The two companies are planning to build 23 town houses, 53apartments, retail space, a parking garage and a public plaza. TheHousing Authority has been working on the project for more than 10years. According to city staff estimates, the city will realize anet gain of $450,000 in property taxes over 20 years despitegranting the exemption. Only Councilwoman Jeanne Lipton votedagainst continuing the tax break, saying the tax break is meant forimproving blighted areas, and she didn't think the Houghneighborhood property falls into that category.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.