150 new residential units proposed for South Boston would include ‘workforce housing’
New developments are not uncommon in South Boston, especially near the Broadway T stop. In fact, that part of the neighborhood is often deemed one of the most expensive places to live in the entire city for renters and buyers alike.
New developments are not uncommon in South Boston, especially near the Broadway T stop. In fact, that part of the neighborhood is often deemed one of the most expensive places to live in the entire city for renters and buyers alike.
Now, 150 more units could be coming to Dorchester Avenue in South Boston, according to the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA).
In a proposal to the BPDA, 270 Dorchester Avenue LLC put forth The Chandlery development, a five-to-eight story mixed-use building with 150 residential units.
Seventy of these units would be considered workforce housing, meaning they would be priced for households earning 61 percent to 120 percent of area median income, rather than at the market rate for the area.
The units would be a mix of studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedrooms.
The proposal also includes 6,590 square feet of commercial space and a two-level underground parking garage with 120 spaces.
The project would replace a former restaurant and a hardware warehouse, which lie in the 270-284 Dorchester Ave. block. Mark Edwards, who currently owns those properties, submitted the original letter of intent for the project back in 2015.
According to the proposal, which includes updates, neighborhood benefits of the project include the revitalization of otherwise underused land, the addition of transit-oriented housing, improved streetscapes including trees, seating, and lighting, new retail space, and a new pedestrian plaza.
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