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    Case Studies for Truly Public Housing:
    Maneuvers at Millers River

    In front of a brick building, a large sign depicts an idyllic street with brick buildings. It reads “Cambridge Housing Authority. Modernization of Roosevelt Towers-Phase 1. Preserving 112 deeply affordable apartments in the City of Cambridge.'' Underneath, it lists project partners and investors.

    Modernization of Roosevelt Towers by the CHA, once notorious for disrepair and neglect, in 2020. Courtesy of Chris Moyer.

    Exhibition

    • HAI Group Gallery,
      1st Floor

    • Free

    Case Studies for Truly Public Housing: Maneuvers at Millers River in the HAI Group Gallery

    What does it take to create and maintain truly public housing?

    Each year, we invite guest curators  to examine a single case study that we believe demonstrates a creative commitment to public housing to learn from housing projects across the country.

    This year, Susanne Schindler and Chris Moyer focus on the other CHA—the Cambridge Housing Authority in Massachusetts. They examine how the CHA performed a series of contradictory maneuvers to completely overhaul their deteriorating housing stock.

    Generous support for Case Studies was provided by the HAI Group.

    Millers River Apartments, undergoing renovation, March 2020. [Cambridge Housing Authority]
    Millers River Apartments, undergoing renovation, March 2020. Courtesy of Cambridge Housing Authority.

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