Boston – The Boston Planning and Development Dept. (BPDA) recently approved $244.7 million in the following development projects:
. The One Newcomb Place project in Roxbury will be made up of 23 rental units, consisting of 20 market-rate units and three inclusionary development policy (IDP) units. There will be a mix of nine one-bedroom units, six two-bedroom units, six three-bedroom units, and two three-bedroom duplex units.
. The 1785 Columbus Avenue project is a 139,200sf building that will include approximately 48,000sf on the second and third floors to be used by Horizons for Homeless Children as childcare and administration space, 87,500sf of office space for social service programs, and 1,500sf of ground floor retail space. The site will also include 157 parking spaces.
. The 2451 Washington Street project includes the construction of a four-story building that will contain 16 units, 14 off-street covered parking spaces, two off-street open parking spaces, and a loading space.
. The 125 Sumner Street project will be situated on two parcels of land collectively making up about 46,330sf, currently occupied by four two-story residential buildings, containing 20 affordable housing units, owned and operated by the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) as the Clippership Apartments.
. The proposed 1457 Tremont project incorporates two parcels for a total lot size of 7,333sf with a five-story, mixed-use building with 40 rental units, five IDP units, over 3,310sf of ground-floor commercial space, a 1,358sf space and private club space for the Knights of Columbus, and four parking spaces.
. The Residences at Walk Hill, LLC will consist of a 118,815sf, 106 rental-unit building with 126 parking spaces. The total development cost of the proposed project will be approximately $32 million, including approximately $7 million for land acquisition.
. The Chandlery, a new six-story mixed-use building, will include 114 residential units, 20 of which will be affordable. The unit mix consists of 20 studio units, 73 one-bedroom units, and 21 two-bedroom units. Approximately 6,590sf of retail space will be constructed on the first two levels.
. 17 residential units coming to 5205 Washington Street in West Roxbury will construct a four-story, 21,800sf residential rental building containing 17 residential units and 26 parking spaces.
. The 735 Truman Highway project will renovate the former three-story, 49,805sf assisted living and nursing home facility into a residential development with 46 rental units. The estimated total development cost is approximately $6 million. Six units within the project will be made affordable to households earning not more than 70% of the AMI.
