After meeting with residents and city officials, a Washington Street developer has once again changed the affordable unit percentage of a proposed building. The developer from Wellesley is now proposing that the building sited for 3326 Washington St. include 9 affordable units. The affordable units would be a mix of income-restricted units with varying area median income levels (AMI), including 30% AMI, 50% AMI, and 70% AMI units, as well as three units to be offered…
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Washington Street Developer Wants to Decrease Affordable Units Due to Lending and Construction Costs
Washington Street Developer Wants to Decrease Affordable Units Due to Lending and Construction Costs
A developer of an approved project at 3326 Washington St. wants to decrease the amount of affordable units, citing lending requirements and high construction costs. The 5-story project was approved for 43 rental residential units, with 10 units being affordable at 70% AMI (area median income). Eldev Washington LLC bought the project from the original developer, and filed a plan to alter the number of affordable units with the Boston Planning Department back in October…
Three Jamaica Plain projects are receiving city and federal funds to create and preserve affordable rental units for seniors, assistant living memory units, mixed-income units, and those experiencing homelesness. $3 million — The Rogerson–Beaufort project Led by Rogerson Communities, this new build includes the creation of 41 new affordable senior and 66 new assisted living memory care units to replace existing memory care services on their campus along the Jamaicaway. This six-story building will be…
There are three upcoming virtual public meetings led by the state to engage the community about how to redevelop the Shattuck Campus on Morton Street. The meetings are to generate interactive discussions and to help that the redevelopment meets the community’s needs. What is known is that the Shattuck Hospital at 170 Morton St. in Franklin Park, will be razed at some point. In 2021, the state sought proposals to redevelop the property for 75…
A developer has proposed razing a single-story retail building at the corner of Tower and Washington streets to erect a new six-story mixed-use building. The project is listed for 3716-3724 Washington St., which was last home to Forest Hills Dental. According to documents filed with Boston’s Planning Department, the project would be 65-feet tall, include two first floor retail units, 35 residential units (27 market rate units and 8 affordable units), and 10 off-street parking…
Whether you like it or not, there will be a new White Stadium in Franklin Park — so it’s important to understand the benefits the city will enjoy thanks to the new stadium. Yes, White Stadium is costing a lot more than originally thought ($325 million total), and the city footing $135 million of the cost. According to Mayor Michelle Wu, that $135 million is protected by guaranteed maximum pricing contracts. The new White Stadium…
UniversalHub.com reports on two separate Jamaica Plain projects for residential apartment buildings that the Zoning Board of Appeals approved on Jan. 13.
As construction continued at the former site of Doyle’s, the remaining facade of the restaurant stood at the corner of Washington and Williams streets. The hope was that it could be incorporated into the new structure — but as construction progressed, it became apparent that keeping the remaining structure was not safe.
