Dorchester Infill and Small Developments

^ it's not that attractive, but it would be less obstructive if there were two separate buildings there and the pedestrian inlet was open to the sky... or maybe a small, peak-roofed glass arcade straddling the two whitish buildings
 
Hate is a strong word for such a small rendering. A pile of garbage, set ablaze, would be better than the current condition of the site.
 
Was heading south over the weekend and was surprised when I saw what looks like sheet piles driven & excavation started for this project...

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bobthebuilder said:
Was heading south over the weekend and was surprised when I saw what looks like sheet piles driven & excavation started for this project...

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This will be a nice improvement for the area, although they should have gone higher. They should be very desirable apts - right between a supermarket and a major transportation hub.
 
Maybe the supermarket building can go higher? Are they allowed to go up to 17 floors here?
 
Dot Block grows to 440 units!

DOT Block, the proposed development at the fulcrum of Dorchester Avenue and Hancock Street, has expanded its footprint to include another “significant” parcel along Dorchester Avenue–now truly occupying the entire block of Dorchester Avenue from Greenmount Street to Glover’s Corner, project developers told the Reporter today.
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http://www.dotnews.com/2015/dot-block-plans-grow-new-dot-ave-parcel-acquired

There's a render at the link.
 
^ This is great. There is significant space around this project and Savin Hill T stop where more similar development can occur.
 
Real estate mogul Gerald Chan buys into Dorchester
Prime site ripe for development sells for $5.25m

Gerald Chan, the billionaire businessman who bought a $120 million chunk of Harvard Square, has expanded his local real estate empire to Dorchester by purchasing an industrial property with big redevelopment potential.

A business entity owned by Chan bought the Russell Engineering site off Dorchester Avenue in Savin Hill for $5.25 million last week, according to public records.

The two-acre property could host a new cluster of homes and retail stores, or a range of other commercial uses.

The transaction is the latest high-profile real estate investment along the MBTA’s Red Line in Dorchester, where developers are building hundreds of homes and retail shops near Ashmont Station, Savin Hill, the JFK/UMass Red Line Station, and the South Bay Shopping Center.

The site purchased by Chan, at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Dewar Street, is close to the Red Line’s Savin Hill Station and is nearly adjacent to DotBlock, a planned development that would add 360 homes and stores to the area.
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...-dorchester/IdS7hAz97YlWSpdQ127t1L/story.html
 
"So far, his company has not made radical changes to properties in Harvard Square... other than raising rents and bringing in new tenants."

This is different in the sense it would be development as opposed to simply being a landlord, but he's been unremarkable in Harvard Sq., at best.
 
Reznor said:
"So far, his company has not made radical changes to properties in Harvard Square... other than raising rents and bringing in new tenants."

This is different in the sense it would be development as opposed to simply being a landlord, but he's been unremarkable in Harvard Sq., at best.
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Thus far. Who knows what his long-term plans are.
 
It's part of the UMass Boston expansion, and that's all tied up with the Olympic bid now, so I have to imagine it'll be hung up until we have a resolution on untangling that whole mess.
 
Four Corners Plaza is also a go, per BRA. 31 affordable units (28 apt style, 3 townhome-style) and 40 parking spots. Fills in the overgrown lot on southern slope of Mt. Bowdoin
 
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