Tent City, Boston

Tent City is a 269 unit mixed-income housing complex of outstanding design in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. Originating from popular protest against the gentrification of the area, the project remains affordable to low-income households due to innovative and sustainable funding mechanisms. It provides an outstanding example of how to preserve the economically and racially integrated population mix that is typical of older urban areas, as well as providing a model for how successful developments can change public policy.