Wood-frame construction and other cost-cutting strategies are becoming the norm across Greater Boston as developers, contractors and architects grapple grappling with rising commodity and labor costs that make it increasingly difficult to keep projects within budget.
Amid neighborhood concerns about gentrification, the Boston Planning and Development Agency board approved the new version of Samuels & Assoc.’s massive Dot Block project on April 11.
Kevin Deabler’s architecture firm has seen progressively larger development hotspots pop up along the Red Line corridor where it’s been active for over a decade.
Developers behind Boston’s big Dot Block development have formally notified the Boston Planning and Development Authority of changes they plan to make to their proposed project, including the addition of almost 100 microhousing units under the city’s “compact unit” pilot program.
The developer behind the Dot Block project has presented a new plan to neighborhood groups.
