{"id":4512,"date":"2026-07-08T04:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4512"},"modified":"2026-07-08T04:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:04:55","slug":"wu-taps-affordable-housing-developer-to-bpda-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4512","title":{"rendered":"Wu taps affordable housing developer to BPDA board"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has tapped Felicia Jacques, principal developer and manager of affordable housing firm Maloney Development LLC, to join the Boston Planning and Development Agency board. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4510\">\u2018This is Game of Thrones right now:\u2019 Platner isn\u2019t out yet, but Maine Democrats are moving on<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>If the City Council approves her appointment, Jacques would become the first Black woman to serve on the city\u2019s powerful five-member development review board. She would take the position vacated by Theodore \u201cTed\u201d Landsmark, who retired from the board this spring after a dozen years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am honored to take this appointment to support Mayor Wu\u2019s goals to increase the creative built environment that meets at the intersection of planning, urban design and architecture and community,\u201d Jacques said in a statement. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Maloney Development\u2019s portfolio includes Franklin Highlands apartments, a 270-unit family-oriented complex just outside Franklin Park, and Morville House, a 175-unit affordable housing community for seniors in the Fenway, among others. Several Maloney properties have been part of the city\u2019s affordable housing lottery, which is overseen by the mayor\u2019s Office of Housing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jacques has two decades of experience in development and zoning, and was previously the Northeast regional director for Boston-based nonprofit housing developer The Community Builders Inc. She has previously chaired Boston\u2019s Community Preservation Committee and the Citizens\u2019 Housing and Planning Association, served on the Boston Landmarks Commission, and was treasurer for Historic Boston Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFelicia brings decades of direct housing leadership and civic involvement to a role that will further advance our efforts to oversee development, support housing production, and preserve the history and vibrancy of our neighborhoods,\u201d Wu said in a statement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4508\">Trump looks to rewrite history at the Smithsonian<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The city of Boston no longer brands its quasi-public real estate arm as the BPDA; the City Hall organizationis now known as the Planning Department. The BPDA board, meanwhile, still exists to oversee decisions made by the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Economic Development and Industrial Corp. of Boston \u2014 two legal entities that remain active despite Wu\u2019s petitioning the state Legislature to abolish them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Four of its five members are appointed by the mayor of Boston, while the fifth is named by the governor.Jacques would be the third board member named by Wu since she took office in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Former Boston city councilor Matt O\u2019Malley is Governor Maura Healey\u2019s appointee to the BPDA board, while Wu has appointed Kate Bennett, formerly the administrator of the Boston Housing Authority, and Raheem Shepard, the regional manager of the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kairos Shen, a longtime planning official under late former mayor Thomas Menino who Wu brought back to City Hall in 2024 as Boston\u2019s planning chief, said Jacques \u201cwould be a wonderful addition\u201d to the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNot only is she deeply familiar with the development review process in her current role with Maloney Development, but her involvement on various historic and community preservation boards and committees in the city shows her dedication to ensuring Boston continues to be built thoughtfully and pragmatically,\u201d Shen said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4506\">The 4 most pressing questions about the Maine Senate contest right now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Wu names a new member to the powerful BPDA board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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