Newmarket Creates Thorny Questions May 16, 2021 | Reprints | Print
Boston officials have embarked on an effort to rezone the Newmarket industrial district amid a boom in demand for distribution and biomanufacturing space. But they face a difficult balancing act as they do so.
As Steve Adams details in his story this week, Newmarket is emerging as the “last stand” of traditional industrial real estate in the city proper thanks to zoning regulations that prevent large, complex projects and a serious public safety problem.
As areas like South Boston’s Dorchester Avenue and Charlestown’s Sullivan Circle get rezoned into the city’s next big growth areas, and manufacturing properties deep in Dorchester get redeveloped into housing, their occupants are heading to Newmarket.