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The Commons at Forest Hills Station Rises

By Chris Helms on July 14, 2015

The elevator shaft under construction at The Commons at Forest Hills Station, a 280-unit apartment complex at New Washington and Washington streets.

The elevator shaft under construction at The Commons at Forest Hills Station, a 280-unit apartment complex at New Washington and Washington streets. Credit: Chris Helms

The amount of construction going on around Forest Hills is staggering. As the Casey Overpass is demolished, next door the elevator shaft for The Commons at Forest Hills Station, a 280-unit apartment complex at New Washington and Washington streets, has been rising.

Bulldozing in Forest Hills, Building in South Huntington

By Richard Heath on November 19, 2014

Demolition by RSG Company from Lowell of the old NACA office.

The Commons at Forest Hills Station is in the tear-down phase. Demolition by RSG Company from Lowell of the old NACA office. Credit: Richard Heath

After the community meetings are over and zoning approvals given, the real work begins.

The Commons at Forest Hills Station Begins

By Richard Heath on November 10, 2014

Removal of rubble from demolished buildings on the Hughes Oil Site. This area once had a huge wood frame coal bins built by the Metropolitan Coal Company about 1900 and then replaced by gasoline tanks by Gulf Oil Company.

Removal of rubble from demolished buildings on the Hughes Oil Site. This area once had a huge wood frame coal bins built by the Metropolitan Coal Company about 1900 and then replaced by gasoline tanks by Gulf Oil Company. Photo credit: Richard Heath

Demolition of the former Hughes Oil Company and related buildings began on Thursday to make way for the 280 apartments of the Commons at Forest Hills Station developed by Brennan-Corcoran Partners. The cluster building development won approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority on Oct. 17, 2013.