Jamaica Plain Infill and Small Developments

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Scott said:
Would you call the house in IMG 9319 a three decker? Whatever it is it's an extremely good design. The one next to it (built by the same people?) is well done too
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9319 is gorgeous, the bowed rakes (is that what they're called?) are beautiful!
 
Scott said:
Would you call the house in IMG 9319 a three decker? Whatever it is it's an extremely good design. The one next to it (built by the same people?) is well done too
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Both are amazing, just seeing these now. Love the bowed (rakes)? I didnt know that term but that's what jumped out at me too. Really accentuates the arch with a lofty, airy feel.
 
JP looks great, real variety of styles. I agree that's a fine 3-family in img 9319.

Many thanks for the pictures, Beeline.
 
Centre Street at Jackson Square

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It's hideous, but this location is damn near rural and not remotely close to any train lines, so I suppose row houses or something more traditionally urban aren't really a good fit.
 
I'll take it as a win. Its a zoning win (and a NIMBY win I'm sure). No matter what is built here, its housing and Boston needs it. An apartment tower for 50 units here would have been also been seen as exclusive so the route taken was most likely the one that appeases many voices in JP/ Boston. There appears to be an attempt to balance the project with maintaining the existing tree canopy. There are the three bedroom + den layouts which helps the city address "growing" family housing and maybe the den addresses the extended family/live-in parents. No public transpiration is going to drive down these "historic roads of early JP" so short of mowing down the area for a new street grid, the need for a suburban car parking is required. It is filling a niche market that may seem exclusive but I believe all types of housing are needed. Its better than someone coming in to rebuild the two existing homes with tennis courts and pools.
This site is huge
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Another apartment building approved on Washington Street in Jamaica Plain
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The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday approved plans to replace a tow lot with a four-story, 29-unit apartment building at 3409 Washington St., between Green Street and Union Avenue in Jamaica Plain.

Plans by Jigar Patel's S&H Management of Hyde Park show seven parking spaces and a small commercial unit on the ground floor. The building will not have gas hookups and will have solar panels on the roof.

The building - first proposed as a boutique hotel - would have 14 studios, 9 one-bedroom apartments and 6 two-bedroom units. Six would be rented as affordable, with four meant for people making no more than 70% of the Boston area median income and two for people making no more than 30% of that level.
https://www.universalhub.com/2022/another-apartment-building-approved-washington
 
Urban Edge, MDHCD to Develop 65-Unit Affordable Housing Project in Boston
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BOSTON — Urban Edge, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development (MDHCD), will develop a 65-unit affordable housing project at 1599 Columbus Ave. in Boston. The property will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters earning up to 30 and 60 percent of the area median income, as well as 3,200 square feet of retail space. Utile Inc. is the project architect, and Bald Hill Builders is the general contractor. Completion is slated for spring 2024. MassHousing provided financing for the project.
https://rebusinessonline.com/urban-...65-unit-affordable-housing-project-in-boston/
 
DwnTwnr said:
I know they need the extra space that the addition provides to fund this but man, that is not good. Dimella Shaffer can do so much better
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Don't worry, this thing is miles away from pencilling
 
Washington Street (JP) has developed quite a bit in recent years (north to south):
  • 3193 Washington Street: A completed development (2020) with 40 residential units and 2,560 square feet of retail.
  • 3200 Washington Street: A completed development (2019) with 76 residential units and 4,455 square feet of retail.
  • 3326 Washington Street: A proposed project that calls for the construction of a five (5)-story residential building including approximately forty-three (43) residential rental units, ten (10) of which will be Inclusionary Development Policy Units.
  • 3353 Washington Street: One of the two construction sites pictured above. A new mixed-use residential rental building consisting of 45 rental units with 2,000 square feet of retail.
  • 3368 Washington Street: One of the two construction sites pictured above. A five-story, new construction, mixed-use building with 202 affordable residential units, with 140 units designated for supportive housing for individuals served by PSI and the remaining 62 units will be available to households earning between 60% and 80% of area median income.
  • 3371 Washington Street: The proposed development that would include 38 units of housing for low-income and extremely low-income seniors as well as an 800 square foot restaurant space dedicated for the El Embajador Restaurant, which is a current tenant on the site.
  • 3383-3389 Washington Street: A completed development (2017) with 21 residential units and 2,373 square feet of retail.
  • 3409 Washington Street: The proposed development will replace a surface parking lot used for storing towed cars with twenty nine residential apartments and ground floor community commercial.
  • Doyle's Café Project: The proposed mixed-use development revives Doyle’s Café, and expands the Washington Street storefront with a new 4,178 SF urban grocery market addition on the Washington and Gartland Street corner, and adds a new 4-story residential condominium building above the market, with four (4) dwelling units per floor.
  • 3521-3529 Washington Street: A completed development (2020) with 132 residential units and 25,200 square feet of retail.
  • MetroMark: A completed development (2017) with 280 residential units and 7,960 square feet of retail.
  • Velo: A completed development (2020) with approximately 250 residential rental units and approximately 4,070 square feet of retail space.
 
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