Posted by Maria Caceres on October 18, 2024
Urban Edge to Receive Funding from Wells Fargo Grant to Support Homeownership Programming Funds from Wells Fargo will serve to support programs for low-and-moderate-income families (Boston, MA) – Urban Edge announced today it was awarded a $30,000 grant from The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation to support the organizations’ wealth-building programs...
Posted by ysinha@urbanedge.org on February 26, 2024
(Boston, MA) February 26, 2024 – Urban Edge announced today the appointment of two new members to the organization’s leadership team: Michelle Goldberg was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Bill Brauner as Director of Real Estate. These positions support the continued mission of Urban Edge to strengthen communities across Boston, build economic...
Posted by on June 14, 2023
Our Last Mile Fund is “one lever in a series of levers” for clients. We hope the fund will result in 75 new homeowners — and that more funders will help expand the program. “It’s difficult to forecast with high interest rates and the housing stock, but we have people who tell us that if not for the Last Mile Fund, they would...
Posted by on October 25, 2022
As part of the revitalization of Jackson Square, Urban Edge is building new affordable housing in the area with funding from MassHousing, DHCD, and the City of Boston. This latest development, 1599 Columbus Ave, will bring 65 units of affordable rental housing to low-income residents. “The story of Jackson Square is a genuine ‘place-making’...
Posted by on August 1, 2022
The Boston Bulletin reports on Urban Edge’s Holtzer Park ribbon cutting this past July. The ribbon cutting celebrated the opening of the 62-unit affordable housing development in Roxbury. Our CEO, Emilio Dorcely, remarked: “This is a symbol of the value of what this community is. Our values are what you see in this building.” “What...
