Roxbury Infill and Small Developments

Suffolk 83 said:
I wouldnt go as far as to say this, I lived in the South End and Andrew Square and I would see/still see junkies every single day of my life for the last 10 years
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I live nearby and walk through there multiple times a week...
 
jklo said:
I was looking at NC in the area and just happened upon 16 Taber. Man, that is sooo close to Mass & Cass. At 500k it would be over 3 grand a month... bit of a gamble that the City/State will ever clean it up.
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It's a 15 minute walk for a person who isn't a junkie, it's a world away from the folks who hang out at Mass and Cass.
 
curcuas said:
I live nearby and walk through there multiple times a week...
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There's cops parked at cass and washington with their lights on to keep the homeless from camping out. Thats two blocks from 16 taber. We can both sort of be right, I get the junkies dont tend to infiltrate Nubian sq as much but to act like theyre not around doesnt seem right
 
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Suffolk 83 said:
There's cops parked at cass and washington with their lights on to keep the homeless from camping out. Thats two blocks from 16 taber. We can both sort of be right, I get the junkies dont tend to infiltrate Nubian sq as much but to act like theyre not around doesnt seem right
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Yeah, Nubian is its own set of problems. Completely agreed. They're just different ones, if similar at times.
 

Construction Update: Northampton Street Residences​


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“Framing is complete for the Northampton Street Residences, being developed on a former parking lot at 597-599 Columbus Avenue. The project will create 47 new homes for first-time, moderate-income homebuyers. The five-story building will include 16 studio homes, 19 one-bedroom homes, seven two-bedroom homes, and five three-bedroom homes….”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/construction-update-northampton-street-residences

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stick n move said:

Construction Update: Northampton Street Residences​


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“Framing is complete for the Northampton Street Residences, being developed on a former parking lot at 597-599 Columbus Avenue. The project will create 47 new homes for first-time, moderate-income homebuyers. The five-story building will include 16 studio homes, 19 one-bedroom homes, seven two-bedroom homes, and five three-bedroom homes….”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/construction-update-northampton-street-residences

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How on earth does Bldup write THIS?: ".........being developed on a former parking lot at 597-599 Columbus Avenue....." That parking lot has zero interface with Columbus Avenue. It's at a right angle 1/2 block behind Newcastle Court, which itself fronts Columbus Ave. The site is 390 Northampton Street.

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shmessy said:
How on earth does Bldup write THIS?: ".........being developed on a former parking lot at 597-599 Columbus Avenue....." That parking lot has zero interface with Columbus Avenue. It's at a right angle 1/2 block behind Newcastle Court, which itself fronts Columbus Ave. The site is 390 Northampton Street.

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The parcel was subdivided out of 597-599 Columbus in 2020, and a lot of sources still (incorrectly) use the Columbus address for the site. Even the BPDA's own webpage for the project still lists it as being at 597-599 Columbus Ave.

EDIT: Speaking of which...7/14:

 
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Ted Landsmark hits the bullseye:
“No matter what you do, there will always be some community group — even if it’s two or three people who may not be abutters — that will declare, ‘This development will ruin the neighborhood,’” said Ted Landsmark, a Northeastern University professor, longtime civic planner, and member of the Boston Planning and Development Agency board. “The challenge that Boston faces is one of answering the question of when enough is enough.”
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It is just astonishingly easy to throw a wrench in the works, regardless of validity.
 

639 Warren Street​

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“639 Warren Street is a proposed new construction project from Madison Park Development Corporation for a currently vacant lot located at the corner of Warren and Crawford Streets in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston. The proposed building will feature a mixture of commercial and residential uses, including both homeownership and rental units, fully affordable to incomes ranging from 30-80% AMI (rental) and 80-120% AMI (homeownership).

We are planning for a six-story wing of the building along Warren Street and wrapping into the interior of the property that will contain up to 54 rental units along with 2000 sf of ground floor commercial space. Along Crawford Street will be a three-story wing comprising nine units of affordable homeownership. This project will provide affordable housing to a total of 63 households near a dynamic commercial center with access to numerous transit lines (including bus and commuter rail), along with space for local businesses or nonprofit use.”

https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/639-warren-street

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stick n move said:

639 Warren Street​

“639 Warren Street is a proposed new construction project from Madison Park Development Corporation for a currently vacant lot located at the corner of Warren and Crawford Streets in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston. The proposed building will feature a mixture of commercial and residential uses, including both homeownership and rental units, fully affordable to incomes ranging from 30-80% AMI (rental) and 80-120% AMI (homeownership).

We are planning for a six-story wing of the building along Warren Street and wrapping into the interior of the property that will contain up to 54 rental units along with 2000 sf of ground floor commercial space. Along Crawford Street will be a three-story wing comprising nine units of affordable homeownership. This project will provide affordable housing to a total of 63 households near a dynamic commercial center with access to numerous transit lines (including bus and commuter rail), along with space for local businesses or nonprofit use.”

https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/639-warren-street
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I always appreciate an LOI that includes a rendering.
 
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373 Northampton Street (aka 577-599 Columbus Avenue - 47 units)












1 Taber Street (40 units)








16 Taber Street (30 units) Actually 1149-1155 Harrison Avenue (10 units)








69-71 Proctor Street (Roxbury Preparatory Charter School)












First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston Renovation




44 Maple Street (community garden)




4-18 & 24 Cheney Street + 3-5 Schuyler Street (60 units, not apparently active)




84-86 Blue Hill Avenue (proposed conversion - 6 units)

 
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No prob. A purple brick facade, thats different! Pretty cool imo.
 
The MPNDC proposal for Warren / Crawford is good and points to the strength of their recent work --- it's heavily mixed income requiring less subsidy.
 
Wrong Roxbury, there's a dedicated West Roxbury thread here:

West Roxbury Infill and Small Developments

...because the news is slow...... Parking and zoning issues with proposed development in West Roxbury By Stephanie E. Santana GateHouse News Service Posted Feb 11, 2010 @ 07:06 AM West Roxbury ? Problematic parking concerns arose during discussion about a new proposed housing development at...
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stick n move said:

121-unit apartment complex approved near Millennium Park in West Roxbury​


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“The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans by a developer to replace the last vestiges of Pizzeria Uno in Boston - its former corporate headquarters on the road to Millennium Park - with a two-building, five-story complex with 191 apartments….”

https://www.universalhub.com/2024/121-unit-apartment-complex-approved-near
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I was originally happy to see this news.....and then I read to link which said this is Anwar Faisal's project. Oh, God no!!!!!!

Lord of the Sties: Is Anwar Faisal Boston's Worst Landlord?

He rents uninhabitable apartments to college students.
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'Infamous Landlord' Buys Multifamily Buildings In Boston, Newton

Alpha Management Corp., known as one of the most complained-about landlords in the city, acquired two multifamily properties in Boston and Newton for $23M.
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