Castle Square – A Change Is Gonna Come

Castle Square Apartments was built in the 1960s as part of urban renewal. Hundreds of tenement buildings were knocked down in Boston’s South End to make way for 500 apartments for low-income people. In the early 1990s, Castle Square experienced a rebirth when residents led a grassroots effort to take over the property and preserve [...]

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Annual Green Award for 2012

April 20th On April 19, Mayor Menino presented his Annual Green Awards for 2012. It was the kick-off of a new initiative in the city: Greenovate Boston http://www.greenovateboston.org/] which will help organize multiple green initiatives in the community including energy efficiency, sustainable food systems, green buildings and more. Castle Square Apartments won an award for [...]

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One Month for CGA: a New Office

I have a new office at the Castle Square Tenants Organization main office. It is also the supply closet, so I can keep track of how green our office materials are. And it’s the storage for the Toys for Tots donations. A very busy place! Better than a conference room. And the Tech Center fellas [...]

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An Update from your Community Green Advocate

Castle Square just held its first Community Greening Workshop, this past Thursday night 11/10. It was a success: a few dozen people came out to the hospitality unit at 7A Castle Court to talk about thermostats, stoves, and windows, and to enjoy some edible goodies courtesy Mrs. Chen on the CSTO Board. Grey Lee, the [...]

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Mass Housing’s video on the Castle Square Deep Energy Retrofit

Photos and interviews from Castle Square in Boston’s South End, a 500-unit development where upgrades and improvements will result in energy savings of as much as 72%.

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