Massachusetts

BOSTON — Beacon Communities has completed the renovation of Lenox Apartments, a 285-unit affordable housing community in the South End/Lower Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. Lenox Apartments comprises 13 buildings and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. According to Beacon Communities, the property was originally built in 1939 as the first public housing in Boston dedicated to serving African Americans. The renovation was funded through State and Federal housing and historic tax credits, as well as public and private loans.

BOSTON — Beacon Communities has completed a 210-unit affordable housing redevelopment project located at 140 Clarendon Street in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. The site originally housed a historic YWCA building, which was originally constructed in 1929. The property now offers studio and one-bedroom units for low-income renters and formerly homeless individuals. Amenities include a fitness center, community room, library, computer learning center and a wellness office. The redevelopment preserved the spaces of Lyric Stage Co., the Snowden School and other nonprofits currently residing in the building.