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City of Boston Seeks Ideas on Where to Build 3,000 New Housing Units
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and Housing Innovation Lab have begun soliciting ideas from developers and community members on where to build new public housing, specifically through a Request for Information for Bids (RFI). The RFI follows Mayor Michelle Wu’s recent State of the City address, in which she announced a plan to identify locations for 3,000 new units of public housing.
“BHA has not built new public housing in several decades and we see this as an opportunity to reimagine the design and narrative of public housing in Boston,” BHA said on its website. “We want to create mixed-income housing communities that invest in resident leadership and ensure long-term affordability.”
In addition to seeking input on where to build the housing, BHA is also seeking ideas on how to build it. “We hope to see ideas that imagine public housing on publicly or privately owned land,” the authority said. “We are excited to see how different community members define public housing. We are also open to ideas that explore public housing alongside other uses like commercial spaces, community centers, or schools.”
The deadline for responses to the RFI is August 7.
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