Boston’s Largest Affordable Homeownership Development Complete in Jamaica Plain

A former industrial site in Jamaica Plain is now home to 45 income-restricted condominiums. Brookley Flats was developed by JPNDC and Causeway Development, designed by JGE Architecture + Design, built by Haycon, with structural engineering by our team at H+O. Construction began in June 2023 and reached completion this month.

Project Breakdown

Located at 10 Stonley Road, Brookley Flats spans 45,000 SF across four stories. All 45 units are income-restricted homeownership, split across the 80%, 100%, and 120% AMI tiers. Five ground-floor units are reserved for BPDA-certified artists, and twenty of the 45 units hold a first-generation homebuyer preference.

Three stories of wood framing over a composite steel podium carry the four-story structure. The ground floor includes a 19-space garage, live-work artist studios, and gallery space. Residential units occupy the three floors above. All-electric and PHIUS-certified, the building also includes a rooftop deck and shared gathering spaces.

"It was $500,000 saved on a $24M project. That is real money, right?"
- Dave Traggorth, Causeway Development

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From Market-Rate to 100% Affordable

Brookley Flats originally received BPDA approval as a market-rate building with 22% affordable units. JPNDC and Causeway then pursued a Notice of Project Change to convert the entire project to income-restricted homeownership.

At 45 condos, all for sale, all income-restricted, it is the largest affordable homeownership development built and occupied in Boston to date. The lottery drew 1,008 applications for those 45 homes, including 509 for the 20 units carrying a first-generation-homebuyer preference.

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