Dot Block | Dot Ave, Greenmount St, Hancock St | Dorchester

[stick n move]

Definitely worth it to get rid of the massive 5 story above ground parking garage that there would have been otherwise.

With the change the amount of retail went down a bit, but the number or units went from 362 to 488, which is huge! This housing is desperately needed and 500 units a short walk from the red line is exactly the type of development needed.

Totally agree. The City's obsessions with signals is so frustrating, as is how often they make the timing absolutely horrible.

I think it makes sense here because this development is adding a new 2 way street to the side of pleasant/hancock creating a new 4 way intersection.

Its probably going to have a good amount of traffic coming from that side as well because its adding a one way street coming from dot ave so people who will want to skip having to take a left at the light on hancock will be able to cut straight across from dot ave.

 

[real_EthanHunt]

Its probably going to have a good amount of traffic coming from that side as well because its adding a one way street coming from dot ave so people who will want to skip having to take a left at the light on hancock will be able to cut straight across from dot ave.

its a SB right turn from Dot Ave only.

 

[DAVE]

Going along slowly but the crane was moving around today

 

[DAVE]

Core is built and some other minor work

 

[stick n move]

The building on dot ave is now partially built.

 

[DAVE]

Glass going in

 

[DAVE]

Projects dominating Dot neighborhoods; residences are rising at DotBlock village | Dorchester Reporter

Frank Baker remembers that when he was first elected as a city councillor in 2011 the area around Dorchester Avenue and Hancock Street was in rough shape, featuring a meth lab, prostitutes, and johns at the prominent neighborhood intersection. A crane towers over that area today with new...

www.dotnews.com

 

[DAVE]

From Greenmount St

 

[stick n move]

Today

 

[#bancars]

Photos from 11.6.22--scale of this development is pretty big and seems like it will transform the area. Also, you are across the street from a Burger King, so if you like chicken fries you are in luck!

 

[DwnTwnr]

There is so much about this that is really great.

Minor gripe, I drove through the temporary intersection at Pleasant and Hancock. It is chaos. There doesn't seem to be any signage helping people get through there before the lights are on. This is Boston, people aren't going to treat non-functional stop lights as stop signs.

 

[Chrisgv86]

Updates today from the site. Wondering what retail along Dot Ave will be.

 

[stick n move]

This development is looking incredible so far. Still waiting for the 2 buildings on the left to be built as well. The quality shown so far is really exceptional.

 

[DAVE]

need to find someone that lives here so I can use that pool...


street finally opened

 

[Java King]

I can't find it online, but there is a really nice article in the Boston Spirit Magazine | Premier LGBT Publication for Boston and New England about Dorchester and this stretch of Dorchester Avenue turning into a new GayBorhood for Boston. I predicted this would happen 10 years ago. The South End is too expensive and not nearly as gay as it used to be 20 years ago.

 

[#bancars]

Dot Block ads have started popping up on the Red Line.

 

[mssrro]

6/1 (from Greenmount Street):