Friday, May 6, 2011

South Boston Development: 360 West 2nd Street

I attended a community meeting Thursday night for the redevelopment of 360 West 2nd Street (between E & F Streets) in South Boston.  The L-shaped lot currently has a brick building with several green garage doors.  The developers initial proposal in April was to build:
  • 25 condos (21 Market, 4 Affordable)
  • Garage Parking for 25 vehicles on the 1st floor
  • 5 story building 
The community was against this, so the developer came back for a 2nd meeting last night with revised plans.  The revised plans were:
  • 21 condos (18 Market, 3 Affordable)
  • Garage Parking for 25 vehicles on the 1st floor
  • 4 story building
The community was against this proposal as well.  Comparable sized lots in neighborhood that have recently been developed have 9-15 condos.  In my opinion, this development should be 4 stories and have 12 condos with 18-24 parking spaces.  I believe the BRA(Boston Redevelopment Authority) requires 1.5 parking spaces per unit, but quite often developers don't follow those guidelines.

Contact me at msylvia@theterriergroup.com if you'd like me to email you the proposal with architectural renderings.

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