The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s board of directors has approved several housing projects, which will create about 120 units in Dorchester and the South End.
The Brookview Housing Inc. will create 16 units of permanent affordable rental housing for homeless families with support services on Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester. The Brookview House III development will create a 21,971-square-foot residential building, including 7,079 square feet of program and community space. The $7 million project consists of eight three-bedroom units and eight two-bedroom units, with community space located on the first floor and basement.
The developer expects to start construction by winter 2011. The project is expected to create 100 construction jobs.
The 1000 Washington St. project in the South End will begin interior renovations to convert the commercial property into a first-class, multi-tenanted building. Teraview Investments LLC will renovate 1000 Washington St., formerly known as the Teradyne Building. The 100,000-square-foot renovation will cost $10 million and consist of interior renovations of office space, exercise room, storage and a cafeteria.
The developer intends to recondition the existing building and has entered into a lease with the State Department of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) for various state agencies and approximately 500 workers to occupy 100,000 square feet, according to a statement.
Boston University Medical Center received approval to create additional graduate student housing. The Albany Street Fellows Graduate Housing Project will replace a vacant structure and existing surface parking/storage uses, with a new residential building and substantial open space. The project will provide up to 104 units for approximately 208 School of Medicine and the School of Medical Sciences students, but live in private apartments in Boston.
The $44 million project will create 250 construction jobs, according to a statement.
The BRA also approved funding to assist the city’s "Green Triple Decker Program." A partnership with the federal Energy Star program and local utilities NSTAR and National Grid will help improve the energy efficiency of Boston’s triple-deckers. The board has authorized the agency to spend up to $45,000 for a Green Triple Decker Pilot Project.
This program will complement the City’s Renew Boston program, which received $6.5 million in energy efficiency community development block grant funds to launch a city-wide energy efficiency effort focusing on the built environment.
