Neighborhood Development
COVID-19 update: The Neighborhood Development Department building is closed but all divisions are working remotely. For questions, call 617-635-3880 (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) or email neighborhooddevelopment.dnd@boston.gov
- Boston Home Center: Our call center is open. Please call 617-635-4663 or email us at HomeCenter@boston.gov with any questions about our programs.
- Office of Housing Stability: Our hotline is open. Please call 617-635-4200 (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) or email Housingstability@boston.gov.
We work with communities to improve Boston’s neighborhoods through investing public resources. Our main jobs are to create housing options, support tenants, foster homeownership, end homelessness, and manage the City’s real estate. Want to take a deeper dive into our department structure and mission?
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Housing Boston 2030
Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030 is the Walsh administration's comprehensive housing plan.
Housing Boston 2030Creating affordable housing
Boston's way home
We created an action plan to end veteran and chronic homelessness in Boston.
Plans, Reports, and Notices
In 2014, Mayor Walsh released Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030, a comprehensive housing plan designed to address the housing needs of Boston’s growing population. In 2018, a planned assessment found that Boston’s population was growing faster than expected, with 759,000 residents expected to live in Boston in 2030.
View the 2018 Update and Progress Reports on the Housing Boston 2030 Initiative.
