The document discusses affordable housing options in Boston near Boston Housing Authority (BHA) developments, including: - Over 25,000 units of non-BHA affordable housing in Boston with an average 5% annual turnover, translating to around 1,250 available units. - Numerous alternative affordable housing options in East Boston and Charlestown near BHA developments. - Disability access is common among non-BHA housing, with over 8,500 units having confirmed available disability access.

1. Significant number of alternative affordable housing in Boston
near BHA developments and with disability access
Affordable housing in Boston area
BHA Non-BHA housing with
disability access
Non-BHA housing without or
unknown disability access
Note: See notes for map link
Source: HUD Database, MassHousing, Affordable Housing Online, Section-8-housing.findthebest.com, MassAccessHousingRegistry.org (see presentation notes for links)
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2. Numerous alternative affordable housing options in East Boston
and Charlestown near BHA developments
Affordable housing in East Boston and Charlestown region
BHA Non-BHA housing with
disability access
Non-BHA housing without or
unknown disability access
Note: See notes for map link
Source: HUD Database, MassHousing, Affordable Housing Online, Section-8-housing.findthebest.com, MassAccessHousingRegistry.org (see presentation notes for links)
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3. While vacancy rates are not high, sizable number of affordable
housing units are currently available through unit turnover
Number of subsidized units available in Boston area by subsidy1
(Excludes BHA public housing, data via Valadus database)
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16,547
5,859
1,612 1,251
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Section 8 Private
Affordable
Others MRVP
Approximately 25,000 units of non-BHA affordable housing with
average ~5% annual turnover, translating to ~1,250 available units
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Total Units
Note: 1Categorizations are not necessarily mutually exclusive (see presentation notes for classification methodology); 2 Others are projects with no data available on their
funding sources.
Source: HUD Database, MassHousing, Affordable Housing Online, Section-8-housing.findthebest.com, MassAccessHousingRegistry.org (see presentation notes for links)
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4. Disability access is common among non-BHA housing
Current non-BHA housing units by type of household
(confirmed data only1)
1,684
1,492
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5,284
5,330
Household type2
9,000
6,000
3,000
0
Elderly
NED
8,506
Unknown disability access
No disability access
Available disability access
Note: 1Data only available for 342 of 400 non-BHA developments; 2#Elderly units defined as households where head or spouse is 62+; #NED units defined as households
where head or spouse is 61 or younger and has a disability
Source: HUD Database for unit type; Development-by-development internet research for disability access
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