322 market-rate apartments proposed at shuttered Roxbury hospital site

Kensington Investment Company, developer of the Kensington luxury apartment tower in Downtown Crossing, has filed a Letter of Intent with the City of Boston to build 322 market-rate apartments at the site of the shuttered former Jewish Memorial Hospital on Townsend Street in Roxbury. The proposed development would also include a co-working center, community gathering space and a cafe. The project team includes many minority and women-owned businesses, including DREAM Collaborative, Studio G Architects, Ground Inc, Janey Construction Management and Consulting, Legacy Consultants and BevCo Associates, whose principal Beverly Johnson is also the Project Manager for the recently proposed 25-story Rio Grande tower in Dudley Square.

Kensington acquired the 4.96-acre hospital site for $5 million in 2015. “Our commitment to local contractors, vendors and jobs is strong, and it is our firm belief that both our on-site market rate housing and off-site affordable home ownership will benefit the neighborhood and will generate long-term wealth creation for residents in Roxbury,” said Kensington Senior Vice President Charlotte Lewis in a statement.

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