ADVISORY/Urban Edge and Pine Street Inn Celebrate Milestone in Affordable Housing Effort on June 28Th
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What: "Transformation Celebration: Egleston on the Move," is a
multi-faceted event to mark the groundbreaking of the
$17.5 million dollar mixed-use development project,
Egleston Crossing, which promises 64 units of
affordable housing and 8,000 sq. ft of retail space.
This 5-yearproject is the result of a unique
collaboration between Urban Edge and Pine Street Inn.
Urban Edge will also celebrate the completion of four
units for homeownership at 21-27 Westminster Avenue.
Both projects are located in Roxbury.
Who: Join
Mayor Thomas Menino, City of Boston
Senator Dianne Wilkerson, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Jane Wallis-Gumble, Department of Housing and Community
Development
Charlotte Golar-Richie, Department of Neighborhood
Development
Kevin Keogh, The Department of Housing and Community
Development
Joe Flatley, Massachusetts Housing Investment
Corporation
Michael Hatfield, Fleet
Public officials, community leaders, project lenders,
investors and supporters
When: Saturday, June 28th
11:00 AM: Photo Opportunity at 21-27 Westminster Ave
11:15 AM: Ceremony on Washington Street begins with
remarks from Mayor Thomas Menino
12:00 PM:Community Cookout: Community residents, project
funders, lenders, partners and community leaders will come
together and celebrate the great progress made in Egleston
Square. This event will feature local musicians, young
athletes, dancers and other family entertainment.
Where: The Municipal Parking lot on the corner of Washington
Street and Westminster Avenue in Egleston Square.
Details Egleston Crossing is a mixed-use brownfield redevelopment
project located in the heart of Egleston Square. It is the
next phase of a comprehensive revitalization strategy led
by Urban Edge in the Egleston/Jackson neighborhoods of
Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Two mostly vacant properties
will be razed beginning this June to make way for two new
buildings that will include 8,300 square feet of ground
floor commercial space plus 64 new units of affordable
housing, 15 of which will be dedicated to formerly
homeless individuals and families through a unique
collaboration with Pine Street Inn.
Project Funders
City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development -
HOME Funds
City of Boston DND - McKinney Funds
City of Boston Neighborhood Housing Trust
Mass. Department of Housing and Community Development
Mass. Affordable Housing Trust
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
MassDevelopment
Fleet Bank of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund
Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation
Massachusetts Housing Equity Fund
Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation
Local Initiative Support Corporation
Property and Casualty Initiative
Energy Star
To Attend: For media inquiries and directions, please contact Unyi
Agba, Communications Coordinator at 617-989-9306 or
uagba@urbanedge.org.
Urban Edge is a non-profit, SOMWBA-certified community development
organization that was founded in 1974 by Jamaica Plain community
leaders. Throughout its 28-year history, Urban Edge has focused on the
development and preservation of affordable housing as well as property
management. Today, with over $100 million in real estate assets, Urban
Edge is one of the strongest and most experienced CDCs in Boston, with
a solid track record of success. Currently Urban Edge manages 1065
apartments located in 17 developments, and 64,000 square feet of space
in six separate buildings housing commercial, retail, and service
activities. Urban Edge is governed by a board of directors who are
residents of the neighborhoods it serves; nearly half of the board
members reside in developments sponsored or managed by Urban Edge.
Urban Edge's work has contributed to the creation and preservation of
affordable housing in the Egleston-Jackson area, which now has fifty
percent more affordable housing than the Boston citywide average.