Affordable apartments, condos approved for Washington Street at Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a proposal for a ten-story building with 64 apartments and 32 condos - all but two to be rented or sold as affordable - on Washington Street at Melnea Cass Boulevard.

The two-wing building, next to Tropical Foods and proposed by the Madison Park Development Corp. and Trinity Financial, will include a public plaza and artist spaces fronting on the plaza - and solar panels on its two roofs.

Of the apartments, 16 will be rented to people making no more than 30% of the Boston-area median income, 4 to people making no more than 50% of that level, 22 to people making no more than 60% of that level and 22 to people making no more than 80%. Some 15 of the condos will be sold to people making no more than 80% of the Boston-area median income and 15 at 100%. Two of the condos will be sold at market rates.

The project is the final of three proposed for Parcel 10, which also included construction of Tropical Food and a smaller residential building at Williams Street.

At today's hearing, only Tropical Foods opposed the project, saying the building was roughly twice as tall as it was promised when it agreed to its building and did not have enough parking to ensure adequate spaces for its customers. The building will take over part of the parking lot at the site and will have a one-level underground garage with 24 spaces.

As they voted to approve the project, board members urged Madison Park and Trinity to continue to work with Tropical Foods on the parking issue.

The BPDA board approved the project last May.

Madison Tropical Parcel 10 filings.