Current Affordable Housing Opportunities

Affordable Housing Notification E-mail List

Department of Planning & Community Development

Fran Price, Housing Development Manager (617) 264-6482 - fprice@brooklinema.gov

Bruce Genest, Housing Project Planner (617) 730-2092 - bgenest@brooklinema.gov

Virginia Bullock, Housing Project Planner (617) 730-2124 - vbullock@brooklinema.gov

The Housing Division works with the Housing Advisory Board, and other Town boards, committees and departments to develop and implement the Town's affordable housing goals, policies, strategies and programs; responding to changing statutory and regulatory requirements, market opportunities and resident needs. The Division:

- works with owners of affordable housing to preserve existing affordability;

• - works with non- and for-profit developers to create additional affordable housing in affordable or mixed income projects;
• - works with developers of primarily market-rate units to fulfill the affordable housing requirements of the Zoning By-Law;
• - collaborates with other divisions on comprehensive and project-specific planning efforts;
• - assists developers of affordable units to market, select and qualify buyers;
• - provides technical and financial assistance to income-eligible homebuyers;
• - refers those seeking affordable ownership and rental opportunities in Brookline to available resources.
• - monitors affordable ownership and rental units to assure continued residency/affordability

Select any of the following for information about affordable housing in Brookline, and the Division's activities and services:

AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERVIEW: BACKGROUND, POLICIES, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

INCLUSIONARY ZONING

For requirements and results of the Affordable Housing Requirements (Section 4.08) of the Zoning By-Law.

SPECIAL PROJECT: Olmsted Hill Development on Fisher Hill

FAIR HOUSING

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

for regional sources of information for buyers, renters and owners