Changes to homes must be approved by the Detroit Historic Commission.  See the Historic Boston-Edison Association (HBEA) web page, "Detroit Historic District Commission Guidelines and Procedures," which goes well beyond FAQs.  Also see the Wikipedia article, "Boston-Edison Historic District."  Added to National Register of Historical Places in 1975.  Homebuyers, check map(s) and beware of realtors who puff-up the descriptions of nearby properties as in the Boston-Edison area/district/neighborhood, etc., though not actually in the district, is in a lesser district or no district at all.

Organizations working in the neighborhood:

• Project 14 (homebuying incentives for police)
• NSP funding
• Central Detroit Christian CDC
• Historic Boston-Edison Association (HBEA)
• Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ)
• Boston-Edison Development, Inc. (BEDI)