A $30 million project has received a building permit to convert the Charlestown YMCA into 100 supportive apartments. The YMCA will retain part of the building for operations, while 100 units will be constructed within the existing space. The project includes a mix of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments aimed at individuals earning below 80% of the area median income, with a focus on veterans and women who have experienced homelessness. A lawsuit to halt the project was dismissed.
"The 'Independence at Charlestown Navy Yard' project from the Archdiocese of Boston and St. Francis House was approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency in December 2023."
"The project will see the renovation of 78,000 square feet of the building, converting 147 of the existing hotel-style rooms into 100 permanent affordable units."
"Forty-eight of the apartments will follow a permanent supportive housing model, which offers people who have experienced homelessness the affordable units alongside individualized services to help them 'live successfully in the community long term.'"
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