Word: charlesview
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...knew that Harvard was beginning to actively engage with the Allston neighborhood and the City of Boston in a community planning process that centered around the University’s long-term aspirations for growth. Given the obvious intersection of interests and timelines, Josephine explained, it seemed worthwhile for Charlesview and Harvard to begin to consider their shared future in Allston...
Josephine extended an invitation to Harvard to begin a dialogue with the Charlesview board about a possible agreement that would result in the Charlesview Apartments remaining a valuable community housing resource well into the future. The agreement would rest on the principle of mutual benefit and would focus on an exchange of land...
...request for support. This was a proposal made within the harsh reality of the nation’s affordable housing landscape, where funds to create new affordable units are scarce. Equally scarce are the government dollars that could prolong the lifespan of an aging facility like Charlesview...
...become a vibrant crossroads for a growing campus was clear. It could become a new hub of the long-established Allston neighborhood with amenities for the entire community. Within the broader context of the North Allston neighborhood planning process, the possibility was raised for the current Charlesview site to be transformed to a new cultural gateway that would welcome Allston to the Harvard campus. The residents of Charlesview, along with their neighbors, would be but a short stroll away...
...also understood, however, that this was about people’s homes, and as a good neighbor, it was important that any agreement serve the Charlesview mission and its residents. The three-year conversation between Charlesview and Harvard has kept Josephine’s expressed concerns and principles at the forefront. The discussion has focused on the elements of a shared future—how to preserve the housing and the mission that brought Charlesview to life many years ago; how to ensure that Charlesview and the hope it gave to hundreds of families will exist many years hence...