BCDC Statement on SJC Rejection of Rent Control Ballot Question

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2026 Contact: Dave Cavell Executive Director, BCDC dave@brooklinecdc.com Brookline, MA – The Brookline Community Development Corporation (BCDC) today released the following statement on today’s Supreme Judicial Court decision regarding the statewide rent control ballot question: “For years, residents across Brookline and Massachusetts have…
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BCDC Marks Milestone with First Down Payment Assistance Grant

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2025 Contact: Dave Cavell, Interim Executive Director, BCDC dave@brooklinecdc.com BCDC Marks Milestone with First Down Payment Assistance Grant $10,000 Grant Helps Brookline Resident to Purchase First Home, Realize Dream of Homeownership Brookline, MA – The Brookline Community Development Corporation (BCDC) announced today that…
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BCDC Protects Affordable Housing in Brookline Through Strategic Refinancing of Beacon and Boylston Properties

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2025 Contact: Dave Cavell Executive Consultant, BCDC dave@brooklinecdc.com BCDC Protects Affordable Housing in Brookline Through Strategic Refinancing of Beacon and Boylston Properties $1M+ Reserve Fund Created, Decades of Affordability and Green Upgrades Cemented for Low-Income Tenants BROOKLINE, MA — The Brookline Community Development…
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Brookline CDC Celebrates Renovation Groundbreaking

Contact:Dave Cavell, Strategic Consultant, BCDCDavid.Cavell@gmail.com(617) 584-5781FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWork Begins at 154-156 Boylston St. Property on Green, Affordable Housing RenovationBROOKLINE, MA, June 24, 2025 — The Brookline Community Development Corporation (Brookline CDC) proudly held a groundbreaking ceremony on last Friday to mark the start of a transformative preservation project at 154-156…
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Statewide Tenants Union Conference Unites Grassroots Housing Advocates

Brookline, MA – June 10, 2025 On Saturday, June 7, about 70 tenant leaders, attorneys, housing advocates, and community organizers from across Massachusetts gathered for a powerful day of learning, strategy, and solidarity at a statewide Tenants Union Conference, co-sponsored by the Brookline Community Development Corporation, the Somerville Community Organizing…
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Brookline Leaders and Legislators Convene for Vital Discussion on Affordable Housing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 8, 2025Brookline, MA — On Monday, April 7, the Brookline Community Development Corporation (Brookline CDC) hosted a pivotal legislative roundtable focused on the urgent need for affordable housing solutions in Brookline and the Commonwealth. Called “Donuts with the Delegation,” the event brought together Congressman Jake Auchincloss, state…
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RFP: Electrical Contracting Services

Dear Everyone, The Brookline Community Development Corporation (BCDC) is soliciting proposals for electrical contracting services. BCDC’s mission is to create successful partnerships and programs to improve access to decent, safe, affordable housing and economic opportunity for Brookline’s residents. 154-156 Boylston St is a fully occupied, three-story, six-unit affordable apartment building.…
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Toy Drive Sets Record Thanks to Generous Brookline Community

Holidays are extra special this year for over 265 Brookline families thanks to the Brookline Holiday Toy and Gift Card Drive. Brookline Community Development Corporation (Brookline CDC) and the Brookline Housing Authority (BHA) worked together to collect over 600 toys for children living at BHA and subsidized housing between the…
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Brookline has 50 Homeless Students and YOU can Help

PRESS RELEASE: Date: August, 2023 Did you know that Brookline schools have 50 homeless students and many others who are in dire economic need and housing insecurity? According to Deborah Brown, Board President of the Brookline Community Development Corporation (BCDC), “Brookline has more poverty than many Brookline residents are aware…
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