The developers behind the $5 billion “Dorchester Bay City” proposal, which would remake 36 acres in the neighborhood’s Columbia Point area, are hoping to receive a key approval from city officials by this summer. Accordia Partners last week unveiled changes to the project, which seeks to bring a mix of uses, from commercial and lab space, as well as residences, to the site of
The incoming Healey-Driscoll administration will have its hands full over the coming weeks as it endeavors to execute a smooth transition and get a jump on its priorities for successful governance. But the new Democrat-led executive team would do well to get its best and brightest engaged early and expeditiously on coastal Dorchester, where a confluence of development
A massive proposal to transform 36.5 acres of Dorchester’s Columbia Point waterfront into a mixed-use community was updated today with significant changes to plans for affordability, open space, and public amenities. The latest iteration of the Dorchester Bay City (DBC) initiative put forward by Accordia Partners, LLC, reflects changes suggested in a series of public meetings
New Jersey-based Michaels Organization, the developer behind 800 Morrissey, a project comprising a six-story building with 229 residences rising up next to Boston Bowl, says it has reached an agreement in principle with state officials to maintain a multi-use path behind the project as part of the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s push to add a new section to the
An effort to reshape Mattapan into a “10-minute neighborhood” and add housing density could come with financial and logistical help for homeowners looking to add units to their lots, Mayor Michelle Wu’s chief of city planning said in an interview with the Reporter last week. Last month, officials with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) rolled out a draft