1,023 new units of affordable housing created in 2020
New deed-restricted housing units were permitted by the City of Boston in 2020 during a global pandemic Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that in 2020 Boston surpassed the 1,000-unit mark for new affordable housing units permitted in a single year. This 1,023 unit total represents the largest number of affordable units in a single year since 2017, when a total of 1,044 units were permitted. In 2020, this high number of permits was achieved despite the months-long construction shutdown necessitated by the global coronavirus pandemic. "We are committed to creating a Boston that anyone, a...
Source: boston.gov