Quincy Infill and Small Developments

A+ location. Build it yesterday. Curious if the CVS building remains and this is in the parking lot based on the proximity to the Clay St business that's included in the render.

Hopefully this spurs development in the old Wolly Theater spot.
 

Renters in Quincy saw apartment listing prices decrease 3% from last year's median of $2,695, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows.

The typical apartment listed for rent at $2,601 in July. Median listing prices in Quincy are trending slightly downwards from last month's $2,630 price.

The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were active at any given point during the month, according to Russell Middleton, co-founder of Zumper. New construction is included in the data and listings that are currently occupied or no longer available are excluded.
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Speaking of clay st, saw this plan for the adjacent lot. Not sure if this has been posted.
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Plen-T-Pak said:
CVS and parking are untouched. Despite the Beale St address, this is on Clay St.
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Thanks for sharing. I saw the garage being 3-levels and was confused and then I saw Mill Creek as the developer and understood more. I don't think their model typically pencils buildings below a 1.0 spot per unit and this one has 322 parking spots for 321 units, even with direct access to the red line.
 

At their first meeting back, councilors will pick up where they left off in June by considering a deal introduced by Mayor Thomas Koch to sell a piece of city-owned downtown real estate to a big developer proposing apartments with ground floor retail.

The council's finance committee convenes Monday, Sept. 8, to consider Koch's deal to sell 1620 Hancock St. to Boston Global Investors for $1.9 million, which is $300,000 less than the city paid when it took the property by eminent domain in 2022.

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Boston Global Investors plans to build a six-story, 150-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail at 1620 Hancock St. The project site also includes 1630 Hancock St., formerly Good Health Natural Foods, which now stands vacant and would be demolished.

Plans for the 162,252-square-foot building include a parking garage in the basement and ground-floor levels with 110 spaces accessed from Mechanic Street.

The ground floor would house the lobby of the apartment building as well as a commercial space fronting Hancock Street. The residential units are a mix of 51 studios, 53 one-bedrooms, 40 two-bedrooms, and six three-bedroom apartments.
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I love the way things are coming together south of Hannon Parkway. I wonder if St. John would ever consider developing part of the parking lot. I'm not an active church goer but the few times I've gone on Sunday there's plenty of open spots.
 

QUINCY ‒ Residents attending a community meeting voiced big concerns about a big residential development proposed by a national developer for Wollaston Center.

Mill Creek Residential, submitted plans last month to build an 8-story, 321-unit apartment building on a 2-acre parcel of land encompassing the overflow parking lot behind the Beale Street CVS.

Hosted by Ward 5 Councilor Dan Minton on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at Quincy's Central Middle School, the meeting was attended by about 50 residents.

Everyone who spoke objected to the plans, citing issues such as density, traffic congestion, safety and lack of affordability. Speakers included two sitting city councilors and two challengers running for council seats in this November's election.

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Most of the residents who spoke said the project was too large for the neighborhood. The attorney representing the developer, Ed Fleming, said the revised plans could include fewer units.
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Well this is the one that finally got me to send an angry letter to the Patriot Ledger. Absolutely irresponsible to let 50 people speak for the community and exercise veto power over a development. This farcical mockery of "democracy" is an embarrassment worthy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
 
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QUINCY ‒ City councilors unanimously approved the $1.9 million sale of a vacant downtown property to an international real estate developer ‒ $300,000 less than the city paid when it took the property by eminent domain three years ago.

Boston Global Investors plans to build a 6-story, 165-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail at 1620 Hancock St., a parcel taken by Mayor Thomas Koch in July 2022. Quincy spent an additional $210,000 to demolish the existing structure on the parcel, a pizzeria gutted by fire in the early 2000s.

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Before the vote at the Sept. 8 council meeting, Chris Walker, Koch's chief of staff, said Boston Global Investors will put $70 million into the project. The completed development will generate $700,000 annually in property taxes, Walker said. Before it was taken by eminent domain, the owner of1620 Hancock St. paid about $12,000 in taxes.
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General South Quincy update:

121 Liberty Street - Formerly "Making Your Mark", a sign company. Burned down ~2023. Now effectively a parking lot and storage for the auto shop next door. The facade survived the fire, I was incredibly disappointed that it ended up getting torn down. No clue what, if any, long term plans there are for this property.

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73-75 Liberty Street - Formerly the Southside Tavern, shut down in 2020 for flouting COVID restrictions and running an illegal gambling ring. 30 units /w a 56 space parking garage have been under construction for years now. The foundation and elevator shaft sat untouched for a couple years. Progress seems to be advancing again.

