POR 2023-82
Asked the City Manager to determine the feasibility of purchasing available property from Lesley University to address City goals
Voted yes (9), unanimous
Burhan Azeem
Dennis Carlone
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
E. Denise Simmons
Paul F. Toner
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
The item's path through the council, every recorded step. How the request pipeline works
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Lesley University recently announced plans to sell additional underutilized properties, following the release of their campus plan in 2021; and
Following a 2021 policy order, the City worked with Lesley and Homeowners Rehab, Inc. (HRI) to purchase the 1627 Massachusetts Avenue property for affordable housing; and
The City Council has expressed a desire for the City to purchase property for a range of priorities from Pre-K to green space to housing; and
The properties that were recently put on the market by Lesley University, as well as others that may become available, could help address these much-needed priorities; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to determine the feasibility of purchasing available property from Lesley University and other sources to address City goals; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on the feasibility in a timely manner.