Table Of ContentGARDEN APARTMENTS PROPOSED FOR PRI
VATE CONSTRUCTION in the largely vacant
AlVz-acre tract off Cummins Highway and Liver-
Street In the
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BACKGROUND TO DEVELOPMENT
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tivetofamilyliving.Fully60%ofthelandsetasideforthis The History of
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MATTAPAN. THIS TRACT IS TODAY A SPARSELY SETTLED
AREA OF TANGLED GROWTH, MARSH AND LEDGE WHICH
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TRASH. An essential part ofthe proposed newdevelopment isthe The largely unusedareato bedeveloped
provisionotanewmodernschool.Undertheproposedplan —withgardenapartmentsis42V2acreslarge
the existing Lowell Mason School, an inadequate four- almost the size of Boston Common.
classroom wooden structure, erected in 1922, would be REMAINED VACANT THROUGHOUT
replaced BUILDING BOOM
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accommodate several hundredfamilies. tireprotection,streetcleaningandsnowremoval,aswellas Physical conditions of this land make
improved sanitationand safety. buildingcostlyanddifficult.WithoutUrban
Renewal participation thearea could not
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AuthoritytodevelopthewastedMattapantractfor400units and the general improvements thereby provided, property UNIFIED APPROACH REQUIRED
of family oriented garden apartments, closely resembling values throughout the general area could be expected to ToqualifyforFederalparticipation,auni-
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parkingaswellasopenspaceforplayandrecreation.Rents area couldbeworked out. (It should be
wouldrangefrom $115to$150permonth, SUMMARY emphasizedthattheCity'sactiondidnot
affect over 350,000 square feet of
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immediateneighborhood. residential character of the community.
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SOME HOUSES TO BE ACQUIRED
To make the development feasible and provide maximum benefits to
the surrounding community, some 20 residential structures in the
42y2-acre site will have to be acquired. (All people potentially
affected have been contacted).
TAKINGS REDUCED TO A MINIMUM
Preliminary plans for the proposed development vjere redrawn many
times to insure that every effort and ingenuity were applied to
reduce takings to the absolute minimum.
SOUND STRUCTURES WILL BE MOVED
Among the structures affected, there are many which are sound. In
every case where physically possible and where the owner desires,
sound structures will be moved into an area adjoining nearby single-
family development and adjacent to the proposed new park.
SPECIAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
AND ASSISTANCE
Where houses cannot be moved, fair market value will be paid. JOHN COLLINS
F.
Relocation expenses will also be paid (to both home owners and
tenants). In addition, low-downpayment and long-term mortgage MAYOR
provisions are available to owners or tenants wishing to purchase
other homes. Expert assistance will be provided in helping to locate
'he best and soundest values.
FULL-TIME RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
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—In this instance as in every instancewhere relocation is necessary
POOR CONDITIONS the Redevelopment Authority believes that it owes special consid-
FOR BUILDING eration and special obligation to those affected. In fulfillment of that
obligation, a full-time relocation staff will be assigned to work with
lPahnydsicmaalkceondbiutiilodnisngofdimfuficchultofatnhde every family affected, to consider their problems individually, to
costly. Part of the area is low and assist them, to guide them, and to stay with them until all are
poorly drained, with periodic stag- relocated in decent, safe and sanitary housing at prices or rentals
nant pools of water. Another part they can afford.
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