The visit from our delegation from Austin, TX culminated in an engaging panel discussion hosted by Abundant Housing MA at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square.

Last night we hosted a dinner that brought together 11 Boston-area orgs focused on affordable housing & members of the Austin City Council delegation. It was an evening of dynamic conversations & networking, centered on exchanging ideas & strategies to address housing challenges in both cities.

Last stop on our day 1 tour with the Austin delegation was the Rose Kennedy Greenway. We began at the Chinatown Gate where Robert Stigberg, the Greenway's Director of Maintenance & Capital gave us insight into the Greenway’s inception and growth as well as its efforts towards conservancy in the city.

Our next stop with our visitors from Austin, TX was Lyrik Back Bay, a groundbreaking project built over the 8 lanes of the MA Turnpike & 2 active MBTA railways. Some of our Austin colleagues, eager to learn about highway capping. Peter from Samuel & Associates guided us through a presentation highlighting key aspects of the project.

We kicked off the tour with our delegation from Austin, TX at The Pryde in Hyde Park. Executive Director, Gretchen led us through a tour of the facility where we discussed adaptive reuse, building preservation and ways to create affordable housing opportunities with multiple funding sources.

Excited for continued progress on Boston's Housing Accelerator Fund, as Mayor Wu advances policies I’ve championed to support Mixed-Income Social Housing! I look forward to working with my Council colleagues on this key strategy to tackle Boston’s housing affordability crisis.

Many thanks to everyone who attended Thursday’s working session on Mixed-Income Social Housing. It was an engaging and productive discussion, where we explored how Montgomery County, MD has successfully driven mixed-income and affordable housing development through the innovative use of a revolving fund.

Proud to stand alongside my City Council colleagues, Mayor Wu, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH), and the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion (OEOI) to announce $7 million in ARPA funding to support first-time homebuyers and local small businesses.

Today, we celebrated the 50th Anniversary and Ribbon Cutting for 1 Halleck Street with Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services. The event featured a lively performance by Estrellas Tropicales, tasty bites from Merengue, and music by Soul of Boston.