The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s board of directors Tuesday night approved two projects in South Boston and West Roxbury, Mayor Thomas M. Menino has announced.
The Distillery, in South Boston, will redevelop a former rum distillery into 65 residential units, including artist live-work units.
Gordon’s Wood, in West Roxbury, will redevelop a former nursing home into 42 new homeownership units, including five affordable units.
"I’m delighted to see these two projects move forward as together they will bring more than 100 new units of housing online," Menino said. "Even in this economic climate, the BRA continues to plan for the growth of our city."
The Distillery, which is a mix of artist live/work units, artist work-only spaces and commercial spaces, will now include additional studio space, underground music practice space, a new gallery, on-street display windows for artwork, the use of the courtyard for installation art and a venue for performance-art.
The developer, Second Street Associates LLC, includes Fred Gordon as the principal; Next Phase Studios as the architect; Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. as the transportation/ infrastructure engineer; Weidlinger Associates Inc. as the geotechnical/structural engineer; The Hickory Consortium as the energy consultant; and Goulston and Storrs as legal counsel.
Second Street Associates plans to begin construction in the second quarter of 2010 with an estimated completion date in the second quarter of 2012. Developers anticipate each phase will take a year. The project, which is expected to provide approximately 150 to 200 construction jobs, is expected to cost about $28 million.
The newly approved project at Gordon’s Wood in West Roxbury includes the demolition of the existing nursing home and the creation of 42 new condominium units (with five affordable units) and two newly constructed buildings.
The project site is located at 970-1100 V.F.W. Parkway in West Roxbury. It consists of a 70,000-square-foot, three-story concrete and brick building, formerly known as the Star of David Nursing Home.
The development team consists of the Mayo Group as the owner, developer and general contractor; Ray Mitrano of Mayo Group and Doulas Annino of Annino Inc. as the project architects; BSC Group as the engineering and transportation consultant; and Taren Grigsby of Mayo Group as the legal counsel.
The total development cost is estimated to be about $8 million. Demolition and construction is expected to begin by this winter.
