45-47 Townsend Street | Former Radius Specialty Hospital | Roxbury

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“KIC Roxbury LLC (the "Proponent") has submitted a Supplemental Filing in connection with the ongoing Article 80 review process for the proposed redevelopment of the approximately 211,277 square foot (4.85 acres) former Radius Specialty Hospital site at 45-47 Townsend Street in the Washington Park South neighborhood of Roxbury (the "Project Site"). The revised 45 Townsend Street project (the "Proposed Project") provides an important opportunity for the revitalization of the formerly institutional, and now long-vacant, Project Site with much-needed residential uses and open space improvements through a program and design that have been developed in direct response to community feedback. The Proposed Project now focuses on the rehabilitation and revitalization of the existing structures on the Project Site through a zoning-compliant project to include 164 residential rental units, 124 parking spaces, 214 bicycle parking spaces for residents and visitors, residential accessory and support areas, and approximately 95,938 square feet of new and improved open space. The Proposed Project includes the demolition of approximately 8,000 square feet of existing wing and ancillary areas of the structures presently on the Project Site, as well as the addition of new structural area totaling approximately 24,000 square feet.”

45 Townsend Street | Bostonplans.org

Development Projects and Planned Development Areas (PDAs) that the Development Review division is coordinating.
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Roxbury’s Former Radius Hospital Site Moves Forward with Updated Residential Redevelopment Plans​



“A Supplemental Filing has been submitted as part of the ongoing Article 80 review for the proposed redevelopment of the former Radius Specialty Hospital site at 45–47 Townsend Street in Roxbury’s Washington Park South neighborhood. The proposal calls for rehabilitating and converting the long-vacant, 4.85-acre property into a residential development featuring 164 rental units, 124 parking spaces, 214 bicycle parking spaces, residential support areas, and nearly 96,000 square feet of new and improved open space. The project also includes the demolition of approximately 8,000 square feet of existing ancillary structures and the addition of about 24,000 square feet of new building area……”

Roxbury’s Former Radius Hospital Site Moves Forward with Updated Residential Redevelopment Plans

Roxbury’s Former Radius Hospital Site Moves Forward with Updated Residential Redevelopment Plans
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Fascinating that they pivoted to an adaptive reuse for this site - in that light I'm not going to complain overly much about either the aesthetics (an upgrade on the existing facade) or the site plan, but itis a shame that its getting half the units originally proposed for the site. I guess the local residents aren't going to be able to push back against height like they did in prior plans if its the existing structure, but its also going to be a ton cheaper for the developer to only nip & tuck with modest additions.

That said, while I'm not fond of the amount of surface parking parking provisioned, it largely is just reconfiguring what's there already - notably, "lot B" is getting the addition built on stilts above it, featuring a bridge to the upper lot. the one hopefully they'll eventually build on that upper lot, but honestly I'm ok with this.

(I know these renders are also above, but these also include the existing structure)
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The number of units in this development has radically decreased from 322 units originally to 164 proposed today (a reduction of 49%) and the parking has vastly increased.

In 2019, as part of the reviews, the Neighborhood Group actually requested that density be brought down to 166 units (see Screenshot from their report below). The developer is now proposing fewer units than what the Neighborhood Group requested. The Neighborhood Group also requested that parking be increased to a "Minimum of 1.0 parking spaces per unit." The current proposal is not quite to that point - 124 parking spaces for 164 units - but it is getting close to it. This is what we get when we let Committees of Karens hijack this process.

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Im usually of the opinion that adaptive reuse is the best first option in most cases, but this is leaving way too much land for parking, its ridiculous. What they did around st elizabeths should be a model for what could be done here imo.
 
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