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• 950 Dorchester Avenue Housing Market Stirs Demand, Hits Snags

  And, just a few blocks from JFK/UMass. Station, a loft unit at 950 Dorchester Avenue sold in May for $410,000.

  Published by Civic Boston on July 2, 2009.

• 26 Court Street School Updates: Dropouts, Assignment Plan

  The series of meetings will begin Wednesday, April 29, with the presentation of a revised assignment plan with five zones. The meeting will take place at 26 Court Street in downtown Boston, in the Winter Chambers. All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. The remaining meetings are as follows:

  Published by Civic Boston on April 17, 2009.

• 105 Cummins Highway School Updates: Dropouts, Assignment Plan

  Tuesday, May 26. Irving Middle School. 105 Cummins Highway, Roslindale

  Published by Civic Boston on April 17, 2009.

• 131 Walnut Avenue School Updates: Dropouts, Assignment Plan

  Monday, May 18. Lewis Middle School. 131 Walnut Avenue, Roxbury

  Published by Civic Boston on April 17, 2009.

• 312 Border Street School Updates: Dropouts, Assignment Plan

  Thursday, May 7. Umana Middle School Academy. 312 Border Street, East Boston

  Published by Civic Boston on April 17, 2009.

• 43 Whitfield Street Subprime Virus: Blame CRA or Loose Market?

  When Tariq Muhammad bought three units at 43 Whitfield Street in February of 2006, one of the lenders was New Century Mortgage Corp. At the...

  Published by Civic Boston on October 9, 2008.

• 110 Norton St. Three-decker Units: Any Owners at Home?

  Lee also represented Moss-Hayes in the conversion of 110 Norton St., where all three units sold in May and June of 2006 for $350,000 apiece. Foreclosure petitions would later be filed on all three units.

  Published by Civic Boston on August 22, 2008.

• 43 Whitfield St. Three-decker Units: Any Owners at Home?

  Another unit buyer recycled into a developer was Tariq Muhammad. He lost three units to foreclosure in a three-decker at 43 Whitfield St.

  Published by Civic Boston on August 22, 2008.

• 310 Fuller St. Three-decker Units: Any Owners at Home?

  In the developer role, Muhammad converted a three-decker at 310 Fuller St., where he sold two units last year for $355,000 apiece, and one this year...

  Published by Civic Boston on August 22, 2008.

• 80 Draper St. Three-decker Units: Any Owners at Home?

  ...Giles Moss-Hayes, who was represented through power of attorney by Patrick F. Lee. At 80 Draper St. across the street, Lee sold two units that would later draw foreclosure petitions. Each of...

  Published by Civic Boston on August 22, 2008.

• 85 Draper St. Three-decker Units: Any Owners at Home?

  ...Draper Street, where several converted units have drawn foreclosure petitions. Three of them were at 85 Draper St., a house purchased by Giles Moss-Hayes, who was represented through power of attorney by...

  Published by Civic Boston on August 22, 2008.

• 70 Sawyer Ave. Three-decker Units: Any Owners at Home?

  Scott points his own finger at appraisers, underwriters, and some buyers. He also points at 70 Sawyer Ave., a three-decker where a developer named Edward Mazurkiewicz sold three units for $439,900...

  Published by Civic Boston on August 22, 2008.

• 12 Navillus Three-decker Units: Any Owners at Home?

  Next door, at 12 Navillus, there's a very different story. After changing hands three times in little more than...

  Published by Civic Boston on August 22, 2008.

• 10 Navillus Three-decker Units: Any Owners at Home?

  ...property prices to plummet in Dorchester particularly, all the units in a three-decker at 10 Navillus - just three short blocks away from Hendry - sold for no less than $345,000 apiece...

  Published by Civic Boston on August 22, 2008.

• 2 Rock Ave Three-decker Condos: Rebound or Relapse?

  Pittman also lost a property to foreclosure at 2 Rock Ave in Dorchester. It was purchased in January of last year by Larneshia Bryant. A foreclosure petition was filed against Bryant in March of this year.

