A Wellesley developer has redesigned plans for a Jamaica Plain monastery property following opposition from the Arnold Arboretum.
Sixteen Penny is set to file plans with the Boston Planning Department this week to demolish the monastery, and construct a 5-story, 190,000-square-foot apartment and condominium building in its place.
Boston-based nonprofit developer Urban Edge completed its latest affordable housing project in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood, the Betty Greene Apartments.
A Jamaica Plain monastery would be converted into apartments and expanded with a mass timber-framed condominium building under a pending development proposal.
Watermark Development unveiled plans to redevelop the former Doyle’s Cafe property in Jamaica Plain, including a new version of the storied neighborhood hangout, a small grocery and 23 condominiums.
Financing from a group of public agencies will support a development team’s construction of 62 affordable housing units on a Boston Housing Authority-owned property near Jackson Square.
