In March 2024, Leyland Community opened its doors to older adults in Dorchester who had long struggled with rising housing costs and limited accessible housing options. This fully accessible, 43-unit senior apartment building stands as a testament to the power of community advocacy for dignified, affordable housing. In partnership with Hebrew SeniorLife, DBEDC transformed a long-vacant lot into a vibrant senior living facility—nestled beside a community garden and within reach of parks, recreation, and public transit—offering stability, connection, and a renewed sense of home.

At the close of 2024, Dorchester Bay took action to stop displacement for longtime residents. By acquiring the fully occupied, four-unit property at 14 & 16 W. Cottage Street, we secured lasting housing stability for its senior occupants, including one who has called it home for over 20 years. Strategic acquisitions like these protect rapidly disappearing affordability and ensure our neighborhoods remain places where people can stay rooted, age with dignity, and thrive in the places they helped shape.

In the Grove Hall neighborhood, a powerful, new chapter is taking shape—one where homeownership becomes a driver of generational wealth, not a privilege for the few. Dorchester Bay, in partnership with Caribbean Integration Community Development Inc. and Escazú Development LLC, is transforming five long-vacant lots on Fernboro Street into twelve new homes for first-time buyers who have been historically excluded. This new housing will turn the tide for families who’ve long been locked out of ownership, offering security over instability and a path to build equity that can grow with generations.

Anchored by the iconic Strand Theatre, Upham’s Corner is rising as Boston’s next vibrant Arts & Culture District—driven in part by Dorchester Bay’s upcoming Columbia Crossing, a game-changing development bringing 48 new affordable homes and a dynamic cultural hub to the heart of Upham’s Corner. In partnership with Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), Columbia Crossing will offer dedicated live-work housing for artists, ensuring they can help shape the neighborhood they so vividly reflect. Columbia Crossing will be a catalyst for cultural preservation, a beacon of local pride, and a launchpad for the local creative economy.

Dorchester Bay is advancing a bold vision for sustainable housing because our neighborhoods deserve clean energy solutions that promote health, stability, and long-term growth. With solar panels on two of our developments, we’ve kept over 264,000 pounds of emissions out of the atmosphere and reduced energy costs for our residents, proving climate leadership starts right at home. In partnership with Resonant Energy, we’re now scaling this success across nine more buildings at our Glendale and Wilder Garden Apartments. This next phase is more than solar power. It means cleaner air and climate resilience led by and for the people who live here.