05.10.2019

On WGBH: Longtime Leader Of Roxbury Nonprofit Announces Departure

Jeanne Pinado can barely drive a mile from her office near Roxbury’s Dudley Square without passing a building whose construction or renovation she has overseen during her two decades directing the Madison Park Development Corporation.”And that’s another building we own,” Pinado said, pointing to a 43-unit apartment building on a recent driving tour of the organization’s real estate. Pinado easily spouted details and dates behind several other developments, including the Tropical Foods supermarket on Melnea Cass Boulevard, the Smith House apartments for the elderly on Shawmut Avenue and the Daily Table grocery store on Washington Street. Each was built or modernized on her watch.

03.20.2019

Boston Private’s ‘Why of Wealth’ Campaign

We love this video produced by Boston Private about MPDC (and CEO Jeanne Pinado) for their ‘Why of Wealth’ campaign.

02.27.2019

In The Bay State Banner: Developers present plans for Dudley Square parcels

The Madison Park Development Corporation has the only proposal for the site at 75-81 Dudley Street, and the CDC plans to combine the site with an adjacent parcel that it already owns to develop 17 affordable condos in a four-story building as well as commercial space.

02.07.2019

On WGBH News: New Affordable Units In Roxbury Invite A Flood of Applications

At Dewitt Community Center in Lower Roxbury, dozens of housing hunters filed into the gym Tuesday night, hoping to secure an affordable unit in a new apartment complex opening nearby this spring. They could add to the 700 applicants that the Madison Park Development Corporation has already received for the 39 units.

“It shows the demand and the need for affordable housing,” said Jeanne Pinado, Madison Park’s CEO. She suggested that the online application process the nonprofit recently created has contributed to the number of applications.