Via Boston Planning and Development News
1188 Bennington Street project to create new homes and retail space in East Boston
Live: 40 housing units, seven income-restricted
Work: About 50 construction jobs, four permanent jobs, two commercial retail spaces
Connect: Close proximity to public transit
Sustain: More than 4,000 square feet of open space, 2050 zero-net carbon
Located in East Boston, this project will build two five-story, mixed use buildings containing housing and retail. Of the 40 residential units, seven will be income-restricted. The project will contribute new publicly accessible open space, and needed public realm improvements that include rightsizing the intersection of Bennington Street, Leyden Street, and Walley Street as envisioned in PLAN: East Boston. These two buildings will also market their retail space to local residents looking to establish their small businesses. The project will contribute $10,000 to Belle Isle Marsh or other parks in the neighborhood in support of open space
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
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