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PLANNING AHEAD IN MASSACHUSETTS
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Department of Housing and Community Development
Rail-Volution - Partnerships
September 22, 2014
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Statewide Housing Production Goal
3
Reasonably dense, multi-family units
Reasonably located, near employment opportunities and transit nodes
Reasonably priced, for middle and moderate income families and individuals
10,000 multi-family units per year
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The Carruth at Ashmont Peabody Square
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19 Multi-Family Housing Production 95-2011
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
2+ Units Permitted in Massachusetts
2+ Units
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Common Vision for Growth
A common vision for moving the Commonwealth to a prosperous and healthy future:
• Building 10,000 multi-family homes a year through 2020,
particularly near transit, city/town centers and employment centers;
• Shifting the way we travel, by tripling the share of travel by bicycling, transit and walking;
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions 25% from the 1990 levels by 2020.
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The 4 Core Elements of Our Strategy
1 IdentifyPromising places for growth that have community support, are consistent with regional considerations and align with the Sustainable Development Principles
2 CreatePrompt and predictable zoning and permitting in those places (both local and state)
3 Invest In public infrastructure needed to support growth
4 MarketTo businesses and developers interested in locating and growing in the Commonwealth
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IDENTIFY Areas to Develop and Preserve
Metro North will be our fourth regional planning effort
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INVEST MassWorks Awards
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Somerville, Assembly Square
10
5M square foot mixed use on
66.5 acres of underutilized land
In total, 2,100 residential units
Mixed-use & transit-oriented
Large scale delivery of market rate housing
450 rental units will be constructed as part of Phase I
88.5% market rate (Phase I)
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INVEST Brockton/ Downtown
• Enterprise Block—downtown and TOD
• Over $11M in additional funding
• 215 new homes• Mixed use • Redevelopment• Within 40R District
and Growth District
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INVEST Melrose/ Highlands
• Highlands—Commercial Node and TOD
• $960,000• Supports future housing and retail growth• Redevelopment sites• Area identified by City and
MAPC
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INVEST Amesbury/ Lower Millyard
• Lower Millyard— Downtown & TOD• $1.5M additional funding• Urban park• 289 new homes• Mixed use• Redevelopment• Within Priority Development Area
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LEADERSHIP
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COLLABORATION
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METHODOLOGY
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Thank you
Department of Housing and Community Development
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02114
617-573-1100
Arthur Jemison
Deputy Undersecretary
DHCD
(617)573-1112