Boston Housing Redevelopment Project Receives Large Grant

This latest grant increases the project's funding to more than $2 million.

By Benjamin Pierce, Patch Staff

Aug 27, 2026 10:18 AM EDT

BOSTON, MA — A nonprofit has received a $600,000 grant to support a redevelopment project that will add memory care units and affordable housing for older adults in Jamaica Plain.

Rogerson Communities was awarded the grant from the Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation for its Rogerson House redevelopment project. The funding brings the total amount of philanthropic support for the project to more than $2 million.

The project calls for replacing the existing Rogerson House with a new six-story building featuring 66 memory care units and 41 affordable independent living apartments for older adults. Plans also include space for Rogerson's memory care social day program, a Fitness FIRST center, and more than 20,000 square feet of outdoor space, including four garden areas, some of which will be open to the public. The project has received several approvals and funding commitments over the past six months, including approval from the Boston Planning and Development Agency, unanimous approval from the city's Zoning Board of Appeals, and $3 million from the Mayor's Office of Housing.

"Philanthropic partners like the Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation are crucial to the success of projects like this," Rogerson President and CEO Walter Ramos said. "We're both grateful for the support and encouraged by the commitment it signifies to caring for older adults in a time of unprecedented need."

Rogerson said the redevelopment comes as Massachusetts faces growing demand for housing and care for older residents. By 2030, nearly 2 million Massachusetts residents will be over the age of 60, and more than half will lack the resources needed for housing and care, according to the organization. More than 150,000 people in Massachusetts are also living with dementia, a figure Rogerson said is expected to double by 2060.

"The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation is honored to participate in this worthy cause," Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation Chair Ronald Brown said. "This state-of-the-art facility will be much more than bricks and mortar; it will be infused with the love and care of the men and women creating this structure."

Brown said Rogerson's mission goes beyond supporting older adults by focusing on their health, dignity, self-respect, and individuality.

Founded in 1860, Rogerson Communities provides affordable housing, memory care, senior living, and adult day health services for older adults in Massachusetts. The organization serves more than 2,000 older adults across 25 communities and programs.