Roxbury Infill and Small Developments

It is hard to tell from the street. If anyone sill inhabits any part of it it would be the SW corner. The North, East, and SE are under construction or being preped for Demo.
 
The Early College Academy is a very handsome building, though the landscaping is sorely inadequate to soften the strong lines of the facade.
 
There seems to be no attempt to save or renovate anything at all from the many projects that have been rebuilt in the past 10-15 years. It's all clearcut bulldozing, just like the West End.
 
Brad Plaid said:
There seems to be no attempt to save or renovate anything at all from the many projects that have been rebuilt in the past 10-15 years. It's all clearcut bulldozing, just like the West End.
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While this is true, in almost every case, the replacement has been more outwardly integrated with the surrounding community. Many of these projects when built suffered from the same urban development theories that led to Charles River park and other West End atrocities. The tear down and rebuilds we are seeing now tend to correct the mistake.
 
HenryAlan said:
While this is true, in almost every case, the replacement has been more outwardly integrated with the surrounding community. Many of these projects when built suffered from the same urban development theories that led to Charles River park and other West End atrocities. The tear down and rebuilds we are seeing now tend to correct the mistake.
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In this particular case two 8 story towers are being ripped down. They are (were) a significant existing resource that could have been renovated (presumably it would have been cheaper, maybe significantly cheaper, than a fresh build). The new dense and integrated construction could then have been built around them. Is a full bulldoze the best use of taxpayer money?
 
Hard to read. Bad set of choices, a quick mock up could have proven this out.

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“As the city grapples with Roxbury’s future, a local developer has proposed a residential hub for teachers on a dormant city parcel in Dudley Square.

“Teachers Place” — one of four proposals under consideration — envisions an enclave of “like-minded” educators, artists, and other city workers on the site at the old police station at Dudley and Warren streets, said the developer and city officials.”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/17/developer-proposes-enclave-for-teachers-dudley-square/tPz19IISOIiB3He1jTGH3N/story.html
 
Brad Plaid said:
There seems to be no attempt to save or renovate anything at all from the many projects that have been rebuilt in the past 10-15 years. It's all clearcut bulldozing, just like the West End.
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The housing projects from that era have become so completely associated with crime and family dysfunction that their demolition is necessary.
 
stick n move said:
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“As the city grapples with Roxbury’s future, a local developer has proposed a residential hub for teachers on a dormant city parcel in Dudley Square.

“Teachers Place” — one of four proposals under consideration — envisions an enclave of “like-minded” educators, artists, and other city workers on the site at the old police station at Dudley and Warren streets, said the developer and city officials.”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/17/developer-proposes-enclave-for-teachers-dudley-square/tPz19IISOIiB3He1jTGH3N/story.html
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From the article: "rents in [the] proposal would start at $893 monthly and condo sale prices at $147,100" and the development will "target schools, teachers’ unions, and other groups to 'pre-market' the housing units to those working in education." Also from the article: "Boston public schools teachers make an average of $91,000 annually, school officials said."

From Boston's Income, Asset, and Price Limits a $893 monthly one-bedroom is between 40 and 50 percent AMI, corresponding with an income of about $35k. The average teacher salary of $91k is a bit over 120 percent AMI, corresponding with a one-bedroom monthly rent of about $2,250 (All calculations assume a one person household).

Yes averages don't tell you everything, multi-person households complicate matters further, and plenty of education workers make way less than BPS teachers do, but there is a clear mismatch here between the stated target tenants ("Teachers Place") and the stated prices. Either most teachers won't qualify to live here or most rents will be significantly above (like, 2x to 3x) the publicized "starting" rents.
 
JumboBuc said:
From the article: "rents in [the] proposal would start at $893 monthly and condo sale prices at $147,100" and the development will "target schools, teachers’ unions, and other groups to 'pre-market' the housing units to those working in education." Also from the article: "Boston public schools teachers make an average of $91,000 annually, school officials said."

From Boston's Income, Asset, and Price Limits a $893 monthly one-bedroom is between 40 and 50 percent AMI, corresponding with an income of about $35k. The average teacher salary of $91k is a bit over 120 percent AMI, corresponding with a one-bedroom monthly rent of about $2,250 (All calculations assume a one person household).

Yes averages don't tell you everything, multi-person households complicate matters further, and plenty of education workers make way less than BPS teachers do, but there is a clear mismatch here between the stated target tenants ("Teachers Place") and the stated prices. Either most teachers won't qualify to live here or most rents will be significantly above (like, 2x to 3x) the publicized "starting" rents.
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Thanks for the legwork looking up those guidelines. $91k salary doesn't sound like someone who needs financial assistance. Its hard to believe that is the AVERAGE salary BPS. Is there a huge cohort of 30 year veterans propping up the average? Anyway, there are certainly young new teachers with lower salaries who will qualify for assistance. I don't think BPS starts as low as $35k though.
 
fattony said:
Thanks for the legwork looking up those guidelines. $91k salary doesn't sound like someone who needs financial assistance. Its hard to believe that is the AVERAGE salary BPS. Is there a huge cohort of 30 year veterans propping up the average? Anyway, there are certainly young new teachers with lower salaries who will qualify for assistance. I don't think BPS starts as low as $35k though.
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Yeah, I don't have the time to dig through all the paperwork and details, but it looks from here and here like the base salary for a first-year teacher with a bachelors was $60,126 as of last year (PDF p. 8). It looks like you get into the 90k range around year eight, or sooner if you have an advanced degree (e.g., a M.Ed which is a degree a bunch of teachers I know have earned in-person or online in a year or two). So if you start teaching after undergrad, that's late-20s/early-30s.

I have friends who work at BPS, and they all acknowledge that BPS pay is very generous. Other schools and districts (e.g., charters and private schools) pay significantly less. It's not uncommon for a teacher to move from a charter or private school to a BPS school and more than double his or her salary.
 
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