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Developer proposes replacing auto-repair garage with apartments on Washington Street near Hatoff's

By adamg on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 12:36pm
Rendering of proposed apartment building at 3458 Washington St.

No birds in rendering by Balance Architects, but a vintage VW Bug.

A developer has proposed replacing an auto-repair garage and parking lot at 3458 Washington St., across Kenton Road from Hatoff's gas station in Jamaica Plain with a 37-unit, five-story apartment building.

About half the apartments in Adam Burns's proposal would be studios, with 15 one-bedroom units and 4 two-bedroom apartments. The ground floor would have commercial space.

Eight of the apartments would be rented as affordable.

The proposal calls for seven parking spaces.

Burns hopes to begin construction on the $8-millon project, just up the street from the Doyle's condo project, early next year, with completion targeted for the end of 2026.

Filings and meeting schedule.

Neighborhoods: 
Jamaica Plain
Topics: 
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Comments

By John Costello on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:18pm.

As Adam says but also cyclist not using the bike lane and using the sidewalk, endangering the safety of pedestrians.

This building is a great use of a closed gas station site. Shocked it hasn't been already developed.

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By Lee on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:52pm.

In any case, if it is, no doubt your lace curtained brodozer is just outside of the picture blocking the lane.

Just so you know, people are allowed to ride bikes on sidewalks in Boston except in business districts.

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By Bostoneer on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:59pm.

What bike lane? There are no bike lanes on Washington, which endangers bicyclists. Bicyclists are explicitly allowed to ride on sidewalks in Boston.

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By Bostoneer on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:32pm.

There are no bike lanes on Washington.

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By Lee on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 3:52pm.

But perhaps someday if they do away with the scourge of on street parking. Cycling that stretch of Washington is harrowing.

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By John Costello on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:37pm.

And there you are just yelling at them you old bag of wrinkles.

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By Lee on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 3:48pm.

… you’ve been having for quite some time now doesn’t bode well for your future health and well-being, John Boy.

But it’s very entertaining for the rest of us.

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By Terrapin on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 3:03pm.

This is Keegan's. No gas, just auto repair. Russ just changed the oil in my gar recently. They're great. I'd hate to lose a good mechanic--they're about as hard to find as a good dentist. And just as painful when things go badly...

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By John Costello on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 3:09pm.

Sorry, should have clarified.

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By Michael Kerpan on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 11:18am.

... when we had a car WAY past its "best by" date -- and he was able to keep it going for as long as possible.

By anon on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 3:12pm.

If you want to get real pedantic, you couldn't even take a picture from that viewpoint, as there is a stone retaining wall and pile of puddingstone right where this fictional photo is taken from.

Also nice how they cut out the houses and trees from the neighborhood behind.

But the empty space to the right is correct. You wouldn't be able to see the beautiful Victorian that is next door from this angle, and next to that is just a giant pit from the Doyle's redevelopment...maybe they'll eventually get around to building something there eventually. It's only been more than a year and a half that its just been a hole in the ground.

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By anon on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:45pm.

So is that what is going to happen to Rockvale Circle which is to the immediate left of Hatoff's?? Stanley towing will be gone and the apartments all the way down Rockvale Circle will disappear?

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By anon on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:56pm.

Across the street not Rockvale. Next to where everyone meets to smoke weed behind the bleachers watching the games. Right in the middle of Club Hatoff's (auto dj's pumping out deafening beats, scooter fumes, weed clouds, and air polluting traffic congestion during rush hour. Just what we asked for.

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By anon on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:05pm.

Speaking of Doyle's. When is that going to happen? The huge crater hole in the ground has been there for a few years now, as of this afternoon.

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By anon on Sat, 04/06/2024 - 11:22pm.

im sure it was the one who won and held up the project

By adamg on Sun, 04/07/2024 - 12:43pm.

If you're going to troll, can you at least get your facts right?

The Doyle's project has gotten the approvals it needs to proceed; the fact that it hasn't is no fault of the city's.

If you were being open to actually investigating the facts of the case, which I suspect you're not, but I could be wrong, you might want to consider what's happened over the past couple of years to make residential development more difficult (hint: Has nothing to do with Boston regulatory red tape).

