{"id":18452,"date":"2022-03-21T20:07:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/?page_id=18452"},"modified":"2026-01-02T16:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:01:32","slug":"housing-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/policy-impact\/housing-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing &amp; Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<style> .banner:before {\r\n        background: linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,.5),rgba(0,0,0,.5)) !important;\r\n    }<\/style><div id=\"ra_id_1647292543\" class=\"banner  standard lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/119.png)\">\r\n        <div class=\"container  banner-container text-Center\">\r\n            <div class=\"row center-items\">\r\n                                \r\n                <div class=\"col-lg-7\"  >\r\n                                            <p class=\"label special-label\" tabindex=\"0\">Public Policy<\/p>\r\n                                                <!-- <p class=\"label special-label\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/p> -->\r\n                    \r\n                    <h1 class=\"underline-text white \" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n                        <u>Housing &amp; Development<\/u>                    <\/h1>\r\n                                            <div class=\"xyz\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Creating an Affordable and Vibrant Built Environment <\/p><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"banner_event\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"banner-btn-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                                <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- <a href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"#\">External Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"#\">More<\/a> -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n    setTimeout(function () {\r\n        console.log('here');\r\n\t\t$('#_youtube-iframe-wrapper').show();\r\n\t}, 2000);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\r\n    .cta-btn-wrapper{margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:-10px;}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<section class=\"wysiwyg_block\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n            \r\n            <h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW104437849 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104437849 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;4c9ebde0-6b27-4630-9aa6-bf6bfcdaa1ad|24&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">At the Chamber, we know that a thriving economy needs affordable housing for the workforce and sensible development for neighborhoods and businesses. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW104437849 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104437849 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;4c9ebde0-6b27-4630-9aa6-bf6bfcdaa1ad|24&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">Housing and development are not just business issues, they are also community issues.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the race for talent, every advantage \u2013 or disadvantage \u2013 matters, so employers understand the need to address our region\u2019s housing costs. Massachusetts has among the highest housing costs in the country and, particularly in the context of remote work, talent will seek less expensive, quality housing, whether it\u2019s thousands of miles away or just over the state\u2019s border.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In developing and upgrading the commercial building stock, we need to balance costs and outcomes so there\u2019s affordable space for businesses to start and grow. The same approach applies to residential buildings to maintain an adequate, affordable housing supply.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n  \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<div class=\"key-diff-section\"  id=\"ra_id_1647356314\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div style=\"margin-top:0; padding-top:0;\" >\r\n      <h2 tabindex=\"0\">Building Community for Work and Life <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-10 key-diff-items-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"key-diff-item\"><div class=\"key-diff-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BC_Icons_orange__Housing_and_Development.png\" alt=\"Increase Supply\u202f\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2084px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2084\/2084;\"><\/div><h5 tabindex=\"0\">Increase Supply\u202f<\/h5><p tabindex=\"0\">Increase workforce housing, including more use of transit oriented developments.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"key-diff-item\"><div class=\"key-diff-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BC_Icons_orange__Taxes_and_Good_Government.png\" alt=\"Contain Cost\u202f\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2084px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2084\/2084;\"><\/div><h5 tabindex=\"0\">Contain Cost\u202f<\/h5><p tabindex=\"0\">Avoid policies that further increase costs for both new and existing buildings<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"key-diff-item\"><div class=\"key-diff-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BC_Icons_orange__Inspiration.png\" alt=\"Incentivize Change\u202f\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2084px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2084\/2084;\"><\/div><h5 tabindex=\"0\">Incentivize Change\u202f<\/h5><p tabindex=\"0\">Use incentives, rather than penalties, to create and retrofit buildings to meet climate goals<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"people-spotlight three-up\" id=\"ra_id_1647357041\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"three-up-heading-wrap\">\r\n        <h4 tabindex=\"0\">The Latest from the Chamber       \r\n        <\/h4> \r\n                <a 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\/><\/div><h3 tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"hightlight\">Chamber Offers Comments on Senate Housing Bond Bill<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"special-label\"><\/p><div class = \"desc\">S.2834 provides critical investments for housing programs to urgently grow supply and preserve existing public housing stock.<\/div><div class=\"link-wrapper\"><a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/policy-insights\/chamber-offers-comments-on-senate-housing-bond-bill\/\" class = \"stretched-link\">Learn More<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" alt=\"arrow-go\"\r\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/themes\/bostonchamber\/assets\/images\/linkedinarrow.svg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-4 item\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><a 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