Residences at Readville Station | 1717-1725 Hyde Park Ave | Hyde Park

stick n move said:
There is sooooo much available land here near transit. These are the types of development for the infill of the 21st century. This can bring lots of walkable retail for these residents that already live by here too. With those two alone adding 826 units, theres room here to have in total at least 2,400 units here within walking distance to transit, and added retail as well greatly adding to the walkability of the area.
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Yeah, in a lot of ways, Readville should be a massive development site, both for residential and commercial projects. During the Olympic bid era, I was of the opinion that Readville would be a good place for a lot of venues, including the stadium. Situated at the intersection of three commuter rail lines, it would have been super accessible. It just makes too much sense to use the area for much higher density construction.
 
Yes, the whole area is kind of tired and ragged. The residential side streets are pleasant, and I understand why neighbors are concerned about negative impacts, but developing all these old industrial sites would really tie the room together and give Readville more of an identity. Wolcott Square ain't it, at least in its current state.
 
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“The proposed redevelopment program consists of the construction of a total of approximately 279 residential units in two buildings providing all rental units, with accessory garage parking up to 273 vehicles and including 3,617 square feet of restaurant/retail space with other amenities and services for building residents.”

https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/residences-at-readville-station
 

Hyde Park Development Site Trades for $6.8M​

“A Dedham-based owner has acquired 1717 Hyde Park Avenue from Northern Bank for $6,800,000. Northern Bank took control of the property this past September after the previous developer filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Prior approved plans for the 2.75-acre site call for roughly 275 multifamily units across 2 buildings. The new owner of the property tells BLDUP they have not decided on the next steps for the site at this time.”

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https://www.bldup.com/posts/hyde-park-development-site-trades-for-6-8m
 
stick n move said:

Hyde Park Development Site Trades for $6.8M​

“A Dedham-based owner has acquired 1717 Hyde Park Avenue from Northern Bank for $6,800,000. Northern Bank took control of the property this past September after the previous developer filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Prior approved plans for the 2.75-acre site call for roughly 275 multifamily units across 2 buildings. The new owner of the property tells BLDUP they have not decided on the next steps for the site at this time.”

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https://www.bldup.com/posts/hyde-park-development-site-trades-for-6-8m
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Bisnow is reporting that the new developer is Joseph Federico - the same person behind 1305 Hyde Park Ave. Don't know anything about him otherwise.
 
So Id imagine the new owners are moving forward with the existing design?
 
have to guess that’s his easiest path forward.

personally, i think the city should have thrown down some S5/S4 zoning around readville station before working on cleary sq. they couldve moved much faster with less pushback, and readville’s a better station to plan around. they still should, S4/S5 would bring much needed retail.
 
dennismulder said:
personally, i think the city should have thrown down some S5/S4 zoning around readville station before working on cleary sq. they couldve moved much faster with less pushback, and readville’s a better station to plan around. they still should, S4/S5 would bring much needed retail.
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Readville would be a great location for that kind of upzoning with some large TOD projects. The number of trains that do and could stop there is significant and is really a perfect place for a more outlying high density neighborhood.
 
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HenryAlan said:
Readville would be a great location for that kind of upzoning with some large TOD projects. The number of trains that do and could stop there is significant and is really a perfect place for a more outlying high density neighborhood.
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Its also further out so should demand slightly less rent so could also act as a spot where TOD housing is more accessible to people than housing closer to the core.
 
So based on the clearance work this spring I was wondering if this project would be underway by now...but no. Perimeter trees have been removed and there's an excavator on site but otherwise you wouldn't know that there's a building planned on this site. For that matter, none of the proposed projects on this stretch of Hyde Park Ave. appear to have taken off yet.

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mssrro said:
So based on the clearance work this spring I was wondering if this project would be underway by now...but no. Perimeter trees have been removed and there's an excavator on site but otherwise you wouldn't know that there's a building planned on this site. For that matter, none of the proposed projects on this stretch of Hyde Park Ave. appear to have taken off yet.

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".......and in the dystopian, burned out desolation, one man still stands - - - Lawyer Rob Levine - - call 1-800-ROB-WINS".
 
It's too bad that the project couldn't be coordinated with an effort to remove the awkward hump in Hyde Park Avenue. For southbound traffic, it really inhibits visibility of the Milton Street signal.

The hump has a mysterious history. As seen in mssrro's image, it's the result of a long-filled-in bridge. But what was the bridge for? In 1905 plans for the Old Colony Street Railway, it's labeled as "Loop Track Bridge". It's also shown on 1915 New Haven Railroad valuation maps. But in both maps there isn't any track under the bridge, and it doesn't appear on any non-railroad-specific maps that I can find.

My suspicion is that it was a short-lived connection between the Northeast Corridor and the Dorchester Branch (hence "loop track"), perhaps used in the 1890s during grade crossing elimination nearby. But I have no actual proof of that yet.

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It took me a bit of digging, but a reference in a Globe article led me to this 1898 Railroad Gazette piece. Seems like the bridge had been built as part of a much larger infrastructure project undertaken by the New Haven, the Commonwealth, and Hyde Park and Dedham in 1897. The suburban loop tracks that ran under the bridge served to connect the Providence and New England lines, but the low headway of the bridge meant that the loop could only be used by electric cars. Based on the fact that the loop tracks never appear on any of the fire or ward atlases I'm guessing they were either never built out or used for an exceedingly short time only.

Really nifty observation about that incline, thanks for sharing EGE.



 
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