Developer Starts Work to Rehab 82 Housing Units in Roxbury, JP

Developer Starts Work to Rehab 82 Housing Units in Roxbury, JP

The Boston Globe (1/20, Rocheleau, 228K) reports, "A Boston community development organization has begun work to rehabilitate 82 units of occupied, multi-family, affordable rental housing in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain." The company, "Urban Edge, announced that construction started this month on the historic preservation and green renovation of the 82 of its 'Limited Partnership Apartments' within 10 buildings at seven different sites across the two neighborhoods." Urban Edges "said the construction it began this month is the latest in its current development pipeline of eight renovation projects planned over the next two to three years that the organization hopes will boost the local economy, improve housing quality and extend affordability to 515 families, while also improving the environment through reduced energy and water use."