MAYOR WALSH AND HUD SECRETARY CASTRO CELEBRATE REVITALIZATION OF DORCHESTER'S QUINCY CORRIDOR
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First-in-the-Nation HUD Choice Neighborhood Grant Leads to Significant Community Investment and Improvements
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BOSTON - Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro, the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC) and the Dorchester community to cut the ribbon on the Quincy Heights housing development. Through the HUD Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Grant, the City, working alongside community partners, re-developed and transformed Quincy Heights, formerly known as the Woodledge/Morrant Bay housing development, into affordable 129 units. Overall, through $20.5 million in total provided by HUD, the Choice Neighborhood Initiative has leveraged another $83.2 million in private and public funds for commercial and residential development and public facilities to revitalize Dorchester's Quincy Corridor. "I am proud that together we have created a brighter future for Quincy Corridor residents, which will include more quality housing, improved educational facilities, new businesses, new jobs and successful community revitalization," said Mayor Walsh. "These redevelopments are proof that great outcomes are possible when stakeholders come together to work towards shared goals for the common good. We are grateful for President Obama's leadership, and for our strong partnership with Secretary Castro and his team at HUD. In addition, our Congressional delegation worked extraordinarily hard to bring us to this day, and, of course, our community partners have been absolutely critical in implementing this grant." "HUD's mission of expanding opportunity extends beyond the four walls of a home," said Secretary Castro. "American families need access to safer streets, better school and higher-paying jobs. HUD is committed to working with our local partners to revitalize neighborhoods and to invest in the future of our communities - in Boston and throughout the nation." In 2011, Boston was one of just five cities nationwide to receive a first-ever HUD Choice Neighborhood Initiative Implementation grant. The $122 million in total grants, also awarded to Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco and Seattle, are being used to transform high-poverty, distressed neighborhoods into communities with affordable housing, safe streets and access to quality educational opportunities. Boston is the first of these five cities to complete the housing portion of the work. The City's Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) was the applicant on behalf of the City for the $20.5 million grant from HUD. The grant included:
The Boston Housing Authority and DND have also collectively submitted a second Choice Neighborhoods application for $30 million to redevelop the Whittier public housing development and to revitalize the surrounding neighborhood. The application is currently under review at HUD. HUD created the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative to transform neighborhoods and link housing improvements with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation and access to jobs. To meet these goals, the City of Boston tied its application to the City's Circle of Promise Initiative, a community integration plan to transform public education in Boston. |
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