Lenox Street Projects

Lenox Street Housing Projects
Interactive map of Lenox Street Housing Projects
General information
Location136 Lenox Street, Boston, MA 02118.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°20′11″N 71°04′54″W / 42.3363°N 71.0816°W / 42.3363; -71.0816
Construction
Constructed1939–40
Other information
Governing body
Boston Housing Authority

Lenox Street Projects is a low-income housing project in the Lower Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts. The 376-unit three-story brick buildings were built in 1939 and was the first housing project in Boston that African American families were able to move into. Originally, the buildings were restricted to only Black residents; in the 1960s, the NAACP challenged this policy, and the building was desegregated in the 1980s. In 2016, The Boston Globe described is as "part relic, part fortress", the site of frequent violence and drug dealing after neglect left the buildings in disrepair. That year, a major renovation effort was announced, which was completed in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "Boston Housing Authority - Boston Housing Authority". Bostonhousing.org. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Lawrence J. VALE (June 30, 2009). From the Puritans to the Projects. p. 422. ISBN 9780674044579. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Boston Housing Authority - Mayor Wu, Boston Housing Authority celebrate major upgrades to historic Lenox apartments in South En". bostonhousing.org. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fixing Lenox Street will take more than a drug raid, but change is coming". The Boston Globe. March 25, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.