A second meeting has been scheduled for developer Mordechai Levin’s proposed $18 million mixed-use development at the intersection of Washington and Green streets, according Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) spokesperson Nick Martin.
The meeting will happen June 7 at the Curtis Hall Community Center at 20 South St., starting at 6:30 p.m. Martin said the BRA urban design team is meeting with the development team soon to discuss feedback garnered so far and he expects some changes to take place with the project. The comment period has been extended to June 17.
The BRA held the first meeting in April when attendees expressed concerns, including the lack of community outreach about the meeting (which is one of the reasons for the added meeting), about the low number of affordable-housing units, and the displacement of the businesses currently residing at the site.
Levin is a well-known developer in Jamaica Plain who was behind the development of the Stop & Shop and the new Martha Eliot Health Center building in Jackson Square. His current proposal calls for a 46,690-square-foot building at 3353 Washington St. that would have six stories and include 44 residential units with about 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. It would also have 24 parking spaces at the rear of the building.
The new building would consist of four residential floors over a ground-floor level, and would contain a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom rental units, some with private outdoor terraces. The plans also call for a 1,300-square-foot rooftop deck for use by all tenants and interior storage for around 20 bicycles. The proposed building would contain six affordable housing units on site.
As part of the project, two existing buildings would be demolished and five parcels of land would be combined into one. The project will need several variances, including for exceeding height limit and for not meeting the minimum parking requirement.