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From YouTube: Chelsea Chamber Breakfast 2023
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City of Chelsea
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A
First
and
foremost,
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
the
continued
support
of
the
present
and
past
chamber
members,
so
I'd
like
to
take
an
opportunity
just
to
thank
them
for
their
attendance
and
their
continued
support.
We
truly
appreciate
it.
We
also
want
to
thank
City
officials
that
are
here
City
members
that
are
here.
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A
C
This
is
we're,
so
excited
to
be
here
today.
First
off,
you
know
if
this
project
started
off
many
years
ago
with
an
idea
about
utilizing
public
private
Partnerships
and
it
makes
income
approach
to
solve
a
public
housing
crisis,
and
you
know
a
housing
crisis
that
we
have.
So
you
know
we're
we're
excited
to
be
here,
because
you
know
after
a
lot
of
trials
and
tribulations,
and
it
was
probably
almost
seven
years
since
we
were
first
in
this
room
having
our
first
resident
meeting
that
we
now
actually
have.
C
You
know
someone,
we
call
it
progress
that
is
actually
visible
rather
than
just
supplement
a
piece
of
paper.
So
it's
it
was
really
it's
a
testament
to.
You
know
the
city
of
Chelsea,
the
Chelsea.
You
know
city
council,
the
various
City
members,
as
well
as
the
housing
authority
and
the
residents-
and
you
know
this
isn't
about
us.
C
This
is
really
about
the
Chelsea
Community
and
the
fact
that
we
were
able
to
all
pull
us
around
a
project
and
a
mission
to
really
redevelop
public
housing
and
mixed
income
approach
and
I'm
just
very
proud
to
be
here
today
in
front
of
all
of
you
and
say
with
Jen
and
the
fact
that
we
ate
you
know
with
the
project
just
established
street.
We
have
something
to
show
for
it.
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So
today
you
know
we'll
touch
upon
briefly
the
public-private
partnership
that
is
really
between
the
Chelsea
Housing
Authority,
as
well
as
the
development
team
of
Joseph
J
corporate
company
and
John
Corcoran,
as
well
as
our
investors
with
Marcus
partners
and
our
lenders,
Cambridge
Savings
Bank,
but
more
most
importantly,
it's
also
with
our
residents,
the
NS
president
Association,
and
you
know
that's
really
why
what
we're
here
today
to
have
so
like
I
was
just
talking
to
me.
Sorry,
you
guys
can
see
all
the
various
stakeholders
in
this
particular
project.
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C
Modeled
after
two
corporate
Jensen
projects
that
were
pioneered
from
Jen's
grandfather
and
Joe
Corcoran
senior
one
was
in
Lynn
Massachusetts
and
it's
the
first
state
public
housing
project
to
be
converted
into
a
private
mixed
income.
It
was
a
the
former
American
Park
project
in
Lynn
Massachusetts
and
was
really
in
disarray
in
the
mid
70s
and
Jim's
grandfather
partnered
with
the
residents
and
the
City
of
Glenn
to
really
redevelop
into
441
mixed
income
units.
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It
was
a
you
know,
a
third
low
income,
a
Third
Federal
income
and
a
third
market,
and
it's
really
it
was
a
pioneering
model
and
the
other
one
was
the
Columbia
Point
housing
project
over
at
Dorchester.
That
was
the
redeveloped
into
public
pool
and
one
of
the
things
about
the
the
real
problem.
All
the
way.
His
key
here
is
it's
working
with
the
residents,
but
also
working
with
the
housing
authority
on
a
sustained
management
and.
C
Services
and
really
be
focused
on
the
resonance
it's
a
resident
version.
You
know,
I,
don't
want
to
bore
everybody
with
all
the
details.
Do
you
have
much
better
at
communicating
than
I
am
I
I
can
invite
you
all
to
sleep,
but
but
I
did
want
to
talk
about
that
and,
lastly,
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
give
you
guys
a
brief
highlight
of
the
project.
What
you
know
is
just
literally
a
block
away
from
where
we
are.
