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125 AMORY STREET REDEVELOPMENT

RESIDENT MEETING

May 16, 2017

125 AMORY STREET REDEVELOPMENT AGENDA

• Dinner & Welcome
• BHA Background
• Preservation of Existing 125 Amory
• Master Plan

BHA BACKGROUND

• Context: Declining Federal

Funding

• Need for Preservation of 125

Amory Street

• No Loss of Deeply Affordable

Units

• Protecting Current Residents

AMORY STREET PARTNERS

• Used resident and community feedback to

revise site and building design

• Hosted 20 Coffee hours with 125 Amory

residents

• Completed analysis of existing traffic and

potential changes.

• Meetings with Boston Planning, Boston

Transportation and MBTA for comments

• Submitted financing application to HUD and

MassDevelopment for renovations of 125 Amory.

SEPTEMBER MEETING FOLLOW UP

What have we been up to?

• Preservation and improvements to 199 existing

homes at 125 Amory

• New construction of approximately 350 new

mixed income homes

• Approximately 60% of the total affordable, with
• ver 35% of new homes be affordable
• Improvements to parking/circulation and open

space for ALL residents

The Plan: a True Mixed Income Community for Residents at ALL Income Levels

125 AMORY STREET

Renovations: What’s happening?

• Initial survey of 25% of units to understand condition
• f floors, kitchens, bathrooms, and windows.
• Architect and engineers assess roof, windows, floors,

heating systems, and outside walls.

• Conversations with residents and Task Force on

community areas and outside areas.

• A contractor has developed initial pricing for the

renovations

• Initial request for financing submitted

125 Amory Street – Site Plan

125 Amory A B C

Feedback from Previous Meetings Main Topics: 1.Building Scale and Density 2.Open Space

• 3. Affordability

4.Traffic + Parking

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Building Comments

• “There aren’t enough apartments in Jamaica Plain. I think you

can find a way to build more.”

• “I worry that the buildings will be too tall”

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The view along Amory Street

Looking through the Site

Open Space Comments

• “What are the plans for open space?”
• “Will there be community gardens?”
• “What happens to the mature trees?”

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New Outdoor Areas

125 Amory A B C

New Entrance and Stoop for Residents

Front Stoop

Affordability Comments

• “What does ‘affordable’ mean (what income range)?
• “Is there a way to get more affordable units into the

development?”

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Financial structure: New units help fund Renovations

• BHA will subdivide site an

lease land for each new building.

• New projects will pay $10,000

to $15,000 per unit to 125 Amory Street.

• These payments will generate

$4 Million for renovations at 125 Amory

125 Amory Street Proposal - Program

Numbers are approximate

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Developer # of Market Units # of Affordable Units % Affordable Total Units

New Construction Building A 113 37 25% 150 Building B 105 35 25% 140 Building C

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100% 63 New Units 218 135 35% 353 Rehab of 125 Amory TCB/JPNDC

• 2071

100% 2071 Total Site Units 218 347 60% 571

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Income Data: HUD as of March 2016 ELI = Extremely Low Income. Residents Pay ~ 30-35% of HH Income toward rent based on subsidy guidelines All numbers are subject to change

Proposed Unit Distribution New Construction

Unit Type <30% AMI <60% AMI <70% AMI Market Total Studio

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50 63 1 bedroom 1 15 20 102 138 2 bedroom 5 32 34 66 137 3 bedroom 2 8 5

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Total New Units 8 55 72 218 353

Traffic + Parking: Comments

• “How will you address parking? It’s already a neighborhood

problem.”

• “Traffic is a big problem; what will encourage people not to use

cars when you’re adding streets and parking?”

• “[What is] the intent to tie with Jackson Square? To promote

walking and taking the T?”

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Traffic Goals: A Balancing Act

• Encourage new residents to walk, bike or use public transit as

alternative to cars.

• Minimize impact of new cars on Amory Street with connection

to Atherton & N-S connector.

• Provide enough parking to accommodate needs of residents on

site.

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Morning Rush Hour: 52 added cars

Distribute Traffic

125 Amory A B C

Meet parking needs, but discourage car use

• 47% of households at Amory street will have a parking space.
• 262 total parking spaces

– Replacement parking for 125 Amory Residents – Parking for BHA and Senior center employees – Zipcar or other car share – New spaces for each building

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Breakout Groups

• Small groups to give everyone a chance to comment and ask

questions

• Report back to larger group after 20 mins

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Next Steps + Community Input Process

Key Events Date 125 Amory Resident Check-ins Monthly- Ongoing First community meeting July 6, 2016 Second community meeting September 22, 2016 125 Amory Rehab Listening Session November, 2016 125 Amory Resident Meeting May 9, 2017 Third community meeting May 16, 2017 BPDA filing June 2017 BPDA Community Meeting and comments. July and August, 2017 Update Meeting September, 2017

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Questions?

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Thank You!!!