Lots more of this on Washington Street, please.4487 Washington Street
“The proposed project located at 4487 Washington Street contemplates a new five-story residential building in Roslindale comprised of 28 dwelling units and 12 off-street parking spaces. The total lot area of the Project Site is approximately 11,058 square feet and the building will contain a total gross floor area of roughly 35,285 square feet.”
In the last couple of weeks there's been progress on this building! First time there's been activity in over a year.I found this on nerej
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TWO PUBLIC AUCTIONS IN ROSLINDALE, MA: UNDER CONSTRUCTION BLDG. AT 25-29 POPLAR ST. AND CONDO AT 124 GLENDOWER RD. : NEREJ
The commercial real estate media source.nerej.com
Links you to a site that said this was up for auction on june 23rd.
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Auction Details
Auction Address:
25-29 Poplar St.,
Roslindale, MA 02131
Date/Time:
Jun. 23, 2025, 10:00 AM
Auction Description
Mortgagees Sale of Real Estate @ Public Auction
3,426+/-sf lot improved by a 2,505+/-sf commercial building believed to have a 1,200 sf+/- restaurant/retail or office space w/ 2 bathrooms and a storage room with construction of residential units above.
Terms of Sale: A deposit of $20,000.00 by cash, certified or bank check will be required at the time & place of sale & balance within 30 days. All other terms announced at sale. Neither Auctioneer nor Mortgagee nor Attorney makes any representations as to the accuracy of the information contained herein. Barsh and Cohen, P.C., Canton, MA. Attorney for the Mortgagee.
THIS AUCTION HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO BANKRUPTCY
12/20:
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20-24 Corinth Street (Major repairs)
(A driver had slammed his car into this building in December 2022 and took out a significant chunk of the property. This was its appearance before the accident)
Wow, I literally walked along the sidewalk today but did not look up and thus did not realize the wrapping came off. This is hugely depressing. Like majorly, majorly disappointing and ugly compared to what was there before.
This one is also a disappointment, because I think the form / massing is really nice and calls to mind the design of those grander Boston double-triple deckers—but the materials are awful. Just big plates of plastic that clash hard with an otherwise classical look (why use big smooth plastic plates as siding when you're gonna put all that effort into those detailed cornices?)
www.bostonplans.org
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www.bldup.com
The developer per the City has always been "Boston Communities LLC," with Arx Urbana included as a "minority member in the entity, who will provide support throughout the project on tax credit guarantees and construction support"
This thing looks ugly. While ideally we would never have to deal with ugly buildings, in such a prominent setting, they need to do better. But, much worse, this is replacing a string of small commercial spaces and blathering about the new commercial square feet aside, this looks like the typical pattern where a new development replaces a row of shops and replaces them with only or two much larger commercial spaces that end up either being filled with bland or corporate tenants who can afford the space, or sitting empty. The city needs to figure out a ay to change policy: I get that the endless red tape of modern regulations make it impossible to build new hole in the wall places, but complacency is not the answer to this problem. Everything about this project screams a complete and total disregard for the Square; I wouldn't be surprised if the person who made this image had never even stepped foot in the Square. We can do better.Developers Close on Roslindale Site for $2.6M
“A $2.6 million acquisition of 4198/4206 Washington Street has been completed and $5.13 million in financing secured through First Citizens Bank & Trust to advance a new five-story mixed-use development. The project will deliver approximately 31 residential units alongside 6,800 square feet of retail and community theater space, as well as 38 bicycle storage spaces, positioning the property as a blend of housing, neighborhood-serving commercial use, and cultural amenities.”
Developers Close on Roslindale Site for $2.6M
Developers Close on Roslindale Site for $2.6M
The Roslindale Market Kitchen that popped up when the Dragon Chef closed has also signaled an intention to return, but I don't know that it's a done deal. My understanding is that the Bob's Pita folks are retiring and that the Delicious Yogurt folks do not intend on returning.
As is the case for so many buildings of this vernacular, the outcome will really depend on the quality of materials used. And that's very hard to tell from the renderings. With high-quality siding and glass this could play very nicely with the handsome brick BCYF building to the right in the render.
That's good to hear. I was thinking of Dragon Chef when I mentioned business owners retiring, and wasn't at all sure whether the Market Kitchen had long term plans in general.
