Support affordable housing at 776 Summer

The developer of 776 Summer Street (the former Edison Plant) is seeking flexibility to relocate the required Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) affordable housing units off-site or pay into the IDP fund, rather than keeping these units on-site as originally committed to the community.

Removing affordable housing from this location not only contradicts the original commitment to this community, it also threatens the stability and diversity of our neighborhood. South Boston, like much of the city, faces a severe affordable housing crisis, and the displacement of these units will only exacerbate the hardship experienced by seniors, working families, and other vulnerable residents who rely on affordable housing to stay in South Boston.

South Boston NDC stands firmly opposed to moving the affordable units off-site, and I join them in calling for the developer to honor their original commitment to providing on-site affordable housing.  Affordable housing must remain in South Boston. I urge the city to hold the developer accountable to their original commitment and require that affordable units be built on-site as promised.

Thank you for your attention to this critical matter.