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New York City enacted Local Law 97 in 2019 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by buildings throughout the City.1 The law...
Perspectives
Attorney Hara Perkins co-authored Chapter 1, titled “FHA Multifamily Programs: General Overview and Recent Developments,” in Navigating...
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In June, Mayor Wu announced the extension of the City of Boston's Office to Residential Conversion Program with $15 million in additional...
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Attorney Matthew Kiefer appeared on WBUR's Radio Boston program to discuss how to re-think zoning, a concept from Idea City: How to Make...
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Goulston & Storrs attorney Matthew Kiefer and environmental consultant Adele Houghton are advocates for a deeper understanding of the...
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Goulston & Storrs participated in the 9th Annual Build-to-Rent Forum (East) that took place on March 20-21 in Nashville, Tennessee. This...
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Boston’s campaign of planning-led rezoning is proceeding with a recent vote by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to...
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The Wu administration's push to transform city-owned parking lots into affordable housing has attracted developers across neighborhoods...
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Governor Maura Healey has called out housing as Massachusetts’ biggest challenge—both increasing the pace of production and lowering the...
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In November 2023, the Boston Zoning Commission adopted Article 79 of the Boston Zoning Code, codifying for the first time long-studied...
After the Great Depression, federal policy pushed single-family homeownership as the gold standard of housing through Federal Housing...
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Amy Dain’s November 2023 report on exclusionary zoning in Boston’s suburbs details how White neighborhoods either prohibited apartment...
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Mariani v. Planning Board of Dennis, 2023 WL 5569556 (Mass. App. Ct. August 25, 2023). Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Appeals Court...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced seven key features of his administration’s “City of Yes” plan in September. Designed to update...
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The phrase "hand back the keys" is frequently used in discussions of a borrower's options to address a distressed loan scenario, in real...
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Earlier this week, the DC Council voted to cap rent increases on rent-stabilized units in the District at 6% for the next two years,...