CW and Fox 25 Undercover
January 26, 2010
CommonWealth magazine
and Fox 25 Undercover worked together on a special report on the Boston
Redevelopment Authority. For links to the Fox 25 broadcasts, go to Fox Undercover.
On Monday night, Fox 25 Undercover reports on city workers
tapping into a BRA affordable housing program.
On Tuesday night, Fox 25 Undercover reports on an unusual
fee arrangement the BRA has at close to 25 properties across the city. Whenever
a condo or home at one of these properties is sold, the BRA is paid a
percentage of the sale price. What strikes many as odd is that the payments
will go on in perpetuity, turning the buildings into never-ending money
machines for the BRA.