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C
And
you
know
I
got
a
credit
now
and
his
team
for
really
having
a
forward-thinking
approach
in
picking
us,
because
we,
you
know,
we
were
sort
of
out
of
the
box
approach,
we're
going
to
do
more
of
a
mixed
income
than
a
typical.
What
we
would
call
my
type
or
a
low-income
housing
tax
credit
where
the
entire
replacement
is
just
low
income.
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A
meeting
that
we
threw
so
apologies
if
it's
redundant
but
we're
talking
about
you,
there's
going
to
be
330
units
of
completely
mixed
income.
Housing,
that's
going
to
include
96
replacement
units,
so
every
unit
of
public
housing
that
was
on
the
site
previously
is
going
to
be
replaced
in
kind.
So
the
same
bedroom
layouts
the
same
residence
coming
back,
Etc
we're
going
to
have
a
garage.
That's
actually
going
to
be
the
first
thing
to
be
built
just
to
jump
ahead
because
I'm.
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2023,
which
is
great,
so
the
neighborhood
will
be
able
to
use
that
parking
until
the
project
opens
to
the
public.
It's
gonna
be
fully
meditized,
so
it's
gonna
look
exactly
like
any
of
the
market
rate
buildings
that
you're
seeing
pop
up
all
the
way
through
Boston
right.
It's
got
community
space,
it's
got
Recreation
space,
we
have
three
roof
decks
and
all
of
those
amenities
are
accessible
to
every
single
resident
who
lives
there,
regardless
of
their
income
level.
So.
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Not
centralizing
the
little
Community,
that's
on
one
place,
right,
they're
all
spread
out
throughout
the
building
and
replaced
completely
in
kind.
Same
finishes
same
everything.
So
here
is
the
site
plan.
So,
as
you
can
see
to
the
far
right,
that's
where
the
garage
will
be
and
then
by
the
End
by
the
middle
of
2024,
we'll
have
that
Building
B
right
there
in
the
middle
completed
and
then
buildings
a
it
goes
backwards
for
some
reason.
You
know
we
plan
this
a
long
time
ago
that
we
really
couldn't
change
the
letters.
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Be
delivered
in
two
different
buckets
so
with
the
main
thing
is
really
getting
residents,
especially
the
public
housing
residents,
who
have
been
relocated
back
to
the
site
as
soon
as
possible.
So
people
will
be
coming
in
waves
with
full
relocation
benefits
which
we'll
get
to
in
a
second.
So
these
are
just
a
few
renderings.
The
the
one
to
the
right
is
at
the
corner
of
Central,
Ave
and
Willow
Street
and
then
to
the
left.
You'll
see
watt
Street
in
what
that
will
look
like
so
making
sure
we've
got.
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You
know
the
tree
cover
wide
sidewalks,
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
makes
this
different
right
from
a
lot
of
the
low
income
housing
tax
credit
stuff
that
Sean
was
talking
about,
is
that's
using
primarily
private
Market
funding,
so
we're
basically
harnessing
the
power
of
the
market
in
Gray
or
Boston
right
to
fill
a
need
for
the
Housing
Authority,
which
was
how
we
replace
these
units
without
relying
on
public
subsidy.
That
is
incredibly
limited
and
you
have
to
get
in
line
for
it,
and
it
can
take
a
lot
a
lot
longer
for
the
residents.
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You
know
there's
no
shortage
of
state
public
housing
in
Massachusetts.
That
needs
to
be
redone,
so
this
is
just
one
of
the
options
right.
This
is
one
way
to
do
it,
especially
in
a
place
like
Chelsea
and
it's
experiencing
so
much
growth
and
so
much
development
that
why
don't
we
kind
of
harness
a
little
bit
of
that
and
make
it
work
for
the
public
housing?
You
know,
so
it's
a
little
bit
Robin
Peter
to
pay
Paul
and
kind
of
you
know
a
little
bit
of
a
situation
like
that.
D
We
also
talked
in
one
of
in
this
line
about
kind
of
all
the
support
that
was
necessary.
So
a
big
big
big.
Thank
you
to
seriously
everybody
in
Chelsea.
It's
been
amazing
working
here.
Everybody
knows
each
other,
it's
lovely,
and
you
know
we
do
you
needed
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
different
things.
There's
a
little
bit
of
a.
