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Goal: Increase the Availability of Affordable Homes
Role: Expand Development Opportunities
Policy: Make Publicly-Owned Land Available for Affordable Homes

Key Resources

The following is a list of key resources on topics related to making publicly-owned land available for affordable homes. If you are aware of other resources that should be added, please contact us.


Identifying Opportunities on Publicly-Owned Land [go to policy page]

Mayor Bloomberg's Affordable Housing Plan [PDF]. May 2009. By the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. New York: Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
  • See "Finding New Land for Affordable Housing" for examples of recent work involving the use of publicly-owned land.

The New Housing Marketplace: Creating Housing for the Next Generation [PDF]. 2004. By the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. New York: Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
  • Publicly-owned land is discussed on pages 6 and 7 of the PDF.

The New Housing Marketplace: Reaching the Halfway Mark [PDF].2008.  By the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. New York: Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
  • See "Finding New Land for Affordable Housing" for examples of recent work involving the use of publicly-owned land.

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Disposition of Publicly-Owned Land in Massachusetts

Massachsetts Chapter 30B
  • Law pertaining to the disposition of real property in Massachusetts

Massachusetts procurement manual for local governments [PDF]
  • See page 99 for a description of the rules governing property transfers for a public purpose in Massachusetts.

Developing Affordable Housing on Public Land: A Guide for Massachusetts Communities [PDF]. 2005. By the Massachusetts Housing Partnership. Boston, MA: Author.
  • Contains guidance for local governments

Getting Home: Overcoming Barriers to Housing in Greater Boston [PDF]. 2003. By Charles Euchner and Elizabeth Frieze. Boston, MA: Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research; and Cambridge, MA: Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.
  • A critique of the property disposition process and timeline in Massachusetts

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