South Boston Infill and Small Developments

[BeeLine]

E Broadway 8/4

 

[Arenacale]

Those last couple of photos are E 2nd St. I had trouble pinning exactly where it was at first but it's next to the Greyhound garage. I've probably passed it hundreds of times but never really noticed it. The lot next to it on L has to be a target for development at some point.

 

[stick n move]

New condos approved on F Street in South Boston​

“The Zoning Board of Appeal today unanimously approved plans by a developers to replace a triple decker and some vacant land with a nine-unit building at 175 F St. between West 3rd and Bolton streets.
The plans, by developers Evan and David Lank of Hyde Park, call for one studio unit and eight units ranging between one and three bedrooms. The project is small enough that it does not trigger the city requirement for affordable units.
The plans also call for six parking spaces and two roof decks for the owners of two units on the top floor….”

https://www.universalhub.com/2024/new-condos-approved-f-street-south-boston

 

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Real-estate office could make way for apartment building on East Broadway​

“The owner of the Playwright bar on East Broadway in South Boston has filed plans to replace a neighboring building with a four-story 12-unit apartment building.
Joey Arcari's plans for 736-742 East Broadway, filed today with the Boston Planning Department, call for two of the units to be rented as affordable.
The ground floor of the building would consist of commercial space - likely a restaurant - in front of a six-space parking area behind the building.”

736-742 East Broadway filings and meeting/comment schedule.

https://www.universalhub.com/2024/real-estate-office-could-make-way-apartment

 

[shmessy]

Real-estate office could make way for apartment building on East Broadway​

“The owner of the Playwright bar on East Broadway in South Boston has filed plans to replace a neighboring building with a four-story 12-unit apartment building.
Joey Arcari's plans for 736-742 East Broadway, filed today with the Boston Planning Department, call for two of the units to be rented as affordable.
The ground floor of the building would consist of commercial space - likely a restaurant - in front of a six-space parking area behind the building.”

736-742 East Broadway filings and meeting/comment schedule.

https://www.universalhub.com/2024/real-estate-office-could-make-way-apartment

Yes!!!!! HUGE upgrade architecturally and usage-wise. We seem to be seeing more and more small, incremental upgrade plans with housing and street level activation the past few months. There seems to be a low level gathering momentum.

What it's replacing (the Re-Max building, not the nail salon building):

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Exterior Work Nearing Completion for South Boston Mixed-Use Project​

“Facade installation is wrapping up for the new 5-story mixed-use building at 218 Old Colony Ave. in South Boston. The project will include 32-unit residential units and approximately 1,700 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Five units within the project would be designated affordable.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/exterior-work-nearing-completion-for-south-boston-mixed-use-project

 

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200+ Unit Project Approved in South Boston​

“Jones Street Investment Partners have won approval for a multifamily development on an industrial site located at 195 West 1st Street in South Boston. Plans call for 236 residential units with community, cultural, and retail space, as well as a community cafe. A nonprofit organization will be selected as the anchor tenant for this space The building has been designed to Passive House standards with all-electric HVAC.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/200-unit-project-approved-in-south-boston

 

[BeeLine]

200+ Unit Project Approved in South Boston​

“Jones Street Investment Partners have won approval for a multifamily development on an industrial site located at 195 West 1st Street in South Boston. Plans call for 236 residential units with community, cultural, and retail space, as well as a community cafe. A nonprofit organization will be selected as the anchor tenant for this space The building has been designed to Passive House standards with all-electric HVAC.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/200-unit-project-approved-in-south-boston

This is actually 295 W 1st, according to the attached article (title) and the Boston Planning and Development site.

 

[shmessy]

200+ Unit Project Approved in South Boston​

“Jones Street Investment Partners have won approval for a multifamily development on an industrial site located at 195 West 1st Street in South Boston. Plans call for 236 residential units with community, cultural, and retail space, as well as a community cafe. A nonprofit organization will be selected as the anchor tenant for this space The building has been designed to Passive House standards with all-electric HVAC.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/200-unit-project-approved-in-south-boston

Wow - - THIS is a "catalyst" type project (although some have already been implemented up the street a bit).

