The city of Boston has acquired 347 market-rate units at Mattapan’s Fairlawn Estates for $10 million to use as affordable housing, Mayor Michelle Wu said Monday.
City officials acquired the units with money from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, Wu said during a press conference at the site on Monday morning. All 347 units at Fairlawn Estates will be converted from market-rate housing to permanently affordable homes.
“For years, Fairlawn Estates has been a pillar in our community that tenants and neighbors have organized and advocated to protect and preserve,” said Wu. “Today’s acquisition is a major step toward protecting our communities and preventing displacement in Mattapan.”…