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By Don't Panic on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:16pm.

OT: How many Washington Streets are there in Boston?

I thought there were 3. Downtown, Roxbury, and Dorchester.

I obviously need to expand my horizons.

Born in the South End (Red Feather), raised in Roxbury, Dayton Avenue (now Goodwill Distribution Center), adolescence in Grove Hall (upper Intervale Street). Adulthood fleeing Mattapan to College then Military. And now, all grown up, looking for a retirement home while working.

It's a Boston thing.

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By Bostoneer on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:24pm.

The three in Boston are the ones in downtown (the same street as the one in the South end, Roxbury, JP, Roslindale, and Westie) then there are separate washington streets in Dorchester as you said and in Brighton.

Somerville also has a Washington street, as does Cambridge (these are different streets), Medford, Everett (very short), Malden, Winchester, revere (also very short), and Brookline. Chelsea, Winthrop, Somerville, Cambridge all have a Washington Ave too.

We need some new names.

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By John Costello on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:41pm.

Dot, Downtown to the Dedham line (this one), Brighton, Charlestown.

You can also count North Washington Street in the North End.

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By adamg on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 3:21pm.

Washington Street in Dorchester (goes right through Codman Square) and Washington Street on Fairmount Hill in Hyde Park - a neighborhood that used to be its own town and Boston never changed the name of a single one when it annexed the town, which is why there are also two Huntington Avenues, two Neponset Avenues, two Warren Avenues, two Charles Streets, two Adams Streets, two Arlington Streets and two Austin Streets. There is, however, only one Big Blue Drive, down in Readville, which may or may not be part of Hyde Park, depending on who you ask.

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By Lee on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 3:36pm.

One off one of the Washington Streets (formerly Orange St and some other names along it’s length till independence) in Chinatown and the other in Charlestown.

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By adamg on Sun, 04/07/2024 - 12:43pm.

Is that Boston has two intersections of Washington and Lagrange.

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By Lee on Sun, 04/07/2024 - 8:17pm.

I had to look up the one in West Roxbury.
Turns out there is one in Natick too.

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By brihp on Sat, 04/06/2024 - 8:30am.

Is in Milton (barely). Readville has a few unique street names like Danny, Stanbro, Como, Vallaro, and Waterloo.

But Boston's best uniquely named road is probably Peter Parley.

By adamg on Sun, 04/07/2024 - 12:45pm.

I don't know if it's been built yet, but West Roxbury was slated to get a Toucan Road as part of a subdivision at the edge of the Bird Streets section.

By blues_lead on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 8:33am.

n/t

By PastaBatman on Sat, 04/06/2024 - 3:44pm.

Don't forget, there is a Washington in charlestown too

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By redheadedjen on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:05pm.

It goes through Westwood, Norwood, and into Walpole.

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By Scratchie on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:27pm.

Flats is flats.

That is all.

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By anon on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:34pm.

Only complaint is that it should be bigger.

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By tjridesbikes on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 4:14pm.

I hope Russ enjoys his payout and retirement. I had heard he was looking to sell the property and settle down, and if that's true, I'm happy for him. Like it or not, Washington Street in JP is going to become a more pedestrian-friendly business corridor. Stan's is already slated to be replaced by condos, and BMS will bring hundreds more.

As a resident of the neighborhood, I can't wait!

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By SharpWave on Sun, 04/07/2024 - 7:00pm.

Drawdown is a start and Evergreen getting a liquor license would be fantastic, but that little stretch of Green st. between Amory and Washington really feels like it ought to be a restaurant row. And if someone were to come along and redevelop the Exodus building and the adjacent auto glass lot into a TJ's or something like that, holy crap would that be awesome and make the neighborhood truly walkable.

By anon on Sat, 04/06/2024 - 1:08am.

So old house next to auto repair is going too? I hate to see old houses demolished.

By ElizaLeila on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 9:44am.

The only building to be torn down is the auto repair building

By sartreswaiter on Sat, 04/06/2024 - 8:21am.

It has actual balconies for the humans living there and (probably faux) red brick exterior. Thumbs up!

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