Housing Headlines

BOSTON ---City officials gathered with neighborhood residents on Wednesday, May 18, to rename Bromley Heath public housing the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments. Hailey was a longtime resident who, in the 1970s, helped set up and run a tenant management corporation to run the property and address crime, vandalism and neglect that had plagued it for years. She was a "force of nature" said Boston Housing Authority's William McGonagle in explaining why he asked the mayor to rename the property after Hailey.

LEOMINSTER --- The Days Inn Hotel in Leominster is one of 11 hotels in the state that will no longer house homeless families in what appears to be an effort by the state to gradually end the practice and connect homeless with rapid rehousing resources within the shelter system. (In light of news this week that rate of homeless staying in motels has dropped, this story has been re-posted. Originally posted on 1/5/16).

FALMOUTH --- With the homeless population rising, the Falmouth Housing Corporation's four-unit Bridgeport residence at 587 Gifford Street is shifting its focus back to being transitional housing for the homeless and away from having permanent residents. (Falmouth Enterprise).

BOSTON --- The number of homeless families living in hotels and motels at state expense — the last resort for Massachusetts’ most vulnerable residents — has dropped dramatically since Governor Charlie Baker took office promising to end the practice.

DORCHESTER --- With a $3 million long-term loan commitment, the Massachusetts Housing Partnership was one of the participants in a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction for the Whittier Lyndhurst Washington Homes development in Codman Square, a $20 millin scattered site project that will create 44 affordable apartments. (Dorchester Reporter)

AMHERST --- After more than four years running the Amherst Housing Authority, Denise LeDuc is retiring as executive director and is slated to become the director of finance at the HIlltown CDC. <I>(Daily Hampshire Gazette) </I>