BLVD COMMUNITIES is behind a $25.3 million redevelopment project at two major affordable housing developments in Providence known as Braeburn Apartments and Chatham Village. Pictured is the Braeburn Apartments building. / COURTESY BLVD COMMUNITIES
A House commission on March 10 unveiled an 11-bill package designed to take additional steps to address the state's affordable housing crisis. The legislation call for a range of housing programs, including streamlining housing development, repurposing existing buildings and helping municipalities meet their affordable housing goals. The proposals did not include cost estimates. But they…