Karla L. Chaffee

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• Multi-Housing News

  JV lands $153 million for affordable project in Boston

  The following article highlights NP for representing the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, in partnership with St. Francis House, to obtain $153 million in financing to develop a 19-story, 126-unit residential tower in Boston. The development will comprise 70 units of permanent supportive housing for those who have experienced homelessness and 56 units for workforce and middle-income households. Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate counsel Christina Ricotta led the NP team, which also included Washington, DC partners Dara Histed, of the AHRE practice, and Nick Anderson, of the Community Development Finance practice, and Boston AHRE counsel Karla Chaffee, associate Talia Burghard, and paralegal Vienna Kim.

  Nov 11, 2024
• Law360

  Nixon Peabody helps Boston supportive housing land $153 million

  The following articles highlight NP for representing the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, in partnership with St. Francis House, to obtain $153 million in financing to develop a 19-story, 126-unit residential tower in Boston. The development will comprise 70 units of permanent supportive housing for those who have experienced homelessness and 56 units for workforce and middle-income households. Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate counsel Christina Ricotta led the NP team, which also included Washington, DC partners Dara Histed, of the AHRE practice, and Nick Anderson, of the Community Development Finance practice, and Boston AHRE counsel Karla Chaffee, associate Talia Burghard, and paralegal Vienna Kim.

  Nov 8, 2024
• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

  More than 20 amicus briefs filed in MBTA Communities Act challenge

  This article covers numerous amicus briefs filed in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s lawsuit seeking to force the town of Milton to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, which requires cities and towns served by public transportation to establish at least one district of “reasonable size” zoned for multi-family housing. Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate counsel Karla Chaffee is mentioned and quoted in the coverage for filing a brief on behalf of Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association. Karla discusses Section 3A of the law, noting that it’s necessary to look at the context in which it was adopted, and that the legislature clearly intended to do something meaningful for housing advocacy. The NP team also includes AHRE senior counsel Jeff Sacks and Complex Disputes associate Jack Tierney, both of the Boston office.

  Sep 30, 2024
• Boston Real Estate Times

  CHAPA submits amicus brief in MBTA Communities Act in Milton

  This article covers an amicus brief that NP filed on behalf of Citizens’ Housing And Planning Association (CHAPA) and more than 30 organizations and businesses in support of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s lawsuit against Milton to enforce multifamily zoning requirements under the MBTA Communities Act. The NP team includes Affordable Housing & Real Estate senior counsel Jeff Sacks and counsel Karla Chaffee, and Complex Disputes associate Jack Tierney, all of the Boston office.

  Sep 20, 2024
• New England Real Estate Journal

  Nixon Peabody closes transaction to finance Worcester redevelopment

  This article covers a complex financing transaction that kicked off the first phase of a planned redevelopment of a Worcester (MA) Housing Authority property. Washington, DC Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Dara Histed is quoted in the coverage for representing Trinity Financial in the transaction. The NP team representing Trinity Financial also included strategic policy advisor and AHRE deputy practice leader Deborah VanAmerongen, New York City partner Kathie Soroka, Boston counsel Karla Chaffee, Boston associate Ali Sisson, Washington, DC associate David Hornstein, and Boston paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the AHRE practice.

  June 21, 2024
• New England Real Estate Journal

  Nixon Peabody advises Hebrew SeniorLife in construction of new senior affordable housing complex

  This article highlights NP’s work advising Hebrew SeniorLife in the site acquisition and construction of a new affordable housing complex for seniors in Brookline, MA. The article quotes Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Julie Hancock Stande, who led the NP deal team. The team also included senior counsel Jeff Sacks, counsel Karla Chaffee, associates Talia Burghard and Jason Kim, and paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the Boston office and Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice.

  April 7, 2023
• New England Real Estate Journal

  Beacon and Harborlight host groundbreaking for Beverly Village

  This article, which covers the groundbreaking ceremony for a new seniors- and arts-focused affordable housing development north of Boston, mentions NP for advising Beacon Communities in the complex financing for the project. The NP deal team was led by Washington, DC Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner and General Real Estate & Transactional team leader Dara Histed and included New York City Project Finance & Public Finance counsel Barry Rothchild; and Boston counsel Karla Chaffee, Washington, DC associate Jamie Flesch, and Boston paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice.

  April 7, 2023
• Seniors Housing Business

  Nixon Peabody advises Hebrew SeniorLife in construction of affordable community in Brookline, Massachusetts

  This article highlights NP’s work advising Hebrew SeniorLife in the site acquisition and construction of a new affordable housing complex for seniors in Brookline, MA. The article quotes Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Julie Hancock Stande, who led the NP deal team. The team also included senior counsel Jeff Sacks, counsel Karla Chaffee, associates Talia Burghard and Jason Kim, and paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the Boston office and Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice.

