​Join us for a special Sustainable Development Committee (SDC) meeting on Thursday June 22 at 6-8pm Join by Zoom.  This SDC meeting will be dedicated to presentations from two bidders for the DNI-owned Our Tierra Livri site. 

Dudley Neighbors, Inc. (DNI) has released the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Our Tierra Livri site, also known as Dudley Miller Park (483-487 Dudley Street). Through this RFP process, DNI seeks a developer for the site that can create a development plan which strengthens the Dudley Corridor business district; serves local residents and businesses; is realistic and financially sustainable over the long-term; and can deliver compensation to DNI for its costs for securing the land, engagement in community planning, conducting preliminary due diligence, and acting as the long-term steward of the property.

The Our Tierra Livri site is the 14,000 square ft. vacant lot near our office on 483-487 Dudley Street with giant wooden letters stating OUR TIERRA LIVRI (English, Spanish and Cape Verdean Creole for Our Liberated Land). The park became a part of the DNI community land trust in December of 2013.

Copies of the two proposals can be found here:

Dorchester Bay EDC/DVM Consulting RFP
Velney Development RFP

Tuesday April 18th, 5:30pm

550 Dudley Street, Roxbury

Join by zoom or call: (929) 205 6099, Meeting ID: 885 9474 2155

SDC meetings are on 4th Thursdays of the month. To join SDC or learn more contact Rene Mardones at rmardones@dsni.org or 617-442-9670 ext. 2.

The Sustainable Development Committee (SDC) is a committee composed of neighborhood residents and board members of DSNI and DNI. For more than 30 years, the Sustainable Development Committee has made recommendations on private development projects within the neighborhood and held the City accountable.

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Tuesday April 18th, 5:30pm

550 Dudley Street, Roxbury

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Organizing Committee meetings happen on every third Tuesday of the month. To learn more about getting involved contact Rene Mardones at rmardones@dsni.org or 617-442-9670 ext. 2.

The purpose of DSNI’s Organizing Committee is to educate members on issues that are relevant to our community’s well being, to develop and practice organizing and leadership skills, and to generate change at the neighborhood, City and State level.

Real estate and development have long been sectors tied to systemic racism, with rampant discrimination in everything from planning to development, financing to borrowing, and renting to buying. Changing the demographics of the industry itself is critical to achieving equity and to building wealth. What kinds of careers do real estate and development offer? What will it take to get people of color to consider these career paths? What can our secondary education institutions do to prepare young Bostonians for a successful career? What is the responsibility of current real estate and development professionals of color to the youth and young adults of the city? Focusing on property development and commercial real estate, this panel will address ways to get Boston youth and adults into the sector’s good-paying jobs.

Welcome

Segun Idowu
Chief of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion, City of Boston

Moderator

John Barros
Managing Principal, Cushman & Wakefield

Panelists

Chrystal Kornegay
Executive Director, MassHousing

Dave Madan
Real Estate Developer, Boston Investments
President of Board of Directors, Builders of Color Coalition

Tamara Small
CEO, NAIOP Massachusetts, The Commercial Real Estate
Development Association

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