affordable housing
Burbank Tenants Join 2,000 Protesters to ‘Take Back Our City’
By Conrad Ciszek On September 30, about 20 members of the Burbank Apartments Tenant Association (BATA) staged a picket at the downtown office of First Realty Management (FRM). These tenants and their supporters—including representatives of the Fenway Community Development Corporation, Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants, High Point Families United, and the Boston Tenant Coalition—continue to [...]
Fighting to Reform City’s Affordable Housing Policy—Will You Help?
BY MONICA LISA JOHNSON Who cares about affordable housing in the Fenway? The market will bear what the market can bear, right? So what if we lose a few affordable units? We want to encourage development because it helps the economy and brings more services to our community. This used to be the way I [...]
What Happens to Our City, a Realtor Asks, If Only the Rich Can Live Here?
By Michael Foley Consider yourself lucky if you’re not looking for an apartment rental in the Boston area. Rental properties in the city, and most of its neighborhoods, are virtually 100% full! I have been renting properties in Boston since 1985 and I have never seen it anywhere near this tight! In the price range under $2,500 there [...]
Fenway CDC Updates
Late Breaking News! in the Campaign to Keep Burbank Apartments & the Fenway Affordable ** DATE & TIME CHANGE ** for Rally and Court Hearing MONDAY, MARCH 28 12:30 pm RALLY at the State House (Beacon & Tremont) ~1:15pm MARCH to Boston Housing Court 2:00 pm HEARING at Housing Court (24 New [...]
Keep Fenway Affordable
KEEP FENWAY AFFORDABLE! Support Burbank Apartments Tenant Association & Fenway CDC in our lawsuit against the Kargmans to preserve affordable housing Next Rally and Court Hearing TBD We will keep you posted keep checking back here at our Fenway News website for updates! Next Rally, March and Court Hearing TBD RALLY at the State House (Beacon [...]
HELP KEEP Fenway Affordable, HELP Residents FIGHT BACK!
Support Fenway residents in their suit against First Realty Management to preserve affordable housing in the Fenway KEEP FENWAY AFFORDABLE! Rally and Court Hearing TBD 7:30am RALLY at the State House (Beacon & Tremont) 8:30am MARCH to Boston Housing Court (24 New Chardon St.) 9:30am HEARING Don’t let Bill Kargman convert subsidized homes in [...]
March / Rally and Public Hearing to Keep Fenway Affordable! Monday, March 14th, 2011
Support the Burbank Apartments Tenant Association to Keep Fenway Affordable! March / Rally & Public Hearing for long-term affordability at Burbank Apartments Monday, March 14th 2:45 pm MARCH – gather at Edgerly Rd. playground corner of Edgerly Rd. & Haviland St . 3:30 pm RALLY and 4:00 pm HEARING at [...]
YOU Can Help Too….
Burbank Apartments Tenant Association Tenants at Burbank formed the Burbank Apartments Tenant Association (BATA) in March, 2010 and since then have been mobilizing support for preserving long-term affordability. Tenants have won strong support from local and state elected officials, community leaders and agencies, and neighbors. The tenant association has obtained support from a majority of [...]
BRA Affordable Housing Opportunity- Audubon Park
The Following BRA announcement was forwarded to the Fenway News by City Councilor Mike Ross’s office: 3 Units Available # of Units Type Income Limit Price 2 1BR 80% $172,800 1 2BR 100% $250,500 Maximum Income/Household Size HH Size 80% 100% 1 $51,400 $64,250 2 $58,750 $73,450 3 $66,100 $82,600 4 $73,450 $91,800 Audubon Park [...]
Fenway CDC welcomes volunteers to get involved and help serve the community!
Fenway CDC welcomes volunteers to get involved and help serve the community. Volunteers are the key to the success of all of our programs and assure that we remain accountable to the community. Whether our volunteers spend time with senior citizens at the Peterborough Senior Center, staff our computer room, answer the phones, stuff envelopes, [...]