RTH Awarded State's First Homeownership Resources in Years

Governor Patrick announced Friday in Uphams Corner that our client, the Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, which is redeveloping a portion of the former Massachusetts Mental Health Hospital site in Boston's Longwood Medical Area, will receive critical State funding for 43 new affordable condominiums in the project. This funding is the first in Massachusetts for affordable homeownership since before the recession in 2008. 

The 43 condominiums are part of a larger multi-family project which will consist of 60 units of affordable rental housing, 43 units of affordable condominiums, and 42 units of market-rate condominiums. The building, which will be 11 stories tall, and is designed by ADD Inc., will sit on a one acre lot next to the Brigham's Building of the Future which is currently under construction.

TC provides RTH with turnkey project management services related to this project and assisted with application and preparation for the State funding rounds. 

For more about the announcement, click here.

Rendering from Fenwood Road and Binney Street looking toward Brookline Ave.

Overall site plan and neighborhood context

TC's First Green Roof (and more!)

We're used to installing solar on the roofs (e.g. Atlas Lofts, Off-Centre Lofts, Coolidge School) but we recently installed a green roof at the RTH Community Center. Here it is, as viewed from the future youth center, and it is absolutely amazing! We couldn't also resist adding a few more sneak peak photos of some of our favorite spots in the gleaming new facility that opens this summer.

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Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Community Center Update

The Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Community Center project has been hitting the major milestones these days coming through the winter and into what will be a very exciting 2014. The 28,000 square foot multipurpose facility will open in June of this year and in preparation, Tanya is working with RTH staff to plan for, bid out, and order furniture, fitness equipment, and audio visual equipment for the entire facility. Below are a few pictures from a recent visit and we can't wait for the first basketball and volleyball games this summer!

Gym Progress

The hardwood floor installation continues.

Lobby

Photo of the ground floor lobby leading to the gymnasium.

Wellness Center Progress

The wellness center will be full of state-of-the-art fitness equipment looking out onto the new Brigham Building for the Future

Canopy Construction

Now that the ice has started to thaw (a bit) the canopy finishes will start. The Brigham's Shapiro Center is in the background.

Vining Street Entrance

The signature curved facade along Vining Street is taking shape.

RTH Community Center Steel Topped Off

With excavation and foundation concrete completed, within the past three weeks a bulk of the steel has been put into place at the RTH Community Center. It's been exciting to watch the building take shape!  

For more information about the project and TC's involvement click here. 

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Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Closes on New Markets Tax Credits

Roxbury Tenants of Harvard recently closed a New Market's Tax Credit allocation in June which provided more than $2M in equity for the construction of the RTH Community Center. The Community Center is mid-way through construction and expected to be completed in May 2014. TC staff coordinated the closing of the tax credits on behalf of the Roxbury Tenants of Harvard as part of the overall project management services provided for the project.

Read more about the closing and investment from MHIC and USBank here.