Dorchester Infill and Small Developments

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Board approves 26 affordable apartments wrapped around Humboldt Avenue church​

“The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans for a four-story building with 26 affordable apartments to wrap around the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church at Humboldt Avenue and Waumbeck Street in Dorchester.
All of the units in the building, one- to three-bedroom apartments proposed by the church and the non-profit Nuestra Comunidad Development Corp., will be rented to people making up to 30% to 80% of the Boston area median income………”

https://www.universalhub.com/2024/board-approves-26-affordable-apartments-wrapped

 

[FK4]

The Dorchester Brewing Co. situated on Mass Ave is an excellent local place with good beer, ale, and ciders, a roof deck and skyline views. It is also home to The Museum of Bad Art. Recently they sold their building to the IBEW next door for $10M after initially purchasing it from them 8 years ago and will be leasing it back from year to year. In October DBC stopped contract brewing for other labels. So, what's up? Are they in trouble like so many small brewers and are we going to lose this fantastic local hotspot? They say the proceeds will pay down debt, so only time will tell.

I think that this is an effort by the IBEW to assemble a large property for a future development. Unless they need some massive training facility, why else would they do it? And there are a number of large apartment buildings behind South Bay that are under construction or recently completed so there is no doubt about the viability of the area. My hope is the DBC survives and maybe becomes part of a larger development on Mass Ave.

Didn’t DBC get absorbed by Trillium or Aeronaut or some other local brewery?

 

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Board approves 26 affordable apartments wrapped around Humboldt Avenue church​

“The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans for a four-story building with 26 affordable apartments to wrap around the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church at Humboldt Avenue and Waumbeck Street in Dorchester.
All of the units in the building, one- to three-bedroom apartments proposed by the church and the non-profit Nuestra Comunidad Development Corp., will be rented to people making up to 30% to 80% of the Boston area median income………”

https://www.universalhub.com/2024/board-approves-26-affordable-apartments-wrapped

I know these orgs use zipcode to determine neighborhood but come on this is not Dorchester.

 

[FK4]

I know these orgs use zipcode to determine neighborhood but come on this is not Dorchester.

It’s literally the heart of Roxbury, yes

 

[HenryAlan]

Didn’t DBC get absorbed by Trillium or Aeronaut or some other local brewery?

Not that I've heard anything about. They did recently step away from contract brewing, which had been a big part of their business. That could pre-sage a sale, or could mean they are planning to expand their own branded offerings. You might be thinking of Night Shift, which was recently bought by Jack's Abby.

 

[HenryAlan]

I know these orgs use zipcode to determine neighborhood but come on this is not Dorchester.

It's a bit like the way some people like to claim that Latin Academy is located in Dorchester, despite the building it occupies once having been Roxbury High School, which no doubt would mean it's located in Roxbury. I use this example, because it's right down the street from the proposed development, and both are indeed clearly in Roxbury regardless of what some people may claim.

 

[FK4]

Not that I've heard anything about. They did recently step away from contract brewing, which had been a big part of their business. That could pre-sage a sale, or could mean they are planning to expand their own branded offerings. You might be thinking of Night Shift, which was recently bought by Jack's Abby.

No, I definitely thought I heard something about Dorchester, but nothing on the Google. Very disappointed about Night Shift tho. I don’t like Jack’s Abby beer. Hopefully the brewery in Everett stays the same.

 

[HenryAlan]

Hopefully the brewery in Everett stays the same.

That's what the folks at Jack's Abby claim is their intention. We shall see how faithful they actually remain to the current beers.

 

[sm89]

It's a bit like the way some people like to claim that Latin Academy is located in Dorchester, despite the building it occupies once having been Roxbury High School, which no doubt would mean it's located in Roxbury. I use this example, because it's right down the street from the proposed development, and both are indeed clearly in Roxbury regardless of what some people may claim.

Every few years I get annoyed about zip codes... Zip codes were developed for the SOLE PURPOSE OF DELVIERING MAIL EFFICIENTLY. It is very frustrating that so many people and organizations have grabbed onto them as some sort of neighborhood identity. It's to the point where the post office cannot even adjust their own delivery codes to accommodate changes in real estate development or mail volume.

 

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Developer planning 25 condos for Granite Ave. parcel​

“A Dorchester-based developer unveiled plans for a 5-story, 25-unit condo building on Granite Avenue abutting Cedar Grove Cemetery during a virtual meeting organized by the Boston Planning Dept. on Monday evening that drew about 50 participants.
The building, with 25 below-grade parking spaces, would rise on what is now an unoccupied lot at 157 Granite Ave. between the Shields MRI commercial building and a 40-unit apartment building…….”

https://www.dotnews.com/2024/developer-planning-25-condos-granite-ave-parcel

 

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Trinity buys Fitzpatrick Bros. property; the auto shop will remain open for now​

“Trinity Financial Inc. acquired the Fitzpatrick Brothers Auto Body property on Centre Street next to Shawmut MBTA station last Tuesday (Dec. 10) for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is the culmination of a seven-year process in which Trinity— a Boston development firm led by Dorchester’s Jim Keefe and his business partner Patrick Lee— has sought to redevelop the site at 150 Centre Street, replacing the longtime auto repair yard and garages with a 4-story, 72-unit affordable housing complex.

The proposal has continued to be the source of an extended controversy, even after city officials approved Trinity’s plans for the new building in 2023. Foes of the plan, including the leadership of the adjacent Epiphany School and several other neighbors, have sought to block the redevelopment by filing lawsuits against the developer and the city of Boston.

