Roslindale

We are pleased to report that Habitat Greater Boston has recently purchased a foreclosed home in Roslindale.

This 1895 two-family farmhouse is currently undergoing a complete renovation. The house is structurally sound and the exterior is in excellent condition. The interior will be totally renovated including new heating, plumbing and electrical systems which conform to our green standards. When the project is complete, there will be one 4-bedroom and one 3-bedroom unit which will be purchased by two deserving families who have been carefully selected.

 

Blue Hill Place

Habitat Greater Boston is starting construction of, Phase 5, the last building of our Blue Hill Place neighborhood revitalization project. Phase 5 will have three townhouse-style units with two 4-bedrooms and one 3-bedroom.

This site of the Blue Hill Place project has been a vacant lot since the 1960's, after the buildings here were burned down in riots following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Fortunately, Habitat was able to acquire the land a few years ago and has completed 4 of the 5 planned buildings, with hopes of stabilizing the neighborhood and strengthening the Dorchester community!

Dorchester Terrace

Habitat Greater Boston is renovating four condominium units off of Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester. These units are being stripped down to their framing and then rebuilt with new drywall, windows, doors, fixtures, plumbing, electrical, and paint - all with volunteer help!

Increasing the efficiency of these units is especially important to us at Habitat, and we will be working to build these homes to be more green than required by todays energy efficiency codes.