On October 5th, 2022, Bay State Banner reported that the Boston Planning Development Agency (BPDA) and Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee (RSMPOC), after a long-awaited decision, has finally selected the My City at Peace Parcel 3 proposal that will revamp the long-vacant 8-acre plot of land in Roxbury, MA.

The HYM/MyCAP proposal plans for 184 homeownership units, 164 of which will be income-restricted, and 700,000 sq. ft. of life science space. Reverand Jeffery Brown, the co-founder of MyCAP, said that “the homeownership opportunities created through the MyCAP and HYM P-3 proposal are important steps toward addressing Boston’s Black Wealth Gap and creating opportunities for communities of color to build equity through homeownership.”

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