real
impediments
to
growth
and
real
impediments
to
production,
and
we
simply
have
to
get
that
bill
done.
So,
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
F
Thank
You
secretary
Kanaly
I
know
to
welcome
you
to
East
Boston.
We
hope
you
come
back
often
whenever
the
secretaries
come
in
to
your
hometown,
you
know
he's
bringing
a
check.
So
it's
always
a
great
day.
I
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
for
be
here
and
understanding
the
need
for
housing
development
to
meet
the
really
the
demand
in
our
growing
neighborhoods
all
across
the
Commonwealth.
F
But,
like
the
governor
said,
it's
really
just
the
first
step.
We
need
to
continue
to
grow
our
housing
stock
and
build
more
housing,
and
it's
an
interesting
set
thing
to
say
in
this
community,
where
we're
really
seeing
the
boon
of
housing,
and
it's
really
thanks
to
the
mayor,
mayor,
Marty
Walsh
and
the
City
Council,
including
Lydia
Edwards,
who
have
seen
the
need
for
housing
as
a
way
to
grow
this
city
and
the
mayor
again
steps
up
today
and
makes
a
hundred
and
1.7
million
dollar
investment.
As
you
know,
a
companion
funding
to
this
project.
F
Three
point:
seven
all
right!
Well,
we'll
take
it
well
and
I
want
to
thank
alcohol
Elly,
you
know
it's.
You
know.
Good
work
has
recognized
the
state,
the
city.
No,
this
money
is
in
good
hands
with
you.
So
we
want
to
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
and
helping
our
most
vulnerable
residents
in
this
community.
F
But
really
you
know
back
to
the
mayor
and
the
City
Council
I
mean
their
investment
in
realizing
the
need
for
affordable
housing.
The
need
to
add
stock
to
meet
the
demand
in
this
Commonwealth
is
so
crucial.
As
chair
of
the
Housing
Committee
I
was
faced
with
a
lot
of
statistics.
One
that
always
sticks
out
to
me
is
that
nearly
80%
of
the
multi-family
housing
built
in
this
state
has
been
over.
The
last
10
years
has
only
been
built
in
five
communities
and
Boston,
Somerville
and
Cambridge,
and
others
are
included
in
that
number
five.
F
But
that's
so
shocking,
and
we
need
to
address
this
issue.
We
need
to
address
it
in
a
regional
way,
really
a
statewide
way
and
I
want
to
thank
the
mayors
that
are
here
who
have
been
up
to
the
Statehouse.
To
advocate
for
a
lifting
and
of
some
zoning
regulations
that
are
were
far
too
antiquated.
I
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
for
firing
their
housing
choice
bill
and
remind
them.
I
have
a
companion
piece
in
the
Senate
that
we're
looking
to
have
that
conversation
I'm
at
personally
committed
to
seeing
that
legislation
through.
F
We
need
the
supply
to
meet
the
demand
as
we
build
a
you
know:
housing
across
this
Commonwealth
and
in
this
city
we
need
to
keep
in
mind
our
affordable
units
and
how
victims
of
this
of
this
housing
boom
quite
honestly
are
becoming
displaced
all
throughout
our
communities.
So
you
know,
as
we
as
the
governor
said,
and
the
mayor
said,
the
secretary
said
we
lead
in
so
many
areas
and
health
care
and
education.
F
We've
lagged
so
far
behind
an
affordable
housing
and
really
a
great
measure
of
any
society,
and
especially
this
Commonwealth,
is
how
we
take
care
of
our
most
vulnerable
residents
and
this
investment
in
housing.
Little
house,
the
most
vulnerable
of
our
of
our
communities,
really
late,
leans
to
that
investment
and
leans
to
how
great
a
Commonwealth,
how
great
a
city
and
how
great
a
community
we
really
are.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
who
are
involved
and
I
look
forward
to
being
at
the
ribbon-cutting
and
a
couple
months
congratulate
I.
F
G
Good
afternoon,
everyone
so
wonderful
to
be
here
for
this
exciting
announcement.
First
of
all,
as
a
former
board
member
of
the
East
Boston
neighborhood
health
center
I
want
to
extend
my
gratitude
to
Manny
Lopes
and
his
team
and,
of
course,
to
recognize
madam
chair
of
the
board,
Rita
Sorento.