For perspective why - see the current Google shots of the plot here:

Looking west: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3398936,-71.0473876,3a,75y,251.98h,84.73t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1sg0TYatB75JplX3umS9aXMw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!9m2!1b1!2i18?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

Looking east: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3401401,-71.0477757,3a,75y,168.15h,82.73t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1s7SeOnWaowOdwK_jr2gqqsg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!9m2!1b1!2i18?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

 

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Additional Units Proposed for Southie Project​

“Updated plans have been presented for the development of 190-206 West Second Street in South Boston. Original plans called for 97 residential units and approximately 4,000 square feet of retail. Now the development team proposes 149 residential units with 103 parking spaces……”

-This is filed as 181-185 w first st. Both addresses appear to be correct. This was filed in 2013, nice to see it moving fwd.
https://www.bostonplans.org/project...181-185-west-first-street-184-190-206-west-se

The design also appears to have been shitted up a bit since then.

https://bpda.app.box.com/s/68qhp3fu3gxqn2sk2ywj4p70huuii3f9

 

[Arenacale]

9/28

H and Broadway

Douglas St.

 

[stick n move]

Better render of 175 F st.

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[mssrro]

Some projects under construction (1/18 - 1/19):


267 Old Colony Avenue (55 units)








256 Dorchester Street (32 units)








218-220 Old Colony Avenue (32 units)








212 Old Colony Avenue (30 units)






48 Ellery Street (14 units)




33 A Street / 120 West Fourth Street (9 units + 2-floor photography studio)








78 Gates Street (6 units)




555-567 East Broadway (6 units)




6 Devine Way (3 units)

 

[stick n move]

75-77 Dorchester Street​

“The proposed project consists of a new five-story mixed-use building at 75-77 Dorchester Street in the South Boston neighborhood. The new building will contain 15 residential rental units, including income-restricted affordable units pursuant to Article 79’s Inclusionary Zoning requirements. The project site includes 4,330 square feet of land area, comprising situated at 75-77 Dorchester Street in South Boston, being City of Boston Assessor’s Parcel No. 0601886000 and City of Boston Assessor’s Parcel No. 0601887000. The Dorchester Street parcels are currently the site of a one story restaurant, STATS Bar and Grill and a two-family dwelling. The project site is currently within a Multifamily/Local Services zoning subdistrict under Article 68, the South Boston Neighborhood Zoning Article.”

https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/75-77-dorchester-street

 

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75-77 Dorchester Street​

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“The proposed project consists of a new five-story mixed-use building at 75-77 Dorchester Street in the South Boston neighborhood. The new building will contain 15 residential rental units, including income-restricted affordable units pursuant to Article 79’s Inclusionary Zoning requirements. The project site includes 4,330 square feet of land area, comprising situated at 75-77 Dorchester Street in South Boston, being City of Boston Assessor’s Parcel No. 0601886000 and City of Boston Assessor’s Parcel No. 0601887000. The Dorchester Street parcels are currently the site of a one story restaurant, STATS Bar and Grill and a two-family dwelling. The project site is currently within a Multifamily/Local Services zoning subdistrict under Article 68, the South Boston Neighborhood Zoning Article.”

https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/75-77-dorchester-street

the finance bros of southie will riot if stats bar is even temporarily closed.

 

[Bananarama]

the finance bros of southie will riot if stats bar is even temporarily closed.

Ok but actually tragic. Stats is an institution (and I'm not a southie bro lol).
I hope they can reopen in the new space like the Playwright did a year ago.

 

[stick n move]

Mixed-Use Redevelopment Planned for South Boston Savings Bank Building​

“Cedarwood Development has filed plans for redevelopment of the former South Boston Savings Bank building at 460 West Broadway in Southie. The bank building would be renovated as the new home of the South Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court and a vertical addition accommodating twenty new residential apartment units would be constructed. The former bank building, which is to be substantially preserved, was constructed in 1948 in the Classical Revival style and is included in the state’s MACRIS inventory.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/mixed-use-redevelopment-planned-for-south-boston-savings-bank-building

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

Looks like a Temu Battersea Power Station.

 

[Arenacale]

What's with the insistence on the different cladding up top? It looks unsettling, like a parasite is emerging from the masonry section.

 

[Jeremi]

What's with the insistence on the different cladding up top? It looks unsettling, like a parasite is emerging from the masonry section.

You don't want to try to match the existing brick because it will 100% certainly not work and will look awful.