Ribbon Cutting! RODE unveils The Lyndia with the Pine Street Inn and The Community Builders
RODE, Pine Street Inn, and The Community Builders are proud to unveil The Lyndia - Boston's largest supportive housing community.
At the ribbon cutting ceremony, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, state and city officials, and other public and private partners celebrated the building’s opening with tenants and community members. The building, located at 3368 Washington St., is named in honor of Lyndia Downie, who has dedicated her entire 40-year career to ending homelessness, including the last 25 years as president and executive director of Pine Street.
The design presents a dynamic, stepped facade onto Washington Street in Jamaica Plain, and delivers over 200 units of supportive and affordable housing. Given the opportunity to instill transformative change in the communities that need it the most, it was of utmost importance that the design create a sense of home and place for the residents, with market rate finishes, amenities and thoughtfulness.
The Lyndia offers a focus on wellness and privacy, featuring two outdoor amenity areas to provide ample access to natural light and fresh air with a facade that is stepped and angled to direct views away from neighbors, simultaneously expanding the ground level plaza. The building will also be the operating home of the Pine Street Inn, with offices and resources to provide a holistic support system for the building's residents.
“3368 Washington Street represents our unwavering commitment to ensuring every Bostonian has a safe, stable place to call home,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “With supportive services on-site and a strong community network, these new apartments provide a foundation for residents to rebuild their lives. I am grateful to our partners and the community for making this vision a reality.”
The Lyndia helps meet the increased need for large-scale housing with support in Boston. RODE's design was uniquely built to be a welcoming, dignified, community-oriented environment for individuals moving out of homelessness, as well as income-eligible families. The innovative public-private nature of the project and the strong support of community groups in Jamaica Plain serve as a model for the development of similar housing with support residences in Boston and beyond.
“The opening of this new building marks a milestone for Pine Street Inn, bringing our total to more than 1,000 units of housing – 1,100 to be exact – for people moving out of homelessness,” said Downie. “The building offers 140 units of housing with support, the largest development of its kind in New England. Together with The Community Builders, our development partners, we are creating a community where people can rebuild their lives, along with staff who support tenants in remaining stable and housed.”