MORTON STATION VILLAGE GROUNDBREAKING
On May 20th, the City of Boston celebrated the groundbreaking of Morton Station Village, a new mixed-income housing development in Mattapan. When completed in the Fall of 2023, Morton Station Village will add 28 rentals and 12 affordable homeownership units, a total of 40 units that will serve a wide range of households with incomes from 30% of Area Median Income (AMI) to 100% of AMI.
Morton Station Village is an easy walk of less than five minutes to the Blue Hill Avenue commuter rail stop. Along with the usual amenities, the four story building will have a large community space on the first floor for programming for residents, and a courtyard with an 8,000 square foot serenity garden to honor the memory of the late Steven P. Odom.
Formerly the site of a Boston Police station, In 2018, the City of Boston designated the Morton Station Village development team of the Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA) and Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) as the developers of the 34,000 square foot site. After a collaborative process between the community, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ,and the City of Boston, the property will be transformed into much needed housing that meets the requirements of the City of Boston’s Green Affordable Housing Program. Morton Station Village will include energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, as well as Energy Star-rated appliances, and will have…
