Zoning Board approves new affordable senior housing in Brighton, proponent acquires development site

An upcoming 61-unit affordable senior housing building located at 132 Chestnut Hill Avenue in Brighton will move forward with construction following the City of Boston's Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)'s approval of the project this week. Developed by Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (JCHE) and located adjacent to the proponent's existing 700-unit Brighton housing senior housing community, 132 Chestnut Hill Avenue will include seven units reserved for formerly homeless seniors and five units reserved for seniors with lifelong disabilities. 3,500 square feet of neighborhood-friendly retail will be located on the building's ground floor. 132 Chestnut Hill Avenue will replace a blighted, vacant house which stands on a 0.3-acre parcel; JCHE acquired the property this week for $380,500 from the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), who acquired the property in 2004 for $625,000 with the intention of constructing affordable housing.

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