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Senior apartments proposed to replace condemned house on Chestnut Hill Avenue
By adamg on Sat, 03/14/2015 - 5:44pm
Architect's rendering.
Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly this week submitted a formal proposal to the BRA to build a 61 apartments for the elderly and some developmentally disabled adults at 132 Chestnut Hill Ave., next to the fire station.
The proposed six-story building would be connected by a second-story pedestrian bridge to the existing JCHE campus behind the property.
In December, the BRA tentatively designated the non-profit group as the developer of the land.
The first floor of the proposed building would include space for retail stores. JCHE is proposing 21 new parking spaces, 6 for those stores.
Project notification form (40M PDF).
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Looks like a nice addition to
Looks like a nice addition to the neighborhood for a good cause and replacing a long abandoned eyesore to boot!
Poor artist's rendering...
...'cuz there's no black and grey piles of melty snow...
JCHE does
an excellent job with their housing and supportive services. More of this would be great as the city becomes more and more expensive to live in.
Map location incorrect
And good riddance to Buzram.
Fixed!
Fixed!
Nice
No yuppies or frat boys.
For now
http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/students/greek/kappasigma/todd.php
Some people with developmental disabilities go to college, too.
I am both glad and sad
I'm happy that condemned building in my neighborhood will be replaced with something useful and new.
I'm sad that it has to be yet another retirement center full of seniors that will vote the way their translated filled-in ballots tell them to vote and they will dilute my vote even further on local issues.
Parking for how many Cadillac Coupe de Ville's?
or similar Jew Canoe? I bet those 21 parking spaces are more Prius sized without room to open doors up wide for easier ingress and egress. I got exhausted looking at the document, what with the project description not starting until page 100.
what?
I have no idea what this refers to, and I'm not sure I want to.
Holy ...
... shamoley!
ancient stereotype * car
That's what I'm guessing.
Funny thing: my workplace is heavily Jewish and most of the people I work with grew up without cars, and did not drive until they were adults.
I just learned of the term
I was unaware it had any horrendous negative stigma attached to it. Seems like a non-loaded term for a transportation vehicle used by Jewish people and not any kind of slur.
When googling for images etc of the large Cadillacs many old retirees would drive in Florida and elsewhere, I learned of the term. A top result was from the Urban Dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jew+canoe
Not living in Long Island since very young, I didn't know the term for long (large) vehicles popular with Jewish owners. Having seen many land yachts like Caddy Coupe de Villes with Jewish owners (because they boycotted Ford and German cars) makes one wonder what sort of vehicles would be popular in elderly housing for the Jewish, and the resulting impacts.
Just stop
I don't know if you're picking up where that other guy left off with the racial/ethnic/religious slurs, but please cut it out now. If you're unable to figure out why your comment is offensive, just go away for awhile and think about it. It might come to you. If not, this might be the wrong site for you.
As for reading the notification form, yeah, it's long. It also has something called a "table of contents" at the beginning that lets those who understand how it works find the section of the document they're interested in without scrolling through the entire thing. I suspect you could find out how to use one by Googling the term.
Really Adam?
So you've put a stop to all associations between people of Irish heritage and alcohol consumption?
Or is it OK to use humor for some things/people and not others? (eg. recent bashing of traditional Southie residents) Think about that long and hard and try claiming no double-standard or bias unsuited to a journalist.
I am not looking for a fight, just suggesting you are oversensitive to what isn't a slur in this instance.
Go away
Just go away
Elevate yourself
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
I'm confused - 21 spaces
I'm confused - 21 spaces period or 21 new spaces in addition to some existing parking? Not to make assumptions, but when I think of the kind of people developers insist are going to take transit everywhere in an attempt to justify less parking, seniors and the disabled aren't high on that list....
21 new spaces
Sorry for the confusion. It's 21 spaces in addition to the spaces that already exist on the current JCHE campus.
Check your assumptions
Seniors and disabled people are major users of public transportation, especially in Brighton and at the JCHE, where the Green Line is a lifeline for those residents.
In fact, someone asked this question of the management team, and they responded that the current car ownership percentage among their residents is around 10-20%.
I'm happy to hear that!
I'm happy to hear that! Surprised, considering how unpleasant the T can be for anyone who isn't immediately able-bodied, but glad to hear nonetheless
Yes, despite the problems
Yes, despite the problems with the Green Line, it's an essential transportation lifeline for the residents of the JCHE, the Patricia White Apartments, Covenant House, and other senior citizens in the area.
Actually, if you want to do something to help, I always encourage folks to reach out to their elected representatives and talk to them about improving public transportation accessibility. The Green Line needs level boarding using the low-floor doors that are available on the newer vehicles, at all station stops, at all times. And the station platforms out in Brighton are shamefully decrepit and tiny, with no more than a few feet for the platform waiting area.
You don't need to be older or disabled yourself in order to advocate for these fixes. It's simply the right thing to do.
If you live near Comm Ave, then these are your elected officials:
https://malegislature.gov/People/Profile/mjm1
or
https://malegislature.gov/People/Profile/kgh1
and
https://malegislature.gov/People/Profile/WNB0
and
http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/councillors/ciommo.asp
and even if you don't live near Comm Ave you can still reach out to whomever serves you.
I know many people who would
I know many people who would be happy if they had taken this opportunity to direct more traffic out onto Chestnut Hill Ave instead of Wallingford. That is, connect the existing parking that can only exit onto Wallingford to Chestnut Hill Ave. And in the extreme, close the exits onto Wallingford.
Wrong side
The lot they are expanding empties onto Chestnut Hill at that light right next to the fire station. I've never been in there though, does it even go around the main building onto Wallingford from the Chestnut Hill side?
Also, if it only dumped onto Chestnut Hill Ave, that'd be a nightmare at rush hour. Also, anyone in the complex would have very limited access to Comm Ave to go east without going to Comm Ave @ Chestnut Hill or Beacon...neither are great intersections already with traffic, odd signal timings, etc.
Affordable?
Apologies in advance--I didn't have time to read all the documentation. Are these apartments going to be affordable, market rate, income based, or a combination?