Boston’s quarterly housing report highlights increasing amount of new construction
In the first three months of 2016, 565 new housing units were permitted, according to the city’s quarterly housing report, which was released Tuesday.
This brings Boston to a total of 17,183 units that have either been permitted or completed since Walsh and his administration announced his “Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030” plan back in October 2014. The 2030 plan’s goal is to create 53,000 housing units in the city — and according to the first quarterly report of 2016, Boston is still on track to reach it.
Right now there are 8,000 new units of housing under construction, which has led to the highest amount of construction employment in the past 20 years.
“Our population is growing faster today than at any time in our city’s history, and I’m committed to making sure that Boston stays affordable by meeting the demand of our growing city,” Mayor Walsh said in a statement. ” By working across multiple agencies, this Administration is working everyday to bring new units on line at a variety of income levels, and we are seeing results.”
A variety of these project have also been deemed as affordable housing. Back in March, Mayor Walsh announced $28 million for affordable housing projects all over Boston. This came after he created the Office of Housing Stability to help people keep the homes they have and prevent eviction.
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