Description

Boston recently became the first major city in the nation to include Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing requirements in its zoning code. The new program, which NAIOP helped to shape and which is expected to take effect 60 days after being adopted by the Zoning Commission, will require developers in Boston to take substantial steps to stem displacement and exclusion in order to provide further access to housing for all.  

The new program will require proposed development projects and/or Planned Development Areas (PDAs) undergoing Article 80 review to consider impacts on area residents historically discriminated against so that steps can be taken to reduce those impacts, provide new housing opportunities, and address past histories of exclusion. Developers will be required to complete a new AFFH Assessment guided by a displacement analysis and historical exclusion data that will be provided by the BPDA. 

Join NAIOP to learn how the program will be implemented and how developers can work with the City to provide equitable, affordable, and accessible housing across Boston.

Speakers: 

Sonal Gandhi
Deputy Chief of Staff, BPDA

Bryan Glascock
Deputy Director for Regulatory Planning & Zoning, BPDA  

Jonathan Greeley
Director of Development Review, BPDA  

Michelle McCarthy
Housing Policy Manager, BPDA