South Boston Infill and Small Developments

350 West Fourth Street​


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“Redevelopment of a 43,996 square-foot Project Site which is currently occupied by an accessory surface parking to the adjacent Bigelow Condominium Building (“Bigelow”). The proposed multi-family residential development will include 45 units, with 75 basement and ground floor garage parking spaces to serve the existing Bigelow building and the Project, and will contain 46 indoor resident bike spaces and 10 exterior visitor bike spaces.“

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Test your luck with the Southie locals by underbuilding parking...last time they tried that, Rep Lynch came down from Washington to yell at the Council and got a project canceled on the spot (below). Plus, the adjacent building uses that surface lot for their parking, so guessing the developers needed to strike a deal to at least hold those spots for the nextdoor neighbors. But hey, if that's what it takes to get stuff like this built then just throw the additional costs on the tab and pass it on to future buyers.

Zoning board rejects 70-unit building in South Boston over lack of parking

Boston’s Zoning Board of Appeals rejected a proposed 70-unit apartment building in South Boston last week, citing lack of parking.
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It's not too bad because it's replacing the surface parking of the building next door. But yes, Southie freaks out about parking
 
Reduced in size due to market

69 A Street​

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Project Description
“The initial development consisted of five (5) levels of commercial office space with ground level retail and fitness space on the lower levels, with an on-site garage containing 18 parking spaces. In early 2021, the project underwent an NPC due to The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on CIEE’s operations. CIEE partnered with the established life-science venture of Genesis and Phase 3 Real Estate Partners to repurpose the Approved Project with a similar commercial use and resulting employment opportunities. The Project is also consistent with the public review and input for the Approved Project, which reduced the size and scale of the Original Approved Project.”

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So I think this is the completed building right next to Amrheins that's been finished for awhile. They're asking to convert to several floors to housing from commercial, which is great. Maybe one of the few developer-directed conversions that isn't taking advantage of the Mayor's program. Guessing it's been vacant for awhile, so may as well rent it out. I see it's listed as complete on BPDA as of May 2021. From the recent NPC:

This NPC seeks approval to convert the floors two through four of the existing buildingfrom approved office use to multifamily residential use, while retaining the active ground-floorand basement fitness center, as well as the limited office space on the fifth floor. Most notably,the proposed conversion will create twenty-four residential units specifically for participants inCIEE’s international internship programs — young professionals from around the world whowill be working at financial, biotech, tech and hospitality, culinary, and other companiesthroughout Greater Boston, including in the nearby Seaport District.
 
shmessy said:
77 Dorchester Street - - Stats Bar and Grille Redev:

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South Boston sports bar to close as owners make way for apartments: ‘We’ve run this building into the ground’ - The Boston Globe

“We’ll be back,” the owners of Stats Bar & Grille said. “We promise.”
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- - best of both worlds - - they add 13 new units of housing AND the ground floor reopens as Stats, but with 50% more space. THIS is great infill.
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Glad to hear they'll reopen.

Does the article mention why they want that space, and not the space that's currently available nextdoor?
 
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  • 185 E Street (4 units) & 181 E Street (single-family)
  • 840 E 5th Street (5 units)



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  • 164-170 Old Colony Avenue (4 units)
  • 189 W 5th Street (3 units) & 187 W 5th Street (gut rehab - 3 units)



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  • 6 Devine Way (3 units)
  • 31 Marine Road (3 units)



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  • 374 Athens Street (3 units)
  • 624-626 E 2nd Street (Renovation - 3 units)



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  • 847-847A E 5th Street (Addition - 2 units)
  • 147 W 8th Street (Renovation - single family)




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  • 105 P Street (Renovation - single family)
  • 380-380H E Street (Renovation)



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  • 917 E Broadway (Office-to-residential conversion - single-family)




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Couple of projects that got missed as well:

  • 204 W 7th Street (14 units)
  • 209-213 Tudor Street (3 units)


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Would 847-847A E 5th Street count as one of the first adu’s?
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Apparently they had tried to do this first but it was rejected for being “not in character with the surrounding neighborhood which has a suburban typology.”
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So now instead the addition is set back really far away from the street/street wall and theres literally a downward sloping driveway which leads to an underground garage 🤦‍♂️. They definitely made it suburban…
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stick n move said:
Apparently they had tried to do this first but it was rejected for being “not in character with the surrounding neighborhood which has a suburban typology.”
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Just to clarify: the proposed building was considered too suburban for the surrounding neighborhood, not the other way around.
 
The direct abutters opposed this project at every stage, pushing back on all proposed designs—including a plan from about five years ago that would have created larger, family-friendly units. After years of resistance, the developer moved forward with a by-right project instead of continuing to engage in a prolonged approval process. Anyone unhappy with the result should recognize the role that sustained opposition played in shaping it. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
Arenacale said:
That's way better than the original renders.

I wonder how long the municipal lot has.
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Its definitely better, but if the brick / stone detailing does not link back to the semi-historic bank then it'll always look like a weird appendage.
 
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