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Information request to the mayor

Request 17F data on units and affordable units in Boston

Last activity June 11, 2026 (3 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    June 8, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

This enrichment summarizes a City Council 17F order that asks the Mayor to provide annual counts of the total number of units and affordable units approved in the City of Boston over the last ten years. The request should include yearly totals and breakdowns by neighborhood and City Council District, and is introduced by Councilor Flynn.

Affects Boston residents and renters

Filed by Ed Flynn

Now with the City Council

About Housing & Development

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Official title

Order requesting certain information under Section 17F relative to the number of units and affordable units approved in the City of Boston over the last ten years by neighborhood and City Council District.

Timeline

  1. June 10, 2026

    The rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 3 (Coletta Zapata, Mejia, Worrell).

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, June 10, 2026