Helping Build Boston—The Union Way

 

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust builds on 40 years of experience investing union capital responsibly to deliver competitive returns to its participants while generating union construction jobs, affordable housing, and economic and fiscal impacts that benefit the communities where union members live and work.

 

Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the HIT-Financed Projects in Boston
Since Inception in 1984

 

  44 $855.5M $21.0M $2.3B 5,097
         
Projects HIT Investment
Amount
Building America
NMTC Allocation
Total Development
Cost

Housing Units
Created or Preserved
(90% affordable)

         
         
18.0M 21,872 $2.3B $170.1M $5.0M
         
Hours of Union
Construction Work
Total Jobs Across
Industries
Total Wages
and Benefits
State and Local Tax
Revenue Generated
Total Economic Impact
         

 

       
       

PROJECT PROFILE:  

MARY ELLEN MCCORMACK - BUILDING A

The HIT provided $24.6 million in financing for the $108.4 million new construction of the 94-unit all affordable Mary Ellen McCormack - Building A, creating an estimated 692,720 hours of union construction work.

   

PROJECT PROFILE:  

OLD COLONY PHASE SIX

The HIT provided $22.4 million in financing for the $83.4 million new construction of the 89-unit all affordable Old Colony Phase Six, creating an estimated 618,060 hours of union construction work.

 

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Includes projects receiving NMTC allocations by HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc. Job and economic impact figures are estimates calculated using IMPLAN, an input-output model, based on HIT and Building America project data. Data is current as of March 31, 2026. Economic impact data is in 2025 dollars and all other figures are nominal.

 

 

Helping Build Boston —The Union Way MARCH 2026
   

 

         
         
Flat 9 at Whittier Phase 3   Mildred C. Hailey Apartments 1A   St. Botolph Apartments
         

 

“The partnership between organized labor, investment capital, and public housing represents the essential foundation for a better Boston, where all people can thrive.”

 

—Kenzie Bok, Administrator

Boston Housing Authority

 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF BOSTON INVESTMENTS

Project Location HIT Investment/Building
America NMTC Allocation
TDC Construction Work Hours
Flat 9 at Whittier Phase 3 Boston $26,645,000 $125,475,018 824,920
Mary Ellen McCormack - Building A Boston $24,600,000 $108,420,430 692,720
Mildred C. Hailey Apartments 1A Boston $14,040,000 $105,275,177 728,560
Mildred C. Hailey Apartments 1B Boston $16,020,000 $88,887,626 611,020
Old Colony Phase Three B Boston $42,449,000 $61,054,733 486,320
Old Colony Phase Three C Boston $36,430,000 $26,506,507 198,030
Old Colony Phase Four Boston $27,432,000 $84,684,476 562,100
Old Colony Phase Five Boston $25,993,000 $78,109,976 478,090
Old Colony Phase Six Boston $22,354,000 $83,447,717 618,060
St. Botolph Apartments Boston $31,000,000 $54,715,484 453,830

   

Includes projects receiving NMTC allocations by HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc. Job and economic impact figures are estimates calculated using IMPLAN, an input-output model, based on HIT and Building America project data. Data is current as of March 31, 2026. Economic impact data is in 2025 dollars and all other figures are nominal. Building America is a portfolio investment of the HIT but, unless otherwise noted, its underlying projects are not held in the HIT’s portfolio. Investors should consider the HIT’s investment objectives, risks and expenses carefully before investing. Investors may view the HIT’s current prospectus, which contains more complete information, on its website at www.aflcio-hit.com and may obtain a copy from the HIT by calling the Marketing and Investor Relations Department at 202-331-8055. Investors should read the current prospectus carefully before investing.

 

The projects listed above may not reflect HIT’s current portfolio for any or all of the following reasons: (i) the assets related to the project(s) shown on this table may no longer be held in the HIT’s current portfolio; (ii) other assets in the HIT’s current portfolio may have characteristics different from those shown on this table; and (iii) this table is not a complete list of all the projects financed by the HIT as of the date of this report. A complete list of the HIT’s portfolio holdings as of the most recently disclosed month-end is available upon request or on its website at aflcio-hit.com.

  

 

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