BOSTON – Thursday, June 18, 2026 – The Planning Department this month recommended approval of the final designation of a public parcel at 48 Townsend Street in Roxbury to become a community garden. In addition, staff recommended approval of five new development projects representing approximately 1,479,026 square feet (SF). All were approved. The newly approved development proposals will create 763 new homes, including 104 that are designated income-restricted, and will support approximately 1,255 construction jobs and 1,193 permanent jobs. The projects advanced today will help make Boston a more resilient, affordable, and equitable city.
Real Estate
Board awards final designation to the Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association for the redevelopment of 48 Townsend Street into open space
The BPDA Board of Directors awarded final designation to the Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association for the redevelopment of 48 Townsend Street in Roxbury. The vacant land at 48 Townsend Street will be converted into a community garden. This space will provide opportunities to grow fresh food to address food insecurity in the community. The garden will serve local residents, families, seniors, and nearby students by providing opportunities to grow fresh produce, learn sustainable gardening practices, and participate in community programming. The garden will also host a variety of educational, cultural and recreational programs that reflect the diversity of the Roxbury community, including gardening workshops, healthy cooking demonstrations, cultural celebrations, music performances and community gatherings.
Development Projects
Flint Cleaners at 170-172 Western Avenue to be redeveloped, adding housing above and preserving the long-time community business
Housing: 20 residential units, three income-restricted units
Jobs: Approximately 19 construction jobs
Community: Close proximity to public transportation, public realm improvements
Sustainability: Mass timber construction
What is currently a family-owned and operated dry cleaning business in Allston will be redeveloped to include housing above the dry cleaners, and extra commercial space on the ground floor. This new mixed-use development will be eight stories, and include 20 homes, three of which will be income-restricted. These will be a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. The ground floor will include the dry cleaners and a beauty salon. This development is consistent with the Western Avenue Corridor Study and Rezoning, which established a guide for new development to provide necessary housing and commercial space to create a vibrant Barry’s Corner. The project will also contribute to the public realm by providing updated sidewalks, landscaping, and bike lanes. In addition, the project will contribute $5,500 to the Boston Transportation Department in support of the bikeshare system.
Addition at 24 Mt. Everett Street will add ten units of housing
Housing: 16 residential units, two income-restricted units
Jobs: Approximately 16 construction jobs
Community: Close proximity to MBTA bus and commuter rail lines
Sustainability: LEED Gold, adaptive reuse of older building, open space, preservation of tree canopy
An existing multi-family, six-unit building in Dorchester will be renovated and added on to with another ten units of housing. The exterior of the current building will remain the same, but they will add bike parking on the ground floor. The new units will be a mix of studios, one-, and two-bedroom units. In support of the bikeshare system, this project will contribute $4,400 to the Boston Transportation Department.
Office conversion at 11 Avenue De Lafayette to create 70 new homes Downtown
Housing: 70 residential units, 11 income-restricted units
Jobs: Existing retail to remain on the ground floor, approximately 39 construction jobs
Community: New residents Downtown
Sustainability: All-electric building, adaptive re-use of existing building
This Downtown project will convert the existing office space of a five-story building into 70 new homes, including 11 which will be income-restricted. These will be a mix of studios, one-, and two-bedroom apartments. This project is one of 26 applicants to Mayor Wu’s successful Office-to-Residential Conversion Program, which is on track to convert 31 buildings and 1.5M SF of former office space into 1,785 new homes.
662-666 East Broadway project to provide new housing in South Boston
Housing: 21 residential units, four income-restricted units
Jobs: Approximately 30 construction jobs
Community: Existing retail tenant to remain
Sustainability: LEED Gold
This project will bring 21 new homes to South Boston, four of which will be income-restricted. The new four-story building will have ground floor retail space, and is consistent with the neighborhood context while providing much needed housing. As a transit-oriented project, multiple bus routes in the area provide access to the MBTA Red Line. The project will improve the public realm with new bike parking spots and better sidewalks to prioritize pedestrian safety. In support of the bikeshare system, this project will contribute $5,775 to the Boston Transportation Department.
776 Summer Street Phase Two Development Plan will reimagine former power plant as waterfront destination
Housing: Approximately 636 residential units, 16 percent income-restricted developed in compliance with the City of Boston IDP policy, $8.9 million in Linkage funding for NHT
Jobs: $20 million in community and workforce investment, $1.7 million in Linkage funding for the NJT, approximately 1,151 construction jobs, approximately 1,182 permanent jobs
Community: Two acres of new open space, bikeshare station, $400,000 BTD contribution for “Vision Zero” improvements, waterfront activation
Sustainability: LEED Silver, Passive House, all-electric residential buildings, EV parking, adaptive reuse of historic Thomas Edison Turbine Halls
Located in South Boston, this project is Phase 2 of a larger redevelopment and reimagining of the historic Boston Edison power plant into a waterfront destination. The Phase 2 development plan includes four new buildings and the rehabilitation of and adaptive reuse of the 1898 Turbine Hall along 6.8 acres of formerly industrial land. Those four buildings will include up to 636 residential units. Sixteen percent of these units will be income-restricted, developed in compliance with the City of Boston’s IDP policy and consistent with the PDA master plan. The buildings will also include a mix of: hotel and conference space, a bank and post office, healthcare facilities, offices, restaurant and retail space, as well as research and development space. This project will provide $8.9 million in Linkage funding towards affordable housing, and $1.7 million in Linkage funding towards job training. The Phase 2 development plan will deliver improvements to East First and Summer Streets including new sidewalks, roadways, landscaping, and other improvements to the public realm. Phase 2 will also include approximately 728 long-term bike parking spaces, 143 short-term spaces, and one new bikeshare dock on site. In addition, Phase 2 will include two acres of new public open space. This project will include employment and apprenticeship opportunities by working with local organizations to promote jobs in the construction trades to local veterans, as well as local high school students. In addition, there will be various efforts to ensure South Boston residents are aware and can apply for a range of employment opportunities created by the construction and tenanting of this site. Space will also be set aside for local South Boston businesses or other City-or State-certified disadvantaged small businesses to lease either for free for a discounted rate.
In addition to these projects, the Board approved: - A contract with Weston & Sampson to restore the structural integrity of the Chain Forge Building in the Charlestown Navy Yard, and a separate contract with Weston & Sampson for environmental remediation of the site, paid in part by a $4 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
- An RFP for the Little Mystic Harborwalk Extension to close the gap in the Boston Harborwalk and provide continuous access to the waterfront, as well as safe pedestrian transit, avoiding a busy truck route that lacks sidewalks.
- A contract with Mackay Construction Services Inc. for the realignment of Fid Kennedy Avenue in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park.
- The Fiscal Year 2027 Operating Budget.
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