For years, the view from Ivelese Rivera’s Roxbury apartment was dominated by an abandoned lot filled with trash and frequented by drug dealers and prostitutes.
Yesterday, Rivera, 41, was on hand to witness a much more appealing scene: a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 20 new pastel-colored townhouses built on the site. The three-story homes come complete with shimmering solar panels and other “green’’ features such as low-flow sinks and toilets.
The townhouses, known as Twenty at Luma, represent the final phase of a 15-year, $103-million project to revamp the old Orchard Park public housing development, once one of the most crime-ridden and dilapidated housing communities in Boston. Twenty at Luma completes its evolution into a revitalized residential complex that, in addition to the townhouses, includes 331 rental units and 25 condominiums.
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