Patrick pledges support for rental housing

The Patrick-Murray administration said today that it has pledged more than $100 million in various public and private sector resources to support two dozen developments that will yield 908 new rental apartments in 21 cities and towns across the state.

Of that total, 771 of those apartments will offer long-term affordable rents for low- and moderate-income families, the administration said.

Funding will support developments in Amherst, Ayer, Beverly, Boston, Charlton, Everett, Framingham, Franklin, Gardner, Gloucester, Lowell, Lunenburg, Lynn, Pittsfield, Quincy, Sharon, Spencer, Wareham, Westfield, Weymouth, and Worcester, the administration said.

“Building new housing that is affordable to those across all income levels is the best way to boost business and job growth in Massachusetts,” state Department of Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Tina Brooks said in a statement.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)