Department of Neighborhood Development

DND provides services and programs to the City's neighborhoods through seven divisions: Administration & Finance, Director's Office, The Boston Home Center, Neighborhood Housing Development, Office of Business Development, Policy Development and Research, and Real Estate Management & Sales.

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    Boston Receives $20.5M HUD Grant to Transform Dorchester's Quincy Street Corridor

    On September 1, 2011, Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan as HUD announced that Boston is receiving $20.5M to redevelop the Woodledge/Morrant Bay Apartments and revitalize Dorchester’s Quincy Street Corridor. Boston is one of just five cities nationwide to receive first-ever Implementation Grants under HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.

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  • For Sale - City Property

    City-owned Land and Buildings for Sale

    DND offers City-owned property for sale. View our Requests for Proposals for land and buildings currently for sale, as well as our complete inventory of city property potentially suitable for development.

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    Mayor Menino’s Leading the Way Initiative Creates Record Levels of Housing in Boston

    The number of new housing developments in Boston neighborhoods is the best in six decades.

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    Think You Can't Afford a Home in Boston? THINK AGAIN!

    When you buy a foreclosed home in certain areas of the city, you may be eligible to receive up to $65,000.  

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    DND's Recovery Programs

    Since September of 2008, DND has been allocated $35.4 million in federal funds from HUD...

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    Mid-Dorchester Action Plan

    The Mid-Dorchester Action Plan is a joint planning initiative of DND and the BRA that Mayor Menino launched in summer 2008. 

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    Boston's Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funding

    Boston is the recipient of more than $21M in foreclosure relief funds made possible by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).

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    Ending Homelessness in Boston

    The City is working on a comprehensive plan to end homelessness in Boston.

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    Boston Main Streets

    Boston Main Streets is a public-private initiative established by the Mayor Menino in 1995 to revitalize neighborhood commercial districts through local organizations. Main Streets is a comprehensive approach to providing merchant groups and community residents with the tools and information necessary for their commercial centers to compete in today's marketplace.

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Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

Reports & Publications

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  • See a listing of upcoming DND events.

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Announcements

  • Invitation to Bid

    Clearing Sidewalks of Snow

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  • Public Hearings & Request for Public Comment

    DND periodically solicits public comment regarding proposed uses...

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Videos & Multimedia »
  • Deck the Windows Awards Reception
    Mayor Menino congratulates Top it Off in West Roxbury for winning the Deck the Windows Award.Watch Video »
  • Holidays on Main Streets
    Mayor Menino kicks off Holidays on Main Streets with a tree lighting celebration in East Boston, where he encourages residents to do their holiday shopping at local businesses.Watch Video »

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