Purchase or develop property
How to buy and develop City property or develop any property for affordable housing.
On this page, you can learn:
- how we sell property for development
- which properties are now in development, and
- what opportunities for affordable housing development we offer right now.
Neighborhood Development
We want your feedback on our Zero Emissions Buildings guidebook!
This study and guidebook for Zero Emissions Buildings (ZEBs) is a DND initiative to support Mayor Martin Walsh’s commitment to Carbon Neutrality in Boston by 2050. This guide serves as one part of the City's Green Building Initiatives Program to reduce the carbon footprint of our development activities.
This guidebook for ZEBs analyzes best practices and provides recommendations on the type of systems and typical wall section assemblies that reduce energy use and eliminate carbon emissions in residential buildings that are typically part of DND’s portfolio of affordable housing projects.
We want your input!
DND intends for this document to set the groundwork for the DND's Zero Carbon Affordable Housing Design Standards.
Please share your feedback by clicking below. Deadline for feedback is June 1, 2020.
How we sell City property
Creating affordable housing
How the City creates affordable housing
We ask for proposals from nonprofit and for-profit developers to create or preserve housing in the City of Boston.
Development projects
You can browse our active real estate projects and give us your opinion.
Housing Policies
View our policies for housing developers, homeowners, and homebuyers.
Development Opportunities
Neighborhood Homes Initiative
We use City-owned land to create affordable opportunities for middle-class homebuyers.
Requests for Proposals
View our current list of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to see current opportunities for developers
Acquisition Opportunity Program
A program to increase the share of Boston's rental housing stock protected from market forces.