Secretary Gregory Bialecki, Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development

1. STATE AND LOCAL POLICY
CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTIFAMILY
Gregory Bialecki, Secretary
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Setting Goals and Rethinking Tools—Lessons from
Massachusetts
January 16, 2014

2. Planning Ahead for Growth
1 Identify
Promising places for growth
2
Create
Prompt and predictable permitting in those places
Invest
In public infrastructure needed to support growth
3
4
Market
To businesses and developers interested in locating
and growing in the Commonwealth

3. Massachusetts Multi-Family Building Permits November YTD
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

4. 4
CREATE Comprehensive Zoning Tools
• As-of-right zoning incentives, with location and density criteria
 Chapter 40R/Smart Growth
 Compact Neighborhoods
• Expedited local permitting (43D)
• Comprehensive Permits (40B)
 Overrides local rules if community has not produced
enough affordable housing
 Option for “friendly” 40B with community & developer
working together

5. INVEST
2013 MassWorks Infrastructure Awards
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• New MassWorks priority: multi-family in mixed-use districts
• Of 33 funded projects, 20 met this criteria. These 20 projects will
mean the near-term creation of 2,518 multi-family units
• 85% of spending went to projects with a mix of residential &
commercial uses, and 72% were TOD

6. Thank you
Executive Office of Housing and Economic
Development
617-788-3626
Secretary Gregory Bialecki
(617)573-1112
Gregory.Bialecki@state.ma.us
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