The Road to Financing Affordable Housing in Massachusetts

To successfully create more affordable development, three key elements are needed: zoning that allows for affordable homes to be built, financing dollars to construct it, and the operating funds to maintain properties and get rents to levels that people with low incomes can afford.

Join us on Thursday, February 29th, 2024, for CHAPA’s in-person forum, The Road to Financing Affordable Housing in Massachusetts, at Nixon Peabody LLP's office to explore how zoning, the Affordable Homes Act, and the state budget work with local policies to create the affordable homes that people, our communities, and the Commonwealth need to thrive. 

Event Agenda and Speaker/Panelist Bios

Opening remarks:

• Secretary Ed Augustus, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)

Panelists include:

• Kenan Bigby, Managing Director, Trinity Financial, Inc.
• Josh Cohen, President, Beacon Communities
• Angela Gile, Senior Project Director, WinnDevelopment
• Angie Liou, Executive Director, Asian Community Development Corporation
• Kevin Maguire, CEO and Founder, Oxbow Urban Real Estate Development
• Amarillys Rodriguez, Development and Policy Senior Project Manager, Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA)
• Marie Morisset, Principal, Boston Communities
• Dave Traggorth, Principal, Causeway Development

Tickets are $30.00 for CHAPA members and $50.00 for non-members for each forum. If the individual ticket price is a hardship, please contact Sam Pereira (spereira@chapa.org) to inquire about reduced admission or a complimentary ticket. Please also contact Sam Pereira if you will need an invoice in order to pay for your ticket. Refunds will not be provided to those who register but do not attend the forum. Registration and networking will begin at 9 AM with a light breakfast.

**NEW** streaming-only ticket available! If you are unable to join us in person for this forum but still would like to benefit from hearing from our speakers live, please consider a ticket for access to a live stream of the event. Note that prices for these tickets are the same as in-person attendance prices and the same refund policy applies. Live Q&A will not be available, and the stream will be presented in a webinar format.

Remember to renew your membership and save on ticket prices! Please reach out to Sam Pereira (spereira@chapa.org) with any event questions.

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION: 

Mass Transit―Nearby Stations

The office is located near several convenient public transportation stops. The closest MBTA stop is State Street (Orange and Blue lines). Other nearby stops are Haymarket (Orange and Green lines), North Station (Orange and Green lines and commuter rail) and South Station (Red and Silver lines and commuter rail). The office is also accessible via MBTA bus routes 4, 15, 39, 57, 92, 93, 98 and 99 (all of which drop off within two blocks of the building).

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From the East/Boston Logan International Airport:

Take Route 1A south to the Sumner Tunnel.
Bear left as you exit the tunnel and follow the signs that will loop you around onto 93 south.
Take exit 23 for Government Center toward Quincy Market.
Use the left lane to keep left at the fork and follow signs for Gov't Ctr/Financial Dist.
Turn left onto John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road.
Turn right onto State Street.
To access the parking garage at 75 State Street, turn left onto Broad Street and follow the instructions above.
From the South:

Take I-93 north (Southeast Expressway).
Take exit 23 for Government Center toward Quincy Market.
Use the left lane to keep left at the fork and follow signs for Gov't Ctr/Financial Dist.
Turn left onto John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road.
Turn right onto State Street.
To access the parking garage at 75 State Street, turn left onto Broad Street and follow the instructions above.
From the North:

Take I-93 south.
Use the right lane to take exit 24A-24B toward Government Center.
Turn left onto John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road.
Turn right onto State Street.
To access the parking garage at 75 State Street, turn left onto Broad Street and follow the instructions above.
From the West:

Take I-90 east (Massachusetts Turnpike) and exit on the left at Exit 24 A-B-C.
Merge onto I-93 north.
Take exit 23 for Government Center toward Quincy Market.
Use the left lane to keep left at the fork and follow signs for Gov't Ctr/Financial Dist.
Turn left onto John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road.
Turn right onto State Street.
To access the parking garage at 75 State Street, turn left onto Broad Street and follow the instructions above.