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Developer proposes 30-unit apartment building on Morton Street next to Blue Hill Avenue gas station

By adamg on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 12:51pm
Proposed 691-695 Morton St.

Rendering by MicDougal Architects.

Local developer and restauranteur has filed plans to build a seven-story, 30-unit apartment building on what is now a vacant lot at 691-695 Morton Street, next to the Mobil station on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan.

Solmon Chowdhury's plans call for five parking spaces and ground-floor retail space in his building, around the corner from where the city recently approved a five-story, 27-unit condo building on Wellington Hill Street. The building would have indoor space for storing 36 bicycles and a roof deck.

The apartments will be split among one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Five of the units, or 16.6% of the total, will be rented as affordable, according to the filing with the Boston Planning Department.

Under the city's new zoning, aimed at encouraging denser development along key, transit-heavy corridors, such as Blue Hill Avenue, the project will require no variances from the zoning board, according to Chowdhury's filing.

691-695 filings and meeting schedule.

Neighborhoods: 
Mattapan
Topics: 
Development
Free tagging: 
Morton Street
Boston Planning Department


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Comments

By Frelmont on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 1:14pm.

Tell that to the coyotes in the BHR.

16:55,09072024: oops.

By anon on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 1:22pm.

a big bowl of chowda

By Username Unknown on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 1:52pm.

But this guy is a shoddy developer. Ask anyone who lives in or bought a condo in any of his previous projects. Also has a habit of not paying contractors. Do you homework folks.

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By Frelmont on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 2:04pm.

Not paying their contractors? That rings a bell. Now where have I heard about a similar example of that? There are organizations (and firms?) in this state that incentivize (give bonuses to) managers who stiff contractors so in-house workers can do the work and employers foot the bill.

By makeshift_vicinity on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 4:25pm.

They really made it look like a horrible eyesore next to that triple decker. I assume that right edge of the building is so stark because they're building up to the absolute edge of what's possible on that lot?

Yech... starting to feel like the reason real estate and housing are always such a problem isn't because we can't figure out the right policy, it's because real estate, housing, and renting are controlled by wealthy and unscrupulous interests and the whole thing is thoroughly corrupt. How much would the housing issue abate if we just focused on catching white collar criminals in all of these industries?

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By Will on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 7:05pm.

The right side of the building is flat, sure, with lots of windows you can't see in the rendering but show on the floor plans.

There's 15 feet from the right side of the building to the edge of the lot, as zoning here requires when the next lot is residential. On the left side it's just 5 feet.

Neither beautiful nor horrible.

By Frelmont on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 8:16pm.

This rendering looks like absurdist satire by Monty Python. Ife limitates mart.

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By Username Unknown on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 9:54pm.

You're a bitter renter without telling me you're a bitter renter.

Most rental units are owned by individual investors. You know, like the family down the street that worked half their life to buy a piece of property as a retirement egg. These folks are far from wealthy or corrupt.

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By cybah on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 11:46am.

Perhaps but there are many people who own multiple properties (like more than 5). Is this still an 'individual' or a person masquerading as a business? I am all for someone's Nana owning the triple deckah her and her late husband lived in who is now renting it out while she's living large in Florida. But When you own 5,6,10 buildings, this is a business now, not a 'personal investment'.

Then of course, these owners use leasing and management companies so to the renter it appears that its these big agencies that own these places. The renters have to deal with the management agencies, not the landlord directly most of the time.

A good chunk of the time the issues lie with the management company. Some dont wanna pay because they are on a shoe string budget contract with the landlord. Some buildings need work or updating and the landlord refuses / cannot afford to upgrade. Its all a squeeze play for money.. of course the renter is always the one who gets the short end of the stick.

By Username Unknown on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 12:22pm.

Expenses like insurance, water and utilities go up every year so these costs get passed along to the consumer. Most residential insurance policies went up 20% this year for no reason. Mortgages increase dramatically this past year with the raise in the interest rate.

Property owners have the right to make a profit off of their investment just like anyone does. If you don't like it don't buy it. Work hard, save your pennies and buy your own property.

There seems to be a narrative from the whoa is me crowd that any person that owns a property or even two or three is somehow rich and "living large"

By SwirlyGrrl on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 5:35pm.

The ones who inherited multi-family property, moved to Wilmington to avoid having their kids go to school with minority kids, and are now spewing and spamming lies and scare tactics at people who actually live here because rent control and prop 2.5 override are in play.

By Username Unknown on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 10:00pm.

Good lord. Have you ever actually posted a reply here without an insult or some wild accusation? Are you even capable of that? Your virtue signaling light is very bright.

By Plen-T-Pak on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 9:51pm.

Joey Lawrence should've called his first album that. Christ I'm so high.

By anon on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 10:41pm.

I’ve never had a client ask me if a dwelling unit came with a space to store bicycles.

By bird on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 8:01am.

I generally support the construction of more housing, but this rendering looks like something I made in The Sims 3 as a child with no artistic talent. I really liked a contrasting trim on the edges of my wall textures, like the royal blue they've put in here.

Can these guys download nicer Sims 3 mods or perhaps use actual architectural software?

By PeyoteEatingWaterBear on Sun, 09/08/2024 - 7:37pm.

Build baby, build! Who cares what it looks like? Yimby all day, from Dot to Back Bay!