The Peabody Companies, a group of award-winning property management and real estate firms, announces that it has been awarded the management contract for Tent City Apartments at 130 Dartmouth Street in Boston, a 269-unit, mixed-income apartment complex with over 700 residents and Warren Apartments, which is comprised of several brownstone buildings with 30 one-bedroom apartments.
Tent City Apartments is so named as an homage to its place in Boston history. On April 27, 1968, hundreds of demonstrators occupied a parking lot in the South End in protest of houses that had recently been demolished on the site and the subsequent displacement of occupants. To protest the “urban renewal” project, neighborhood activists created a temporary “tent city.”
Thousands of supporters spent four days on the site, and although they eventually left, the struggle for affordable housing in Boston continued. It took 20 years, but their persistence paid off with that parking lot eventually transformed into the Tent City Apartment development.
“The Peabody Companies looks forward to adding Tent City Apartments and Warren Apartments to our managed portfolio,” said Melissa Fish Crane, principal and chief operating officer. “This mixed-income complex, with a diverse cultural and economic population, stands as testament to the role Bostonians played in the development of their neighborhood. It is a tribute to those who successfully fought to ensure affordable housing in the city they call home.”
About the Peabody Companies
The Peabody Companies and its affiliates – Peabody Properties, Peabody Resident Services, Peabody Supportive Housing, Peabody Real Estate and Peabody Miami – is headquartered in Braintree, Massachusetts, at 536 Granite Street. A full-service real estate firm, Peabody Properties manages over 13,000+ units of housing throughout New England, as well as additional communities in New Jersey and Florida. This award-winning, privately held company and Accredited Management Organization (AMO) was incorporated in 1976 and is under the direction of Karen Fish-Will and Melissa Fish-Crane, who were recently ranked #31 (out of 50) on Glassdoor’s 2018 SMB Top CEOs list. Recognizing its long-term commitment to Resident Services as a unique area of expertise within the field of property management, a specialty sector, Peabody Resident Services was established and is dedicated solely to the development of support services and programs for residents of affordable housing. Designated as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE), and certified by the Massachusetts State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA), Peabody was recently ranked #49 on the 2019 National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) Affordable 100 List, as well as a 2017 and 2018 Top Place to Work by the Boston Globe and 2018 and 2019 Glassdoor Best Place to Work (most recently ranked #10). Learn more at http://www.peabodyproperties.