Wonderful,
to
have
you
and
folks
I
think
it's
appropriate
that
we're
having
this
announcement
here
in
the
health
center,
because
there's
no
doubt
that
good
quality,
affordable
housing
is
inextricably
linked
with
public
health
outcomes
so
again,
Manny
to
your
team.
G
G
Let's
not
board
and
race
there.
It's
always
good
to
be
East
e
to
me,
but
you
know:
I
want
I,
want
to
explain
what
this
investment
means
for
East,
Boston,
I'm
sure
that
councillor
Edwards
and
Senator
bond
Cory.
My
colleagues
would
agree
with
me
when
I
say
that
one
of
the
highest
volumes
of
calls
that
my
office
receives
is
from
seniors
in
East
Boston,
who
are
desperately
looking
for
affordable
housing.
These
are
folks
who
grew
up
here,
raise
their
families
here,
made
this
community
the
attractive,
amazing
community.
G
It
is
today
that
is
driving,
so
many
young
people
to
move
here
to
East
Boston
and
it's
heartbreaking.
When
we
received
those
calls
because
the
reality
is
we
get
them
on
a
waitlist,
they
wait.
They
wait
and,
unfortunately
many
get
displaced
because
I
believe
the
governor
or
the
LG,
or
maybe
the
secretary
said
this,
but
the
demand
is
so
much
greater
than
the
supply
right
now,
and
that
is
just
the
reality
not
only
here
in
East
Boston
but
across
the
Commonwealth.
G
I
want
to
give
a
special
thank-you
to
alcohol,
Torelli
and
his
team
at
the
CDC,
because
they
have
been
at
the
forefront
for
decades
in
providing
good,
affordable
housing
to
seniors
in
this
community.
And
when
those
seniors
call
my
office
they're
begging
to
get
into
a
unit
run
by
the
East
Boston
CDC.
G
But
those
availability
simply
are
not
there
right
now.
That's
why
this
investment
in
the
grace
apartments
in
East
Boston.
That's
why
the
investments
you
heard
the
lieutenant
governor
announced
from
across
the
state.
That's
why
this
is
so
important,
because
these
seniors
deserve
to
stay
in
the
community
that
they
built.
They
deserve
to
have
that
dignity
in
that
respect
to
age
in
place
and
to
stay
where
they
want
to
stay
and
be
around
their
support
system
and
social
network
and
their
family.
G
A
Wow,
how
blessed
we
are
now
fortunate
we
are
and
how
the
rest
of
the
country
could
look
at
Massachusetts
in
this
city
and
look
at
an
example
of
how
government
is
working
for
the
people.
Thank
You,
mayor,
Thank,
You,
governor
lieutenant
governor
senator
representative
secretary
and
councilor,
because
you
make
us
all
proud.
Thank
you
for
the
miss
from
mayor,
fuller,
mayor
Riviere,
because
this
is
what
we
expect
from
government
and
thank
you
for
the
partnerships
with
our
organizations
like
these
Boston
CDC
before
I
introduce
our
next
speaker
just
a
quick
story
about
our
partnership.
A
He's
boss,
the
name
of
the
health
center
and
the
East
Boston
Community,
Development
Corporation,
as
well
as
the
governor.
Over
30
years
ago,
we
went
out
to
San
Francisco
to
look
at
a
program
called
on
lock
with
the
guidance
of
our
Board
Chair,
Rita
Sorento
and
our
leader
at
the
time
Jack
Craddock.
We
saw
a
program
that
allow
seniors
to
in
the
community,
stay
active,
live
in
the
community
and
age
in
place.
A
Then
secretary
Baker
gave
us
his
blessing
and
said
it's
great
to
bring
a
program
like
that
from
San
Francisco
from
the
west
coast
to
the
East
Coast,
but
we're
Boston
and
we're
Massachusetts.
We
have
to
do
it
even
better,
so
the
core
to
this
program
has
to
be
affordable,
safe
housing
for
our
elderly.
Folks,
we
looked
at
alcohol,
the
rally
in
the
East
Boston
CDC,
and
we
said
it's
time
to
partner
up.
A
We
want
to
bring
this
program
here
to
East
Boston,
but
we
want
to
attach
it
to
housing,
Al
and
his
team
stepped
up,
and
we
built
for
housing
units,
the
Lewis
mall,
the
Lyman
School,
the
Joseph
P
Barnes
Middle
School
in
the
Cheverus
Middle
School
and
turned
them
all
into
affordable
housing.
