The Planning Department is seeking a vendor to develop a Guidebook focused on Small Multifamily Housing that provides practical, design-forward guidance for developers, architects, and community partners that will lead to projects that are well-suited to Boston’s neighborhood contexts. The Guidebook should include: 1. Designs that reflect the City’s goals for high-quality, accessible, affordable, and energy-efficient housing across all the City’s neighborhoods and 2. Development models that take into account code requirements and market conditions. This Guidebook will become a resource for CDCs, land trusts, other mission-driven housing partners, and developers who are ready to build these types of projects but need a clear roadmap. The contract will be nine (9) months.
