POAH's mission is to create, preserve and sustain affordable, healthy communities that provide economic security and access to opportunity for all people.
Winter, 2018
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh (center) joined POAH leaders, MA Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash, elected officials, partners and residents of the Whittier Street Apartments.
Boston Mayor, POAH and partners break ground on redevelopment in Roxbury
The
Whittier Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) is a collaboration between
POAH,
Madison Park Development Corporation and the
Boston Housing Authority to redevelop the
Whittier Street Apartments site in Roxbury. Originally built in the early 1950s, Whittier is home to 200 public housing families.
The Whittier neighborhood is rich in amenities and is home to some of Boston's anchor educational, civic and cultural institutions. Yet the underlying story of the Whittier neighborhood is the chronic struggle of the majority of its residents, who are among the poorest in Boston.
Congressman Cicilline, Mayor Elorza help celebrate affordable housing renovations in Providence
Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI 1st District) and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza joined POAH and Rhode Island Housing at a ceremonial groundbreaking for renovations to take place at Oxford Place and Oxford Gardens affordable housing complex in Providence.
"...So what's happening around the 63rd and Cottage Grove station? A new building called Woodlawn Station, a mix of retail and apartments, is going up on the northeast corner, developed by POAH and to be completed by June..."
$5.1 million in renovations to affordable housing development for seniors and people with disabilities
Tribune Apartments is a 53-unit affordable housing development for seniors and people with disabilities in the vibrant Irving Square Historic District of
South Framingham, MA. The improvements were made according to preservation requirements that honor its history as the Tribune Newspaper building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Crestview Village, Liberty, MO is a 48-unit family and senior apartment development in northwest Missouri. These attractive townhouses are just 3 blocks from historic Liberty Square which features eclectic boutiques, and restaurants and architecturally significant buildings from the 1860s.
