Douglass Park Expansion Project

Interior Finishing Wrapping up For Douglass Park Expansion

The Hamilton Company is wrapping up interior finishing for the 44 rental units along Camden Street in Boston's South End. The new building is an expansion of the existing Douglass Park Apartments and residents will have access to the community's gated courtyard and fitness center. New units will range in size from 1 through three bedrooms.

Douglass Park Expansion Nearing Completion

The new five-story residential building along Camden Street in the South End is nearing completion.  The Douglass Park expansion will include 44 new residential units.  Residents of this new building will have access to Douglass Park's existing fitness center and gated courtyard. The property is located just steps from Northeastern and the MBTA Orange Line.

Construction Continues on the Douglass Park Expansion in Roxbury

With expected opening a few months away, construction is ongoing at the Douglass Park expansion on Camden Street.  The new building will add 44 units to The Hamilton Company's existing Douglass Park property situated along Columbus Avenue and Tremont Street.  The brick facade of the new building was designed to blend in with the existing property and neighboring South End buildings. Eight units within the new building have been designated as affordable. 

Elevator core construction begins at Douglass Park Expansion in South End

The concrete elevator core of a new five-story, 44-unit apartment building that will expand the existing Douglass Park development in the South End has risen a full floor. A basement level for the building has been constructed, and concrete is being poured to construct the building's foundation. The building will be located adjacent to the 155-residence Douglass Park development, which also contains 7,000 square feet of retail and a 146-space underground parking garage, expanding housing units at the development to 199. The following are photographs of the Douglass Park Expansion:

Foundation construction underway at Douglass Park Expansion development in South End

Concrete pouring is now underway to construct the structural foundations of a new 5-story building which will expand the existing Douglass Park mixed-use development by 44 apartment residences. The new building broke ground on the Douglass Park site last November; Douglass Park currently features 122 apartments and 33 condominiums in addition to 7,000 square feet of retail. The following are photographs of the Douglass Park Expansion construction site:

Ground broken on Douglass Park Expansion Project in South End

The Hamilton Company has broken ground on a new $16.5 million five-story residential building which will expand the existing 155-unit Douglass Park residential development in the South End. The expansion will construct 44 rental units, eight of which will be designated affordable. The Hamilton Company acquired the Douglass Park site, including the undeveloped lot on which the expansion will be built, in 2013 for $52 million:

The Boston Redevelopment Authority approved the Douglass Park Expansion Project for construction at last night's board meeting.

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.