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Affordable Housing

Smith House

1973 – Smith House
757 Shawmut Ave., Roxbury
Smith House won the coveted Housing and Neighborhood Design award from the Boston Society of Architects.  132 new construction one bedroom apartments for the elderly
Haynes House 1974 – Haynes House
725 Shawmut Ave., Roxbury
Haynes House won the coveted Housing and Neighborhood Design award from the Boston Society of Architects.  131 new construction one and two bedroom apartments
MPV III 1978 – Madison Park Village phase III
122 Dewitt Drive, Roxbury
120 new construction two, three and four bedroom townhouse style apartments with private backyards
MPV IV 1980 – Madison Park Village phase IV
122 Dewitt Drive, Roxbury
Madison Park IV won the coveted Housing and Neighborhood Design award from the Boston Society of Architects.  143 new construction two and three bedroom townhouse style apartments.  Madison Park IV is currently undergoing a $50 million dollar rehabilitation, including siding, windows, doors, roofing, and energy improvements to the heating and hot water system.
Beryl Gardens 1998 – Beryl Gardens
Madison Park Court, Roxbury
20 new construction three bedroom townhouse style apartments
 
Orchard Gardens 1999 – Orchard Gardens
906 Albany St., Roxbury
331 renovated and new construction apartments ranging from 1 to 5 bedrooms.  This project represented the turnaround of Boston's most troubled public housing project
Shawmut 2000 – Shawmut Estates
Ruggles St, Roxbury
15 new construction homeownership townhouses
Davenport Commons 2001 – Davenport Commons
700 Columbus St., Roxbury
Fannie Mae Foundation Maxwell Award for excellence for these 60 new construction home ownership townhouses and two towers offering 125 units of student housing for Northeastern University
Innerfaith 2003 – Interfaith Apartments
282 Columbus Ave., 68 W. Concord St., 564 & 688 Mass. Ave., Boston
69 renovated apartments located in four buildings, offering a mix of one to four bedrooms
Highland Homes 2005 - Highland Homes
Fulda and Highland Streets, Roxbury
18 new construction homeownership townhouses
Ruggles-Shawmut 2006 – Ruggles Shawmut
746 Shawmut Ave., Roxbury
43 renovated apartments offering a mix of studios to three bedrooms
Schoolhouse 2009 – Schoolhouse
6 Kenilworth St., 37 Williams St., 60 Brookledge St. Roxbury, 610 Cummins Highway, Mattapan
128 renovated units in four properties – three properties were historic preservation sites – offering a range of one to four bedroom apartments

2010 – 20 at Luma
Eustis and Adams Streets, Roxbury
20 newly built affordable single family homes all equipped with "green features" including ENERGY STAR appliances, healthy building materials, solar panels (photo-voltaic) for reduced heating and cooling costs, and low-flow sinks and toilets.