  Published by Civic Boston on July 24, 2008.

• 43 Whitfield St Three-decker Condos: Rebound or Relapse?

  ...unit with a rising price is a top-floor condominium in a three-decker at 43 Whitfield St, a few blocks west of Codman Square. After selling for $330,000 in February, 2006...

  Published by Civic Boston on July 24, 2008.

• 40 Court Street Three-decker Condos: Rebound or Relapse?

  Strategy Investments is listed on the directory of an office building at 40 Court Street for Suite 700. That’s also the official address for SRC Investments.

  Published by Civic Boston on July 24, 2008.

• 310 Fuller St Three-decker Condos: Rebound or Relapse?

  Muhammad also bought a three-decker for conversion at 310 Fuller St, with the help of a $120,000 loan from Kelvin Sanders. The house shows signs...

  Published by Civic Boston on July 24, 2008.

• 15 Santuit Street Three-decker Condos: Rebound or Relapse?

  The unit at Fuller St wasn’t the first for Emile. Four weeks earlier, he bought another property, in the St. Mark’s area, a three-decker unit at 15 Santuit Street for $340,000—from Kelvin Sanders. The down payment on the unit was 10% and the loan was from Countrywide Bank.

  Published by Civic Boston on July 24, 2008.

• 24 Gayland St Three-decker Condos: Rebound or Relapse?

  Some properties bounce from one foreclosure to another. This happened at 24 Gayland St, Dorchester, a conversion in which Scott figured. After the first buyer lost unit 2 to...

  Published by Civic Boston on July 24, 2008.

• 543 Columbia Road Crossing the Line from Violence to Peace

  • Saturday, May 10, 1-5 p.m., Strand Theatre (543 Columbia Road, Dorchester). Boston Youth Peace Conference, organized by Teen Empowerment.

  Published by Civic Boston on May 5, 2008.

• Dudley and Wendover Streets Crossing the Line from Violence to Peace

  • Saturday, May 10, 6 p.m. Annual vigil in memory of Bobby and Mathew Mendes, at Dudley and Wendover Streets, Dorchester. Organized by the Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy.

  Published by Civic Boston on May 5, 2008.

• Hendry Street and Clarkson Street Mapping Foreclosure: By Waves, By Dots

  ...around the corner on Coleman Street. Buyers had agreements to buy two other houses on Hendry Street and Clarkson Street. And one more three-decker on Hendry Street would soon be up for auction...

  Published by Civic Boston on February 28, 2008.

• Hendry and Clarkson Hendry Street Foreclosures: Fluke or Portent?

  ...Habiyakare in April, 2005. By early October, 2006, the trust sold three other properties on Hendry and Clarkson streets to a single owner. Within little more than one year, two of those properties...

  Published by Civic Boston on February 21, 2008.

• 17 Hendry Street Hendry Street Foreclosures: Fluke or Portent?

  ...by the fall of 2007. And the last owner before the filing for foreclosure on 17 Hendry Street was involved in the conversion of a three-decker on Draper St, Dorchester. That conversion...

  Published by Civic Boston on February 21, 2008.

• 21 Hendry Street Hendry Street Foreclosures: Fluke or Portent?

  The path to the foreclosure process was also quick at 19 and 21 Hendry Street. Both three-deckers were converted by the same buyers. The units for each building sold...

  Published by Civic Boston on February 21, 2008.

• 27-29 Hendry St. Hendry Street Foreclosures: Fluke or Portent?

  ...two of them vacant. Still at least partially occupied is the two-family house at 27-29 Hendry St. A lender filed for foreclosure on the property more than a year ago, and the...

  Published by Civic Boston on February 21, 2008.

• 11 St. Mark Hendry Street Foreclosures: Fluke or Portent?

  ...Ashmont Street in Neponset and in the St. Mark’s area. In a conversion at 11 St. Mark’s Rd, three units that sold in 2006 for at least $325,000 apiece were...

  Published by Civic Boston on February 21, 2008.