Developer proposes replacing three small apartment buildings in Brighton Center with one 42-unit building
DND Homes of Burlington has filed plans to replace three "dated" buildings with a total of between 12 and 18 apartments on Dighton Street, off Chestnut Hill Avenue in Brighton Center, with a four-story, 42-unit apartment building with 34 parking spaces in a garage.
In a filing with the BPDA, DND describes the $12.6-million project:
The Proponent’s goal when conceptualizing this project was to revitalize this section of Dighton Street by replacing the existing outdated residential buildings with a new residential building, as well as replace the extensive black top with greenery and landscaping. This development project will add new housing units and will replace the paved exterior space with new usable green space and landscaping. This project will add new residential housing opportunities to the popular Brighton community and allow for new residents to move into the neighborhood.
It lists the number of "affordable" units as "to be determined."
In addition to landscaping, DND says it will put in a Bluebikes station.
DND says it hopes to begin roughly 16 months of construction in April, 2024.
The developer paid $6 million for 25, 29 and 37 Dighton St. in 2020, according to Suffolk County Registry of Deeds records.
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I feel like that is going to
I feel like that is going to be a perennially empty BlueBike station. Because no one is going to want to bike up that hill and will just leave them at St Es.
thank goodness
no one lives in the dated buildings now. otherwise it would be super stressful for them.
also, which tier is for life sciences?
What a shame
Too bad it's going to be rentals. I'm sure parents of students at the Winship would be happy if their kids went to school literally next door to their own condo.
Well rentals might have
Well rentals might have families and their kids can go to the Winship.
Buildings that are built
Buildings that are built properly to begin with don't become dated.
They do
When they are considerably undersized (in # of units) compared to what the city would permit on the lot.
Fewer parking spaces than
Fewer parking spaces than units to keep the Styrofoam Hat People happy.
Okay
Show your math as to why they need to prioritize car housing over people housing.
Ah yes, lets replace
Ah yes, lets replace 'outdated' buildings with 3k a month ones. I think we have enough of those there, thanks.