— RESIDENTIAL • OCCUPIED REHAB
Camden ApartmentsMATT DOYLE’S ROLE
OWNER’S PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT VALUE
$14MTYPE
ResidentialBUILDING
Occupied RehabUNITS
72LOCATION
Boston, MATIMELINE
2019 - 2020PROJECT OVERVIEW
Camden Apartments is a 72-unit affordable apartment community located at 50-60 Camden Street in Boston's Lower Roxbury neighborhood. Originally authorized under the Commonwealth Veterans Assistance program after World War II, Camden is the only housing development of its kind built in Lower Roxbury. The property is owned through a 99-year ground lease with the Boston Housing Authority and operated as state-aided public housing. The unit mix includes 36 one-bedroom, 19 two-bedroom and 17 three-bedroom apartments. Eight units serve households at or below 30% AMI and 64 at or below 60% AMI. The community is part of the broader Lenox-Camden public housing portfolio.
OWNER’S PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A 72-unit, $14M occupied rehabilitation of historic public housing requires an OPM who can sequence construction around residents in place while coordinating with the Boston Housing Authority, MassHousing and DHCD. Matt structured and negotiated the AIA contracts, ran the RFP and bid leveling process, managed the monthly requisition cycle, coordinated historic and BHA compliance reviews, negotiated change orders from a position of knowledge, and held the GC and design team accountable to the schedule and quality standards required. The result: 72 modernized public housing units preserved long-term affordability.
OPM SCOPE
AIA contract structuring, negotiation, exhibits and addenda
RFP production, competitive bid management, cost analysis
Schedule development, monitoring, forensic analysis (2 years)
Monthly cost reporting and budget reconciliation
Change order negotiation and scope protection
Vendor review, testing coordination, quality control
MBTA and City coordination, community management
Design oversight and value engineering
