Developers file formal plans for five-story condo building in Roslindale

Developers Charles Gill and Nabil Boghos recently submitted formal plans with the BPDA for a 136-unit, five-story building on Walk Hill Street off American Legion Highway.

The pair say they complied with a request from nearby residents to shrink the size of the project - which they did by reducing the size of units, rather than reducing the number of units. They say this will let them offer the units to Millennials trying to stay in the area.

The proposal also calls for 166 parking spaces, more than originally proposed, but less than required by zoning for the area.

The developers will argue the project does not need as many spaces in part because it is "transit oriented" - although it is about a mile away from the Forest Hills Orange Line station and the only bus line that runs near it, the 14, only runs every 40 minutes, at best. Residents worry about traffic impacts.

In addition to the BPDA, Gill and Boghos will need approvals from the Zoning Board of Appeals because of the building's parking, height and density and because the building would sit in a commercial, rather than a residential, zone.

The two say neighboring cemeteries will buffer most other residents from the project.

Walk Hill Residences project notification form (97M PDF).