BRA Owned Real Estate Process for Disposition
Definitions of Terms

Definition of Terms
Listed and defined below are the terms used to describe BRA owned real estate.

Convey -
1) to transfer property form one to another, by means of a written instrument and other formalities
2) to deed or transfer title to another


Designate - to indicate and set apart for a specific purpose

Sliver Parcel - a small portion of unbuildable land

Board Dates - The BRA's Board of Directors generally meets every three weeks and serves as the agency’s final decision making authority

Conveyance Date - the date on which the deed or title is transferred to another

Industrial Park - an area designed and zoned for manufacturing and associated activities

Zoning - a legal mechanism for the city to regulate the use of privately owned real property. All privately owned land within the jurisdiction is placed within designated zones that limit the type and intensity of development permitted

Restriction - a limitation placed upon the use of property, contained in the deed or other written instruments in the chain of title or in local ordinances pertaining to land use

Urban Renewal Area - During the 1960's, the BRA was tasked with implementing the Federal Urban Renewal Program. This program was to revitalize inner city areas that had become blighted following the suburban growth of the metro region. Some of the methods that the BRA was empowered with were acquisition, demolition, relocation and dispersal. Therefore, an Urban Renewal Area was defined by the federal government as a blighted area in which the BRA was given special powers to mold the neighborhood into a thriving part of the city of Boston.

Park - Open Space &/or Playground

Community Garden - Victory gardens/ Flower & Vegetable produce

Parking - Surface parking area

Non-housing site - Non-Buildable

Housing Site abuts DND parcels - See Community Housing and Development.


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