Acquisition-20 Charlesgate West (aka Our Lady's Guild House)

The Mayor's Office of Housing provided funding for the acquisition of Our Lady’s Guild House (“OLGH”). The primary objective of this acquisition is to preserve OLGH as permanent affordable housing within the Fenway/Kenmore neighborhood. The new owners of OLGH are The Planning Office of Urban Affairs and Fenway CDC. They will be working to secure financing for the rehab construction phase of this project.

If you are a current resident or are interested in learning more you can reach out to the Planning Office of Urban Affairs or the Peabody Properties Management Team.

Mstejskal@peabodyproperties.com
Cp@poua.org
617-635-3321

If you are a current resident and have questions regarding relocation when construction begins you can reach out to the Developer's Relocation Consultant:
Hannah Jacobsen
C: 508-314-0644
E: hannagh@housingtohome.com
W: housingtohome.com

The proposed Our Lady’s Guild House (“OLGH”) project developed by POUA and FCDC includes the complete renovation and modernization of a 140-room lodging house into a 78-unit rental building in the Kenmore Square neighborhood. At least 72 units will be restricted as affordable and will provide supportive services to the residents. This project is the culmination of years of advocacy on behalf of residents to purchase the building and return it to its original mission of providing affordable housing. The 6-story elevator building will include 19 enhanced Single Room Occupancy (“SRO”) apartments, 44 studio apartments, 15 one-bedroom apartments, a community room with kitchen and storage, an office, lounge, laundry facilities, other ancillary spaces, and bicycle parking. The proposed project will contain 19 units set aside for formerly homeless individuals (“PSH units”) plus an additional 16 units for households at or below 30% of Area Median Income (the “ELI households”) that will be receiving robust resident services. Lastly, 37 units will be set aside for households earning at or below 60% of Area Median Income.