  April 4, 2023
• Boston Real Estate Times

  Nixon Peabody advises Hebrew SeniorLife in construction of new seniors affordable housing complex

  This article highlights NP’s work advising Hebrew SeniorLife in the site acquisition and construction of a new affordable housing complex for seniors in Brookline, MA. The article quotes Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Julie Hancock Stande, who led the NP deal team, which also includes senior counsel Jeff Sacks, counsel Karla Chaffee, associates Talia Burghard and Jason Kim, and paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the Boston office and Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice.

  March 28, 2023
• Bisnow

  This week’s Boston deal sheet

  This roundup of Greater Boston real estate deals mentions NP for advising Hebrew SeniorLife in the site acquisition and construction of a new affordable housing complex for seniors in Brookline, MA. Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Julie Hancock Stande led the NP deal team, which also included senior counsel Jeff Sacks, counsel Karla Chaffee, associates Talia Burghard and Jason Kim, and paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the Boston office and Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice.

  March 27, 2023
• Boston Real Estate Times

  Beacon Communities and Harborlight Homes host groundbreaking for Beverly Village for Living and the Arts

  This article, which covers the groundbreaking ceremony for a new seniors- and arts-focused affordable housing development north of Boston, mentions NP for advising Beacon Communities in the complex financing for the project. The NP deal team was led by Washington, DC Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner and General Real Estate & Transactional team leader Dara Histed and included New York City Project Finance & Public Finance counsel Barry Rothchild; and Boston counsel Karla Chaffee, Washington, DC associate Jamie Flesch, and Boston paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice.

  March 7, 2023
• Seniors Housing Business

  Beacon, Harborlight plan intergenerational adaptive reuse for former Briscoe School in Beverly, Massachusetts

  This article mentions NP for advising Beacon Communities in a complex financing deal that will transform a former school just north of Boston into senior and arts-focused affordable housing. The article notes this is the first time an affordable housing deal in Massachusetts utilized American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Washington, DC Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner and General Real Estate & Transactional team leader Dara Histed led the NP team, which also included New York City Project Finance & Public Finance counsel Barry Rothchild; and Boston counsel Karla Chaffee, Washington, DC associate Jamie Flesch, and Boston paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice.

  Jan 25, 2023
• Boston Business Journal

  SJC ruling muddies the waters for future of Massachusetts coastal development

  This article covers potential implications of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that sends Boston’s municipal harbor plan back to the drawing board. Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate counsel Karla Chaffee is quoted in this article, explaining how the Department of Environmental Protection still needs to work out how to handle future harbor plans, noting that it could leave current plans in a state of limbo until the DEP releases related regulations.
  July 14, 2022
• Seniors Housing Business

  Hebrew SeniorLife receives financing for expansion of affordable community near Boston

  This article on client Hebrew SeniorLife closing financing to build 45 new units of affordable senior housing in metro Boston mentions NP for advising on the project. Boston Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Jeff Sacks led the NP team, which also included Community Development Finance partner Forrest Milder, and AHRE senior counsel Don Cooper, counsel Karla Chaffee, associate Ali Sisson, and paralegal Vienna Kim, all of the Boston office.
  March 3, 2022
• Law360

  Real estate lawyers on the move

  This column on notable industry moves features the arrival of Chaundi Randolph in Washington, DC, Karla Chaffee in Boston, and Daniel Perlin in Chicago as counsel in NP’s Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice
  Jan 19, 2022
• Affordable Housing Finance

  People on the move

  This column on notable industry moves features the arrival of Chaundi Randolph in Washington, DC, Karla Chaffee in Boston, and Daniel Perlin in Chicago as counsel in NP’s Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice. The article also includes a brief description of each attorney’s practice.
  Dec 15, 2021
• McKnights Senior Living

  People in the news

  The following roundup article on notable industry moves feature the arrival of Chaundi Randolph in Washington, DC, Karla Chaffee in Boston, and Daniel Perlin in Chicago as counsel in NP’s Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice. The article also features a brief description on each of their practices.
  Dec 14, 2021
• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

  People

  The following roundup article on notable industry moves feature the arrival of Chaundi Randolph in Washington, DC, Karla Chaffee in Boston, and Daniel Perlin in Chicago as counsel in NP’s Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice. The article also features a brief description on each of their practices.
  Dec 13, 2021
• The American Lawyer

  Nixon Peabody adds three more lawyers to Affordable Housing, Real Estate bench

  This article features the arrival of Chaundi Randolph in Washington, DC, Karla Chaffee in Boston, and Daniel Perlin in Chicago as counsel in NP’s Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice. The article also quotes AHRE practice group leader Denise Pursley on recent growth across the practice and the increased demand for legal services.
  Dec 9, 2021