The Boston Planning & Development Agency has approved six development projects that will bring more than 400 new residences to Boston’s Chinatown, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, South Boston Waterfront and the South End.
The new projects will bring 430 residential units to the city, with 46% designated as income-restricted, a move the board says will make the city “more resilient, affordable and equitable.”
49-63 Hudson St., Chinatown
The approved project in Chinatown will create 110 income-restricted units, as well as a new Boston Public Library branch in the neighborhood. The project will be built on what is currently a BPDA-owned parking lot at 49-63 Hudson St. Once complete, it will include a 12-story building with affordable housing, as well as the new Chinatown branch of the Boston Public Library on the ground floor. The units will include rentals and homeownership opportunities and will be a mix of one, two and three bedrooms.
A Bluebikes station will be on-site, and the project will contribute $37,684 to the Boston Transportation Department.
The project will also include widening area sidewalks and other area pedestrian improvements.
41 Berkeley St., South End
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A new senior care facility and housing will be coming to the South End. The 41 Berkeley St. development will include 51 residential units, including 17 designated as income-restricted and 16 as age-restricted for seniors. Once complete, the development, which is now the campus of the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, will include three buildings including a senior care facility with ground floor retail and restaurant space, a homeownership residence with 35 units (and one income-restricted unit) that will be a mix of one, two and three bedrooms, and a building that will be both income- and age-restricted with 16 units and include a ground floor community room.
The project will include the development of new public open space, with a courtyard and pedestrian passageway through its center to connect and allow for alternative routes through the neighborhood which previously had no public access. Streetscape and sidewalk improvements are also part of the project’s scope, along with the addition of a new Bluebikes station nearby and a contribution of $1,324,050 in linkage funding to support housing, and $243,421 in linkage funding to support job training.
800 Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester
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A new six-story residential building will be built at 800 Morrissey Blvd. in Dorchester, with 229 residential units, 34 of which will be income-restricted. The project also includes 229 bicycle parking spaces, an urban plaza with outdoor seating, bike storage and pedestrian and bicycle-friendly landscaping along Freeport Street and Morrissey Boulevard, according to the filing.
Additionally, the project will improve area intersections and contribute $300,000 to the Dorchester-based jobs training program The People’s Academy Inc.
1 Taber St., Roxbury
Developers will construct a new, six-story building at 1 Taber St. in Roxbury featuring a mix of housing and commercial space. It will include 40 residential units, seven of which will be income restricted. They will be a mix of one- and three-bedroom units.
Area improvements from the project include widening sidewalks, street trees and bike parking. Additionally, the project will contribute $12,149 to the city’s bike-share system, $75,000 to the Boston Transportation Department and $200,000 to local nonprofit District Seven Boston Inc. to support grants for local businesses, nonprofits and entrepreneurs.