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A foreclosure auction is scheduled for portions of a prominent Allston site where developers have approvals for 75 apartments.

J.J. Manning Auctioneers scheduled the auction for a 0.38-acre site on Braintree and Franklin streets, part of City Realty Group’s Allston Square project that was originally approved in 2019 by the Boston Planning & Development Agency.

The two properties will be sold in the entirety, according to an auction notice. They include 4-8 Franklin St., a 0.7-acre parcel occupied by a warehouse which is approved for a conversion into nine apartments, and 20 Braintree St., a 0.31-acre parcel that’s approved for 66 apartments in a new 7-story, 73,820-square-foot building.

Centreville Bank provided $6.8 million in financing for the two properties in 2023, according to a Suffolk County mortgage.

The properties are part of the 402,040-square-foot Allston Square development site, where Allston-based City Realty Group has approval for 344 total housing units. The project cost was estimated at $127 million in 2023.

But construction has been delayed by rising project costs and interest rates. In 2023, City Realty switched from for-sale condominiums to rental units for three of the parcels, citing changing economic conditions.

And in December, developers received approval to reduce on-site parking by 109 parking spaces to a total of 38.

J.J. Manning Auctioneers describes the properties as a “prime development site” because of their proximity to the MBTA’s Boston Landing station, the Green Line and major bus lines.

The auction is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Oct. 7.

Auction Scheduled for City Realty Site in Allston

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