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2 Liberty Street, formerly Liberty St Automotive Services, now a marijuana dispensary. Opened earlier this year.

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599 Thomas Burgin Parkway - AKA the new MBTA Quincy Bus Garage, formerly Lowes

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394-408 Centre St - Formerly an overgrown mess. The city very recently cleared out all the brush and put in a random, out of place "park". It's beautification, I guess, but very out of place.

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21 Totman Street - Formerly a small office building, now 32 units

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269 Centre St - Formerly a duplex and staging ground for Monti Granite (still across the street) - now a large Avalon development

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47 Centre Street - Formerly a single family (I believe) home - demolished and used as a parking lot circa 2023-2024 - now another random out of place "park"

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One final one, a summary of MBTA Communities Act zoned properties that have recently gone up for sale in South Quincy:

347 Centre St:
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291 Centre St:
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And finally, Monti Granite happened to be touching up the property when I was riding by:

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KCasiglio said:
General South Quincy update:

121 Liberty Street - Formerly "Making Your Mark", a sign company. Burned down ~2023. Now effectively a parking lot and storage for the auto shop next door. The facade survived the fire, I was incredibly disappointed that it ended up getting torn down. No clue what, if any, long term plans there are for this property.



73-75 Liberty Street - Formerly the Southside Tavern, shut down in 2020 for flouting COVID restrictions and running an illegal gambling ring. 30 units /w a 56 space parking garage have been under construction for years now. The foundation and elevator shaft sat untouched for a couple years. Progress seems to be advancing again.



2 Liberty Street, formerly Liberty St Automotive Services, now a marijuana dispensary. Opened earlier this year.
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Hadnt seen this before but this is what 73 liberty st will look like
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Design and Renderings Released for 30 Unit Project in Quincy

Design and Renderings Released for 30 Unit Project in Quincy
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Quincy was one of the awardees from this round of MassTrail Grants for "Centre Street Path Phase 2/3"

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This project is Phase 2/3 of the multiuse path connecting Centre Street to the Quincy Adams MBTA Station. Phase 1 cleared the abandoned "Lincoln Granite Monument" building at 394 Centre Street. Phase 2 focuses on site cleanup, preparation, and construction of the beginning of the shared-use path that will eventually run along Burgin Parkway with safety lighting. Phase 2 of this project will include a Quincy Heritage tree site in celebration of Quincy's 400 anniversary. The path will provide a critical link to the MBTA.
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While I'm excited that this is happening I'm a little frustrated with how opaque the city is on these projects. I go to every bike commission meeting, I like to thing I have my ear pretty well to the ground, I live literally around the corner from this project, am directly working with the city on other bike projects, and when the park at 394 Centre Street suddenly appeared I went digging and couldn't turn up anything. Yet despite all that the first I'm hearing of this project is through a MassTrails Grant announcement. It's a construction grant so presumably they've already completed design
 
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47 Centre Street - Formerly a single family (I believe) home - demolished and used as a parking lot circa 2023-2024 - now another random out of place "park"
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Correct - it was pretty clearly going to be something built there, originally, but honestly a nice little park there isn't bad. I lived on Common St (moved away 4 years ago this month, crazy where the time goes), just up the hill from there, and walking around this area, it looks a lot nicer to have some green space right in that little awkward triangle. Plus, there's another triangular park right next to it.

It might seem superfluous right now, but picture this: there's a bunch of small shops up and down Copeland, right next to this. Nothing particularly glamorous, but things that could easily gentrify just a bit. You know, a car wash, 2 used car shops, a bunch of detailers and body shops, etc. Actually, kinda impressive just how many of these shops are auto-focused. Anyway, imagine if they get rebuilt a little bit more, maybe some even mixed-use (or even just a cafe or something where a used car shop is now, and the parking lot gets turned into some row houses). With just a little bit of street redesign, like making the intersection of Common, Centre, and West a little more pedestrian friendly, and making the sidewalks on Copeland nicer, and you'd have a pretty pleasant little neighborhood (not that I disliked living there, I just could see more potential in it).

But yeah, that park next to South Shore Car Wash, on the other end of Centre street is just... someone clearly had a mandate to put more green space wherever they could.
 

100 Unit Development Approved in Quincy Center​

“Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company has won approval for a mixed-use building at the Corner of Chestnut & Maple Streets in Quincy Center. Plans call for 100 apartments, a two-story garage, amenities, and a retail space with a restaurant.”

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100 Unit Development Approved in Quincy Center

100 Unit Development Approved in Quincy Center
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Fills in an important hole right at quincy center. With brick too and decent architecture, win.
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