The City of Boston acting by and through its Public Facilities Commission by the Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing and Real Estate Management and Sales Division, sells tax foreclosed or surplus municipal real property to buyers who agree to invest in the rehabilitation of the property. Residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional land and buildings are included in this program. 

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals under MOH’s Real Estate Disposition Program. This program seeks to generate revenues and/or public benefits while strengthening neighborhoods by reducing the amount of blighted and underutilized property in the community.

The City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) is issuing this Affordable Commercial Assistance Fund (ACAF) Request for Proposals (RFP) for $1 million of annual funding to help support the development and operation of commercial ground-floor spaces. Funds will be available on a rolling basis.

AOP is available on a rolling basis under this Pilot Round that allows new development teams to apply to become an AOP Developer and to allow for rolling basis of applications indefinitely or until funds are depleted.