951-959A Dorchester Avenue
Update
04/14/18
BPDA approves project to create 38 new rental units in Dorchester
FROM THE BPDA:
Proposal is a mixed-use development consisting of 38 residential units with 26 below-grade parking spaces and 6,670 SF of commercial retail space for a market and a restaurant.
Live: 38 new housing units, five new affordable housing units, new local restaurant, and bar, renovated local community market
Work: 40 construction jobs, 6,670 square feet of street-level retail and commercial space
Connect: 26 parking spaces, transit-oriented development, adjacent to Upham’s Corner
Size: 37,350 square feet
The 951-959A Dorchester Avenue project will consist of a five-story, mixed-use building with 38 residential rental units. As currently proposed, the units will consist of 33 market rate units and five Inclusionary Development Policy Units (IDP Units). There will be a mix of 11 studio units, 19 one-bedroom units, and eight two-bedroom units.
The ground floor of the project will have 6,670 square feet of commercial retail space that provides new space for the long-existing Dorchester Market and an improved restaurant use. In addition, there will be 26 off-street garage parking spaces located on the project site. A trash and recycling room will be located within the building, as well.
The project will also provide $20,000.00 towards community benefits including $10,000 to the City’s Fund for Parks, $5,00 to the Edward Everett elementary school, $3,000 to the Dot Art nonprofit and $2,000 to the Dorchester Little League (formerly the Savin Hill Little League).
