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The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

One of us is going to have to change: Matching my outfits with BU building styles | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz February 28, 2025
I love to feel as if I’ve traveled back in time as I walk through different buildings on campus. In fact, I decided to challenge myself to dress to match the styles and eras of BU’s diverse dwellings and truly feel like a time traveler. 
The Young Women’s Christian Association at 140 Clarendon Street in Back Bay. The historic YWCA building was converted into affordable apartments last month with designated units for individuals who are formerly homeless. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Affordable housing in Back Bay offers new opportunities for previously unhoused and low-income individuals

George Lehman April 24, 2024
The latest affordable housing effort in Back Bay, approved by the city of Boston last month, created 210 affordable apartments in the area, 111 of which were designated for people formerly unhoused.
95 Everett Street in Allston-Brighton. A new development at 95 Everett Street, which is a part of the 119 Braintree Street project, will receive government funding after Mayor Michelle Wu announced $69 million in funding for affordable housing developments. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

New funding for affordable housing will help development in Allston-Brighton

George Lehman March 26, 2024
New housing developments on 95 Everett Street in Allston-Brighton will receive government funding after Mayor Wu announced $69 million in funding for affordable housing developments throughout Boston on Friday.
“Greetings from Allston Village” mural by artist Greg Bernstein on Farrington Street. Mayor Wu announced a new “Square + Streets” zoning approach to create more housing in neighborhoods of Boston such as Allston-Brighton. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Wu’s new zoning initiative aims to bring affordable housing to Boston

Charlie Johnson March 22, 2024
In Mayor Wu’s latest effort to create affordable housing in the city, the BPDA approved six new zoning districts under the new “Squares + Streets plan,” which will serve as a range of options for the development of neighborhood centers across the city if approved by the Zoning Commission.
Two cranes tower over Time Out Market in Fenway. A $600 million development project to build office space and potentially a branch of the Boston Public Library in Fenway was approved last week. MOLLY POTTER/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Developers announce new plans for Fenway, potential library

Leia Green February 23, 2024
A $600 million development project aiming to enliven the Fenway neighborhood with the development of a new office building and potentially a new library was approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency board last week.
City council candidates Liz Breadon and Jacob deBlecourt (left to right) speaking at the Allston-Brighton city council debate in Brighton on Nov. 2.

Progressive values and community needs at forefront of Allston-Brighton City Council race

Anand Sahu November 7, 2023
City council candidate Jacob deBlecourt and incumbent Liz Breadon debated in the Allston-Brighton city council debate last Thursday, outlining their plans for an inclusive and responsive city government if they win in the election on Nov. 7.
BPDA

Condominium in Allston-Brighton awaits approval from BPDA

Sara Creato May 2, 2023
The Boston Planning and Development Agency announced plans Friday to demolish an unoccupied, one-story commercial building in Allston to construct a six-story condominium in its place.
Michelle Wu

Dozens of Boston infrastructure projects approved, funded through Community Preservation Act

Crystal Yormick April 28, 2023
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the approval of 56 affordable housing, historic site and recreational projects last Friday, funded by $40 million from the Community Preservation Act.
Boston City Hall

Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok resigns

Braedon Blumfield April 7, 2023
During the Boston City Council’s meeting on Wednesday, Councilor Kenzie Bok, representing Boston’s 8th District, offered a letter of resignation to the council.
Silicon Valley Bank

The impact of Silicon Valley Bank’s crash on Boston affordable housing

Adithya Iyer March 21, 2023
In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank crash, the future of the affordable housing market in Boston remains uncertain. The recent crash marks the second-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. 
photo of apartment buildings

As rent prices increase in Allston, students rush to make housing arrangements

Amanda Brynn Birbara February 14, 2023
At the peak of lease-signing season, students struggle to find affordable housing in the neighborhood that has been a popular choice for BU students for decades.
BPDA Development

Mayor Wu signs executive orders to restructure the BPDA

Matthew Eadie February 2, 2023
Mayor Michelle Wu introduced legislation transforming the structure of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) by ending decades-long urban renewal projects and establishing a new charter and department for Boston’s city planning and design process.
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