New units approved in West Roxbury

By adamg on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 5:22pm

The BPDA board today approved a developer's plans to tear down an eyesore of an old gas station at Belgrade Avenue and Beech Street and replace it with a three-story, 18-unit apartment building.

Attorney John Pulgini said the site's prominent location at a key crossroads for both Roche Bros. shoppers and commuters deserved a design that was "nothing short of spectacular."

The building will have 33 parking spaces in an underground garage. Two of the units will be marketed as affordable.

BPDA board member Carol Downs, who used to live in Jamaica Plain but now lives in Roslindale, praised the project, saying it's about time denser projects were developed in neighborhoods like West Roxbury to take some of the pressure off JP.

The board also approved an a plan for affordable units in an 11-unit building earlier approved by the ZBA at 312 Spring St.

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Belgrade Ave.

By James Roddy on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 5:30pm.

Won't be long before all of Belgrade Ave. is lined with such buildings.
Thanx Marty

Good!

By Fitz on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 6:06pm.

And that'd be a great thing. Belgrade Ave is full of empty storefronts and rundown buildings. It could use an injection of life and energy. Perfect location for transit-oriented housing.

Like this?

By adamg on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 8:50pm.

21 apartments, retail space proposed for site next to commuter-rail station on Roslindale/West Roxbury line.

Transit-oriented

By James Roddy on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 11:15pm.

Unlikely, when you can walk faster than a bus to Forest Hills during rush hour.

Unless ...

By adamg on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 11:17pm.

You take the Needham Line, which, granted, is a lot more expensive and has its own issues, but when it works, it's oh so much better.

Have you been on Belgrade Ave?

By Waquiot on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 8:46pm.

There's a lot of density on that street.

That said, I will incur the wrath of the urbanists by pointing out the realistic parking space numbers in this development.

What luck!

By perruptor on Fri, 10/21/2016 - 7:12am.

It's really hard to find ocean-front property like that in W Roxbury.

ugh

By cybah on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 7:09pm.

it looks like a bank

Californication?

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 8:50pm.

This - and the new ones in Medford near the Hormel Stadium - look like stuff that I saw in Pasadena and environs - suburban LA. Just add stucco and we are there.