Four projects to bring One Hundred and Ninety new residences to Boston neighborhoods MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent

 The Boston Planning & Development Agency has approved four new projects that combined will bring one hundred and ninety residences to the area. The projects are located in Roxbury, Fenway, Dorchester and East Boston.

639 Warren St.

 The Roxbury project, located at 639 Warren St., will convert vacant land into a mixed-used development with sixty three income-restricted units, including fifty four rentals and nine homeownership units, as well as commercial space. The units will be a mix of one, two and three bedroom residences. The project is located near multiple bus routes and nearby commuter rail station. It will include indoor and outdoor bike parking and contribute forty nine thousand dollars to the Boston Transportation Department’s bikeshare system and a new bikeshare station. 

142-146 St. Mary’s St.

In Fenway, a parking garage at 142-146 St. Mary’s St. will be turned into a new six-story apartment building with eighty five units, thirteen of which will be income restricted. The units will be a mix of studios, one bedroom and two bedroom units. The transit-oriented project will also bring with it several area improvements, including expanded sidewalks, enhanced pedestrian access and the creation of a pedestrian path connecting the development to the MBTA’s Fenway stop. The project will also contribute one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to the Brookline Green Space Alliance for maintaining and enhancing Monmouth Park, as well as forty nine thousand dollars to support the Boston Transportation Department’s bikeshare system.

2-8 Bowdoin St.

 In Dorchester, a new seven-story mixed-use development will bring housing and retail space to 2-8 Bowdoin St. The development will include twenty two housing units, with four designated as income restricted. They will be a mix of one and two bedroom units. Commercial/restaurant and retail space will be on the ground floor, along with onsite bike parking. Area improvements include widening sidewalks and new lighting. The project will contribute six thousand and fifty dollars to the Boston Transportation Department’s bikeshare system and twenty two thousand dollars to Boston’s Fund for Parks.

141 Addison St.

East Boston’s 141 Addison St. project will bring twenty new homes to the area in a new four story building. They will be a mix of one-, two- and three -bedroom homes, four of which will be deemed income restricted. This project also brings area improvements, including new street trees, area sidewalk repairs and visitor bike parking.

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