The Hamilton Company has been actively involved in addressing the community’s concerns and feedback since the Douglass Park Expansion Project proposal was first announced in June of 2015. A number of updates were announced at the project’s third public community meeting, hosted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority on February 24th, 2016. The updates are summarized below:

In addition to the proposed affordable units in the new building, two additional units have been set aside in the existing adjacent Douglass Park building; one 1-bedroom unit and one two-bedroom unit would be designated affordable. The addition of affordable units to the existing Douglass Park building combined with the six units set aside in the new building would raise the percentage of total affordable units in the full Douglass Park complex to 25%.

Per community request, a property management company would be located on-site upon completion of the project. A number of questions were also raised regarding the impact of the new Douglass Park units to parking availability. The existing Douglass Park garage contains 147 parking spaces, 29 of which are either owned by Douglass Park condominium owners or leased out. Under current conditions, 118 parking spaces are currently available. No new parking would be added with the Douglass Park Expansion Project; assuming current conditions, 118 parking spaces would be available to a future total of 166 units at Douglass Park.

The new Douglass Park Green outdoor space would be made available on a controlled basis to the community during the day and through planned neighborhood events. The developer and project manager have not finalized how programming and access would be controlled at this point.

The developer and architects have gone above and beyond the standard Small Project Review process by holding three public meetings and completing additional shadow studies not required for small project review. The team has worked to ensure the proposed project fits into the context of the surrounding South End and Roxbury neighborhoods.

The Douglass Park Expansion Project may go before the Boston Redevelopment Authority Board for review on March 17th, 2016. The official board meeting agenda will be published shortly in advance of the meeting.

The Hamilton Company bought the Douglass Park site, including the undeveloped lot on which the Douglass Park Expansion Project would be built, in 2013 for $52 million.

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