Boston extended its Office to Residential Conversion Program through December 31, 2026, surpassing 1,500 new residential units. The program offers a 75% property tax abatement for 29 years with streamlined permitting. The Downtown Boston Alliance has publicly supported the extension. What neither the city program nor the DBA has addressed formally is how conversion of office buildings within assessed district boundaries changes assessment methodology, programming mandate, and governance composition. The program window closes December 31, 2026 — after which the governance questions become unavoidable. See Oversight Briefing RW·1·2·3 for the legal framework.

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Whether the Downtown Boston Alliance or the city's Planning Department initiates a formal district governance review in conversion corridors before the program window closes.