An
accomplishment
never
been
seen
anywhere
in
the
country
and.
A
Today,
that
program
serves
as
the
model
when
we
talk
about
social
determinants
of
health.
We
know
right
away.
Housing
is
on
top
of
that
list,
so
it
is
with
great
pleasure
that
I
introduce
someone
who
always
remains
in
the
background,
but
really
has
been
a
leader
in
this
effort
of
creating
affordable
housing.
My
friend,
our
partner
I'll
call
the
relative.
H
Wow,
it's
going
to
be
my
job
to
wrap
this
up.
Let
me
say
that
when
he
came
here,
we
live
in
a
world
where
it's
so
divided
a
country,
that's
fighting
on
every
level
people
aren't
getting
along.
There's
all
these
divisions
and
hurts
all
over
the
country,
and
then
you
walk
into
a
place
like
this,
and
we
find
two
men
different
parties,
but
on
the
same
goal
and
the
same
level
and
that's
not
only
inspiring,
but
it
gives
us
hope
for
the
future.
H
H
H
Next
month,
we've
already
scheduled
a
grand
opening
of
the
community
center
at
the
old
East
Boston
library,
mayor
Walsh,
I've,
been
with
the
CDC
for
50
years
and
in
that
time
I
have
not
met
anyone
more
dedicated
to
housing
and
affordable
housing
and
the
needs
of
this
community
than
you
and
I.
Thank
you.
H
You
know
we're
thanking
them
for
the
housing
that's
being
built,
but
I
think
we
have
to
look
at
how
it
happened.
The
cooperation
of
all
of
these
agencies
and
everybody
else
all
on
the
same
goal,
all
working
together.
The
think
it
gives
me
is
even
more
than
the
award
of
the
housing.
It
gives
me
a
vision
of
the
future
that
J,
maybe
this
country
can
come
together.
Maybe
we
can
heal
all
the
wounds
that
divide
us.
H
I
I
I
So
I'm
gonna
be
short
I'm
in
a
wrap,
I'm
gonna
wrap
us
up,
but
I
do
have
to
say,
and
my
mom
would
roll
her
eyes.
If
I
say
this,
it
is
really
nice
to
be
on
the
receiving
end
of
these
gobs
of
money
for
affordable
housing.
But
we
really.
We
are
so
proud
that
the
mayor
and
the
and
the
governor's
office
is
trusting
us
to
do
good
I
mean
we.
We
are
going
to
leverage
these
dollars
to
to
the
utmost
all
of
the
developers
in
here
I'm
going
to
speak
for
them.
I
That's
what
we
work
really
hard
to
do,
because
we're
trying
to
keep
every
dollar
precious,
because
we
know
that
that's
gonna
help
build
more
units
in
the
Commonwealth
for
others.
So
I'm
going
to
thank
I'm
going
to
thank
the
governor,
the
legislature
in
the
city,
on
behalf
of
the
developers
in
here,
for
their
persistence
and
their
steadfast
support
for
finding
creative
options
for
our
housing
crisis.
Right
now
for
also
raising
the
bar
on
funding
limits.
I
That's
been
hugely
helpful,
as
they've
talked
about
and
for
bringing
new
groups
to
the
table
kind
of
expanding
the
how
people
look
at
this
housing
crisis,
obviously
from
transportation
and
all
of
the
communities
in
the
Commonwealth.
So
we
really
thank
you
for
doing
that
and
then
I'm
just
gonna
congratulate
all
the
other
awardees
in
the
room
with
that.
I
really
hope
that
you
have
speedy
clothing,
closings,
that
your
construction
costs
come
in
under
budget
and
and
that
you
have
no
change
orders.
I
So
they
thank
you
all
for
coming
again.
We're
happy
that
you
were
here
we're
happy
that
the
East
Boston
neighborhood
Hills,
Health
Center.
Let
us
let
us
use
their
space
and
if
you
wouldn't
mind
we're
just
gonna
clear
out
and
have
a
picture
of
the
speakers
and
then
if
people
wanted
to
try
to
grab
grab
the
speakers
after
that,
that
would
be
great,
but
if
you
can
just
let
us
get
one
picture
first.
Thank
you.