Current Initatives
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Currently under construction as a new transit-oriented housing and commercial project.
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Located at 65 East Cottage Street, former home of the Maxwell Box Company.
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125,400 sq. ft. of interior space, including 20,000 sq. ft. of industrial/commercial space.
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88 units of housing, including 8 units of market rate homeownership units.
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Recently received an extra $2.25 million in funding from MassWorks to improve infrastructure.
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Currently being converted from a mixed-use building to a fully commercial hub of activity.
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Located on the intersection of Columbia Road and Dudley Street, the two most highly traveled streets in Upham's Corner.
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Home to both Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation and the Fairmount Innovation Lab.
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Opportunities for street-level retail and commercial space available currently.
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Currently being transformed from an old comfort station to a bicycle shop and cafe.
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Located at 611 Columbia Road, the site of the Upham's Corner Comfort Station, built in 1912 as a part of the old trolley car system.
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Will contribute to the increase of commercial activity in Upham's Corner, as well as stay in touch with the neighborhood's history.
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Currently owned by the City of Boston, who has asked for a request for ideas in activating the building.
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Building will be used by a selected operator at no cost for short-term activation project.
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Planned to be the new site of the Upham's Corner branch of the Boston Public Library.
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Deadline to respond to the RFI is May 4th.