Those legal actions are still pending, but on Tuesday, Jim Keefe said today’s acquisition was a clear signal that Trinity intends to follow through with its construction plans as soon as the judicial process is resolved….”

https://www.dotnews.com/2024/trinity-buys-fitzpatrick-bros-property-auto-shop-will-remain-open-now

 

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12/29 - 12/31:


900 Morrissey Boulevard (Hotel to residential conversion - 99 Units)




150-160 Morrissey Boulevard (BC High - Patrick F. Cadigan '52 Family Foundation Wellness Complex)




1970 Dorchester Avenue (56 Units)




500 Talbot Avenue (42 Units)






3 Aspinwall Road (34 Condos)




10-32 Bowdoin Street (28 units)




185-191 Geneva Avenue (27 units)




706 Dudley Street (26 units)




734 Dudley Street (25 units)




37 Wales Street (23 Supportive Family Units)




1121 Dorchester Avenue (21 units)




270 Talbot Avenue (18 Condos)




120-122 Hancock Street (15 units)




22 High Street (15 units)




141 Westville (14 units)




171-179 Bowdoin Street (9 units)

(missed this one, sorry)


435 Geneva Avenue (3 units)




131-133 Hancock Street (Conservatory Lab Charter School addition)




118 Bowdoin Street (Debre Menkrat Saint Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)




Second Church of Dorchester Renovation

 

[themissinglink]

I love the way this building looks.

 

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12/29 - 12/31:

120-122 Hancock Street (15 units)

I live near this one and think its a pretty cool take on the triple decker. It kind of feels like if you went in the past and imagined what a triple decker would look like in the future. Good color choices too imo. Ground level is a bit crappy feeling compared to the rest, but it is what it is.

 

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208-214 Howard ave.
30 apartments
36,200gsf

https://www.jgarlandenterprises.com/208-214-howard-avenue

 

[FK4]

208-214 Howard ave.
30 apartments
36,200gsf
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https://www.jgarlandenterprises.com/208-214-howard-avenue

Excellent infill

 

[Banker & Tradesman]

We don't think this has yet been posted anywhere?

Along with the bigger projects the BPDA board OK'd last night (our story, if you're curious: https://bankerandtradesman.com/mission-hill-towers-okd-after-agreeing-to-additional-payments/), this funky one from Cobalt Development Partners got the green light.

(Images/design by Merge Architects)

101-109 Boston St.
BPDA docs: https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/101-boston-street

It would sit on an empty parking lot behind The Fortress (that iconic self-storage building with the inflatable padlock and chain) next to the South Bay Center.

Inside: 59 apartments (8 income-restricted), 59 indoor bike parking spots, 10 indoor car parking spots, indoor trash pickup and a small ground-floor restaurant/cafe space, plus rooftop and podium-top amenity terraces.

Total project size: 49,900 square feet on a 13,477-square-foot lot.

Of note: Being built to Passive House standards, and will seek certification.

 

[curcuas]

We don't think this has yet been posted anywhere?

Along with the bigger projects the BPDA board OK'd last night (our story, if you're curious: https://bankerandtradesman.com/mission-hill-towers-okd-after-agreeing-to-additional-payments/), this funky one from Cobalt Development Partners got the green light.

(Images/design by Merge Architects)

101-109 Boston St.
BPDA docs: https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/101-boston-street
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It would sit on an empty parking lot behind The Fortress (that iconic self-storage building with the inflatable padlock and chain) next to the South Bay Center.

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Inside: 59 apartments (8 income-restricted), 59 indoor bike parking spots, 10 indoor car parking spots, indoor trash pickup and a small ground-floor restaurant/cafe space, plus rooftop and podium-top amenity terraces.

Total project size: 49,900 square feet on a 13,477-square-foot lot.

Of note: Being built to Passive House standards, and will seek certification.

Making south bay architecturally interesting!

 

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City dollars will jump-start library-housing project in Uphams Corner​

By Seth Daniel, News Editor
January 29, 2025

A rendering shows how a proposed building at 555-559 Columbia Rd. might look from across the street. The project includes 33 condo units above an 18,000-square-foot branch library.
Image courtesy Dream Collaborative Architects

“A development that will see a new public library branch situated below 33 units of workforce housing at 555-559 Columbia Rd. in Uphams Corner will receive $4.95 million in city funding, according to Boston officials who announced the grant last week as part of an overall $64.2 million commitment that will assist in the construction of another 11 projects across the city……”

https://www.dotnews.com/2025/city-dollars-will-jump-start-library-housing-project-uphams-corner

 

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Next phase of Dot Block gets $5M boost from city of Boston​

By Bill Forry, Executive Editor
January 23, 2025

A rendering shows the Dot Block campus as envisioned in drawings shown to the city of Boston's Planning Dept.

84-unit apartment complex to be ‘fully affordable’

“The owners of the Dot Block housing development on Dorchester Avenue will get an infusion of $5 million from the city of Boston to help them build-out their second phase, a new, five-story, 84-unit apartment building along Hancock Street. In a departure from earlier plans, the building will include fewer units— it was permitted for 98— but all of them will be marketed as “affordable” under a revised made public on Wednesday.
The news was part of a larger announcement from city officials touting Mayor Wu’s commitment to put $64.2 million to preserve existing and create new “income-restricted” housing units— 637 in total— across the city……..”

https://www.dotnews.com/2025/next-phase-dot-block-gets-5m-boost-city-boston