Tag: Dorchester
MassDev. Finances Sr. Housing
Boston – MassDevelopment has issued a $10 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Hearth Four Corners LLC, an affiliate of Hearth, Inc., a national nonprofit dedicated to eliminating elder homelessness. Hearth will use bond proceeds to buy a parcel near the Four Corners/Geneva MBTA commuter rail station in Dorchester, on which it will build and […]
JMB Underway with BEAT Project
Boston – J&M Brown Company, Inc. (JMB) is underway with the core and shell electrical construction of The BEAT, the former headquarters of the Boston Globe at 135 Morissey Blvd. in Dorchester. The project will include a 10,000sf fitness center, a brewery and a 100-seat restaurant. Joining JMB on the project is architect, Stantec (Add […]
Official Opening of Treadmark Celebrated
Boston – Mayor Martin J. Walsh recently joined U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, Trinity Financial, other elected officials, and community and business leaders to celebrate the official opening of Treadmark, an 83-unit mixed-income, mixed-use, transit-oriented development located in the heart of Dorchester’s Ashmont Square neighborhood. The building boasts 51 affordable rental units and 32 ownership units […]
Broomstein Gets Women’s Leadership Award
Boston – IBEW Local 103 Business Agent Kenell Broomstein has been honored as a recipient of the 2019 New England Women’s Leadership Award (NEWLA) by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester (BGCD). The award is given to recognize significant achievements by New England women, who are honored for excellence in their chosen fields, distinguished […]
BPDA Approves New Residential Units
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) has approved development projects in neighborhoods across the city which will create an additional 182 residential units, including 26 income-restricted, 100 construction jobs, 25 direct jobs, and 53 indirect and induced jobs. The newly approved Dot Block project, located along Dorchester Avenue, adds 126 residential units […]
Reconstruction Begins in Upham’s Corner
Boston – Historic Boston Inc. has begun reconstruction of Upham’s Corner Comfort Station, on Columbia Road in Dorchester, that will transform the building into Sip ‘&’ Spoke, a café, bike repair shop and meeting place for the neighborhood. The City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development designated the redevelopment to the partnership of Historic Boston Inc. […]
Brookview House Breaks Ground
Boston – Brookview House (“Brookview”), which provides families experiencing homelessness with safe housing and support services, broke ground recently on Brookview III, a new affordable housing development. The $5.5 million facility will be Brookview’s third building. It will include 12 units of two- and three-bedroom apartments along with ground-floor space for programs and support services. […]
Historic Boston and TACC Named to Redevelop Historic Comfort Station in Upham’s Corner
Boston – The City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development has designated the redevelopment of the historic Upham’s Corner Comfort Station in Dorchester to the partnership of Historic Boston Inc. and The American City Coalition (TACC). Historic Boston Inc. and The American City Coalition are working with Noah Hicks, founder of Dorchester’s Bowdoin Bike School, to repurpose […]
