BOSTON — Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC) and Hebrew SeniorLife have closed on financing and started construction of 9 Leyland, a 43-unit affordable seniors housing building in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.
Located in the Upham’s Corner section of the neighborhood, 41 one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units are reserved for seniors earning below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Twenty-four units will be supported by project-based rental vouchers, of which 11 units will serve seniors earning up to 30 percent of AMI, including seniors transitioning from homelessness.
Completion is scheduled for June 2023. Davis Square Architects designed the project, which Kaplan Construction is building.
“Affordable housing is one of the most pressing issues in Upham’s Corner today,” says Perry Newman, CEO of DBEDC.
Sources of funding support for 9 Leyland include:
- Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Housing
- Community Economic Development Assistance Corp.
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- Eastern Bank & Rockland Trust
- Enterprise Community Partners
- LISC Boston
- MassDevelopment Brownfields Redevelopment Fund
- Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp.
- Massachusetts Housing Partnership
- Neighborhood Housing Trust
- The LIFE Initiative
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