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B
D
Lot
of
different
players
so
just
want
to
say
thank
you
again
huge,
but
we
also
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
kind
of
the
commitment
to
the
residents.
We
got
this
okay,
so
this
is
where
we
opened
all
of
our
meetings
with
the
residents
with
and
Sean
mentioned.
You
know
that
we
were
here
in
this
room
about
seven
years
ago
in
our
first
meeting
with
them.
You
really
want
to
make
sure-
and
things
like
this-
that
you
know
the
residents
don't
feel
left
behind
and
that
they
truly
aren't
left
behind.
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So
the
first
meeting
that
we
held
was
not
you
know
a
big
community
meeting
to
announce
the
community.
Really
it
was.
It
was
with
just
the
residence.
It
would
have
been
absolutely
unbelievable
throughout
the
process
they
show
off
in
droves
to
every
single
meeting
super
involved
in
the
process
over
the
course
of
the
process.
They
also.
D
So
a
local
tenant
organization
where
they
can
organize
and
they
can
throw
events
and
they
I
mean
Melissa.
It
was
going
to
be
here
today.
The
president
of
the
IRA
is
also
now
working
for
housing
opportunities
in
limited
as
a
relocation
coordinator,
and
she
was
at
every
single
meeting
every
week
and
you
know
just
super
committed,
so
it
was
really
helpful
to
have
that
input
and
just
to
make
sure
that
you
know
residents,
know
they're,
taken
care
of
and.
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B
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B
D
I
moving
and
how
am
I
moving
and
what
does
that
mean
for
my
family
and
how
am
I
going
to
get
my
kids
to
school
in
all
those
classrooms?
So
we
make
sure
that
the
people
from
hou
housing
opportunities,
housing,
Opportunities
Unlimited,
are
available
to
them
every
single
meeting,
just
so
that
they
can
answer
those
questions
because
everybody
gets
personal
relocation
counseling.
So
it's
not
a
blanket
thing.
The
coordinators
met
with
every
single
household
multiple
times
and
made
sure
that
they
knew
where
kids
were
in
school.
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We
made
it
a
point
to
try
to
keep
all
families
in
Chelsea
and
out
of
the
66
households
that
relocated
only
two
when
we're
located
outside
of
Chelsea,
and
that
was
because
they
want
to
live
with
family
that
they
they
chose
to
live
with.
So
that
was
a
tall
order
to
get.
You
know
that
many
units
in
Chelsea,
but
obviously
with
the
help
of
the
housing
authority-
and
you
know,
doing
administrative
transfers
and
all
that,
and
we
also
prioritized
our
school-age
children
who
are
in
Chelsea
Public
Schools.
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We've
worked
with
them
throughout
the
process
too,
just
to
make
sure
that
you
know
it
was
minimized
disruption
and
and
each
other
with
disabilities
or
any
adults
with
disabilities
too
so
timeline
to
look
forward.
This
is
a
fun
part,
so
I
mentioned
before
that
the
garage
would
be
done
by
the
end
of
this
year
in
2023
and
at
that
time
too,
the
neighbors
from
lots
of
the
surrounding
area
whose
parking
has
been
impacted
by
the
construction.
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We
are
sorry
about
that,
but
we're
going
to
try
to
minimize
it
as
much
as
possible
and
hopefully
give
people
a
covered
place
to
park
during
the
winter,
and
then
that
will
also
open
up
the
retail
space
in
the
community
space
which
we
can
talk
to.
People
about,
Building
B
will
be
completed
next
year,
sometime
in
the
summer
and
fall
and
Then
followed
by
the
next
year
in
the
spring
A1,
and
then
A2
will
be
hopefully
done
by
all,
as
well
as
long
as
everything
generator
things
going
on
out
there.
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So
that
work
that's
being
done
down,
the
street
is
being
done
in
tandem
with
us,
the
corners
of
infrastructure
work
that
was
much
needed,
the
new
tax
revenue
yeah.
Well,
so
after
the
tip,
this
will
be
a
you
know:
pretty
3.4
million
dollars
of
new
initial
tax
revenues
increasing
every
year
and
the
you
know
it's
a
total
of
150
million
dollar
investment.
