Boston advances zoning for small clean energy infrastructure

This kind of infrastructure can include things like solar panels, wind energy turbines, battery energy storage, and short energy transmission lines.

The housing projects in development include:

Project at 1590 Blue Hill Avenue to build fully affordable housing development in Mattapan
Housing: 105 income-restricted units
Jobs: Approximately 113 construction jobs
Community: Community commercial space, bike parking
Sustainability: Passive House, fully electric building, rooftop solar.
What is currently an auto repair shop will be demolished and turned into 105 new income-restricted homes. The six-story building will include a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, advancing the housing creation goals of the City’s 2030 Housing Plan and PLAN: Mattapan. As part of its mitigation, the project will create wider sidewalks and new landscaping on site. This project also complies fully with both the zoning and goals of PLAN: Mattapan. The overarching goals of the Plan included creating a neighbourhood where the existing residents are stable in their homes and new residents have affordable housing options. This fully income-restricted project helps to advance these goals.

New homeownership opportunities to be built at 14-18 Hannon Street in Dorchester
Housing: 24 homeownership units, four income-restricted units
Jobs: Approximately 26 construction jobs
Community: Public realm improvements, bike parking, new street trees
Sustainability: Net-zero carbon.
This project in Dorchester will demolish a vacant building and bring 24 new homeownership units to the neighbourhood. Four of these new homes will be income-restricted. The five-story building will include a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. This project will improve the public realm with wider sidewalks on site. The project also plans to contribute $6,600 to the Boston Transportation Department to support the bikeshare system.

New housing coming to 45 Townsend Street in Roxbury
Housing: 165 residential units, 22 income-restricted units
Jobs: Approximately 169 construction jobs
Community: Public realm improvements, community room
Sustainability: Adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
This project will convert what was formerly the Jewish Memorial Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, and later the Radius Specialty Hospital, into new housing in Roxbury. The two currently vacant medical buildings will become 165 homes, 22 of which will be income-restricted. The project will either contribute $49,000 to the Boston Transportation Department in support of the bikeshare system, or install a bikeshare dock on site. In addition, the project will include new open space for residents.

350 West Fourth Street project to build new homes in South Boston
Housing: 35 homeownership units, six income-restricted units
Jobs: Approximately 51 construction jobs
Community: Public realm improvements, new street trees
Sustainability: Net-zero carbon.
Located in South Boston, this project will construct a new four-story multi-family building with 35 units. Six of these units will be income-restricted. The units will be a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedrooms. The project will improve the public realm with wider sidewalks and nine new street trees. In addition, the project will also contribute $12,375 to the Boston Transportation Department in support of the bikeshare system.