A 12-unit single-room-occupancy house for individuals with special needs, developed in 1993. Ashford Street is a converted Victorian house that was in serious decay before ABCDC's renovation.

Brian J. Honan Apartments - Allston
Everett St
Allston, MA

The Brian J. Honan Apartments is a 50-unit multi-family rental property that welcomed its first residents in 2005. In 2002, with the help of the late City Councilor, Brian J. Honan, Allston Brighton CDC purchased the former Legal Sea Foods Company Headquarters and Warehouse on 33 Everett Street in Allston. The old industrial building was demolished and replaced with nine buildings in an attractive, well- landscaped setting that includes designated parking and many amenities.

Brighton Allston Apartments - Allston
1387 Comm. Ave
Allston, MA

Brighton Allston Apartments is 60-unit multi-family rental property, acquired in 1996 and renovated in 1997. Brighton Allston Apartments is located on two sites, on Commonwealth Avenue in Allston, and Washington Street in Brighton. The Washington Street site has innovative landscaping while the Commonwealth Ave. site has excellent public transportation access.

See Brighton Allston Apartments description above.

A 33-unit mixed-income cooperative, developed in 1990.

In the 1990's, this 118-unit multi-family rental property was at risk of losing its affordability, together with its neighbor, the Glenville Apartments, which had the same owner. For thirteen years, ABCDC and the tenants worked together to organize the residents to preserve these apartments as affordable. In 1997, ABCDC and the tenants bought the buildings together, guaranteeing that they would stay affordable for the long term. Today, the apartments are run by a joint ownership board made up of tenants and ABCDC.

117-unit multi-family rental property was bought by the tenants and ABCDC in 1997, with its neighbor, the Commonwealth Apts. See above.

This 20-unit multi-family rental property, comprised of ten rowhouses on Hano Street, first purchased by ABCDC in the early 1980's, was completed and renovated in 2003.

The 59 3BR, 2BR, 1BR and studio units were converted from market-rate to affordable rentals in 2006. This development is named after Ray Dooley, a founding member of the Allston Brighton CDC in 1980. Ray was also responsible for the creation of Boston's Neighborhood Housing Trust and the implementation of Boston's successful housing linkage program that has helped to create more than 7,650 affordable homes in over 20 years.

Long Glen Rental 2 Apartments
48, 52, 52A Glenville Ave, Allston

The 59 2BR, 1BR and studio units were converted from market-rate to affordable rentals in 2006.

Community Condominiums

While door-knocking in 1996, ABCDC discovered that nine condos that were slated for auction by the FDIC had low-income elderly residents who had previously been protected by rent control. ABCDC convinced the FDIC to pull the units from the auction, protecting the tenants from sure eviction. For eight years, we worked with the City of Boston and the FDIC to ensure that the properties be sold to an owner who would continue to protect the tenants. Now, ABCDC has become the owner. We have renovated the units and rent them out affordably.