Pierce Atwood’s legal team has experience representing both for-profit and nonprofit developers of affordable housing under the state’s affordable housing law known as Chapter 40B. We represent applicants for comprehensive permits under Chapter 40B in front of local zoning boards and the Boston Planning and Development Agency (formerly the Boston Redevelopment Authority). Due to the rapid development and increasing cost of living in the city of Boston, affordable housing carve-outs and tradeoffs are increasingly common. We are also familiar with Fair Housing Act regulations, public-private partnership arrangements, land disposition agreements, and other affordable housing considerations that often arise in major projects.
Representative Experience
Pierce Atwood served as permitting counsel to a real estate development firm in connection with an affordable housing project in Boston's South End. This important project will include dozens of new homes for moderate-income, first-time homebuyers.