Zoning board approves plans to finance new synagogue, ritual bath in Brighton by building 70-unit apartment building

By adamg on Tue, 02/07/2017 - 11:31am

The Zoning Board of Appeals today approved plans to build new homes for Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe and the Daughters of Israel Mikvah on Washington Street and a seven-story apartment building.

Under the plans by developer Jeffrey Feuerman of Brookline for 101-105 Washington St., he will build the mikvah - a place for ritual monthly baths by Orthodox women - on some land to the rear of the property, then replace the current baths building with the new synagogue, then build the apartments.

Feuerman's plans call for a 70-space garage and 12 surface parking spaces.

The offices of the mayor and City Councilor Mark Ciommo supported the proposal, as did the Brighton-Allston Improvement Association.

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Comments

Good for them, but I'm going

By coffeeweasel on Tue, 02/07/2017 - 2:26pm.

Good for them, but I'm going to miss that maple tree in front of the current synagogue. It's gorgeous in the fall.

Chronology

By JonT on Tue, 02/07/2017 - 3:00pm.

Just to be clear, things are not being done in the same order that the top post describes. The new mikvah will be built on currently-empty land behind the existing building before any building is razed. Then the old mikvah (101 Washington) will be razed and a new synagoge built in more or less the same spot (but with a larger footprint). Finally, after the new synagogue is ready, the old one will be torn down and the apartments built.

Thanks for the correction

By adamg on Tue, 02/07/2017 - 5:48pm.

I've gotten rid of the "then" that made it sound like there would be no facilities during construction.

A development

By anon on Tue, 02/07/2017 - 8:50pm.

With a decent amount of parking.