Posted by on June 14, 2023
Our Last Mile Fund is “one lever in a series of levers” for clients. We hope the fund will result in 75 new homeowners — and that more funders will help expand the program. “It’s difficult to forecast with high interest rates and the housing stock, but we have people who tell us that if not for the Last Mile Fund, they would...
Posted by on October 25, 2022
As part of the revitalization of Jackson Square, Urban Edge is building new affordable housing in the area with funding from MassHousing, DHCD, and the City of Boston. This latest development, 1599 Columbus Ave, will bring 65 units of affordable rental housing to low-income residents. “The story of Jackson Square is a genuine ‘place-making’...
Posted by on August 1, 2022
The Boston Bulletin reports on Urban Edge’s Holtzer Park ribbon cutting this past July. The ribbon cutting celebrated the opening of the 62-unit affordable housing development in Roxbury. Our CEO, Emilio Dorcely, remarked: “This is a symbol of the value of what this community is. Our values are what you see in this building.” “What...
Posted by on July 26, 2022
On July 20th, Urban Edge and our partners held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of Holtzer Park. Project partners and stakeholders, community leaders, and officials from local, state, and federal housing agencies were all in attendance for this milestone event. Urban Edge’s Holtzer Park provides 62 affordable rental homes designed...
Posted by on June 29, 2022
In an interview for The Bulletin, our CEO, Emilio Dorcely, discusses the need for affordable housing and affordable homeownership, and how current Urban Edge projects are working towards that goal. “There is a dire need for affordable housing for the 30 percent to 40 percent area median income (AMI), but that’s only part of the solution …...