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So
if
you'd
like
to
stay
updated
too,
we
do
have
a
construction
blog,
it's
very
exciting.
It's
got
pictures
like
this
of
cranes
that
are
coming
in.
So
if
you,
if
you
want
to
be
aware
of
what
is
the
latest
and
greatest
in
the
construction
world,
you
can
always
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us
through
there.
Actually
I
should
have
put
our
contact
information.
This
last
slide
now,
just
thinking
of
it
but
happy.
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Parkview
Commons
is
managed
by
The
Parkside
Commons.
A
lot
of
places
that
are
you
know
have
Commons
at
the
end
of
them
are
JMC
properties
and
they
have
exactly
they're
very
creative
people.
They
have
experienced
a
little
bit
in
public
housing
and
public
housing
management,
housing
management
and
market.
So
we
thought
they
were
a
great
partner
to
be
able
to.
You
know,
thread
all
those
needles,
it's
kind
of
a
unique
it
being
a
unique
property.
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D
Yes,
so
over
the
course
of
the
project,
many
people
either
moved
out
or
moved
to
different
units
in
the
cha
portfolio,
and
so
96
units
will
be
replaced
and
those
will
be
actually
backfilled
with
the
cha
waiting
list
and
administrative
transfers
from
other
cha
sites,
so
the
first
so
the
66
residents
who
were
living
there
at
the
time
that
construction
started.
They
all
get
first
dibs
on
the
units
based
on
the
construct,
the
relocation
plan
and
then
from
there.
Those
remaining
30
units
will
be
filled
by
the
cha.
So.
B
A
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A
D
A
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D
We
we
intentionally
had
the
green
space
facing
out
towards
watt
Street
to
kind
of
break
up
that
massive.
You
know
block
right
so
from
Wall,
Street,
you're,
actually
kind
of
passing
by
what
seems
like
two
legs
of
the
building
right
and
then
they've
got
the
other
part
off
the
top.
It's
a
little
bit
longer.
But
we
really
want
to
break
up
that
massing.
So
it
doesn't
feel
like
you're
walking
by
a
wall
right.
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D
Right,
so
what
we'll
probably
do
is
the
the
system
will
be
bobbed
right,
so
you'll
have
a
fob
to
get
into
the
garage
when
the
residents
do
arrive,
we'll
probably
we'll
prefer
the
same
infrastructure
into
the
garage
already,
so
the
residents
of
watt
Street
will
have
temporary
fobs
to
be
able
to
get
in
and
out
because
it
will
still
be
a
private
garage.
Yes,
yes,
that's
right.
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A
I'd
like
to
take
this
opportunity
once
again
to
thank
everyone
for
attending
this
morning.
We
have
plenty
of
food,
so
please
don't
be
shy,
we're
in
the
space
until
nine
o'clock.
So
I'd
really
like
you
to
use
this
opportunity
to
do
a
little
more
socializing
and
networking.
There
are
some
great
individuals
in
this
room
and
I
really
hope
that
everyone
gets
an
opportunity
to
meet.
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A
It's
been
about
a
year
now,
since
I've
accepted
this
position
and
it's
been
a
whirlwind,
but
the
board
has
been
absolutely
amazing,
not
only
the
current
board
members,
but
also
the
past
board
members,
those
that
are
no
longer
members
of
the
board
but
are
still
involved
and
still
put,
you
know,
give
out
words
of
encouragement
just
to
name
a
few.
We
have
Joe
Bernard
our
immediate
past
president.
A
That's
great:
we
look
forward
to
continuing
this
partnership.
I
think
this
is,
you
know
just
the
beginning,
I
mean
for
those
of
us
that
have
been
here
for
decades.
We're
seeing
the
transition
happen.
It's
a
beautiful
thing.
Evolution
is
kind
of
inevitable
right,
so
we
embrace
it.
We
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
to
speak,
to
kind
of
give
us
visuals
to
put
things
in
contact.
Please
be
sure
to
share
the
information
that
you
learn
here
today
and
my
sincere
apologies.
It
looks
like
I
overlooked
one
for
most
most
supportive.
That
I've
been
here.