NEW YORK: The one hundred and eighty-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
Mayor Martin Walsh announced funding for 12 affordable housing developments in Boston last week, from Chinatown to Codman Square. Two of these developments are at opposite ends of Jamaica Plain, both near Orange Line stations: Parcel U at Forest Hills, and the General Heath Square Apartments at Jackson Square.
Of the $28 million in funding announced by Walsh March 22, $21 million will come from federal and state funds through the Department of Neighbourhood Development, and $7 million will come from Neighbourhood Housing Trust Fund linkage funds.
At Forest Hills, $3 million was awarded to The Community Builders (TCB), which is planning to build a 76-unit midrise apartment building at 93-95 Hyde Park Ave. at Ukraine Way, within sight of the Forest Hills terminal. The building will be five storeys high with ground-floor retail, a community room and underground parking…
