New Website Allows Public to Track Boston Housing Projects
Users can submit comments and discuss the development projects.
You can now track where new condos and apartments are being built in Boston through a new online platform launched by city officials.
Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development has launched a new online housing tracker that will allow city residents and others to follow the progress of new housing developments and post comments as well.
City officials teamed up with local tech start-up coUrbanize to design the new housing tracker.
The initiative is an outgrowth of Mayor Walsh’s 2030 plan to boost housing construction in Boston while also making the vetting process for new projects more transparent.
“This partnership with local tech company, coUrbanize, delivers on that promise,’’ Walsh said in a statement. “I encourage residents to use this innovative platform to stay connected and engaged in the development process.’’
Overall, the new housing tracker will provide a public database of land and buildings owned by City Hall that are available for development, as well as affordable housing projects the city of Boston has a financial stake in.
The platform, which can be accessed through DND’s website, is designed to enable everyone from residents to developers to track projects step by step, locate meeting times, contact information for project managers, and other relevant information. The new platform also allows users to look up specific parcels of land to find out what’s happening with them.
The online forum is designed to give neighborhood residents and others a chance to weigh in on various projects with concerns and observations. Those interested in commenting on the site will first have to register by opening a coUrbanize account.
“It’s one of the features of the platform about which we are most excited,’’ noted Lisa Pollack, DND’s communications director, in an email. “Residents can speak to each other and to us; in addition, we can respond — and, in fact, we have been already.’’
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