A developer's plans to raze a 1914 building at the center of the Home for Little Wanderers' campus will be delayed by at least three months.
The city's Landmarks Commission voted Tuesday to impose a 90-day delay in the planned demolition of the 1914 building at the center of the Home for Little Wanderers campus. The building, all all others on the 161 S. Huntington St. parcel, are slated for being torn down to make way for an apartment building with 196 units. JP resident Gretchen Grozier, who attended the meeting, said she spoke in favor of the delay, as did several other neighborhood residents. The project would create an E-shaped building of five and four stories with parking beneath the edifice. Most units would be one-bedrooms of various sizes, aimed at appealing to the medical professionals who work in the Longwood area. The demolition delay is a zoning provision that …
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The Jamaica Pond Association took a clear stance against a large apartment complex slated for the current Home for Little Wanderers site.
A developer's plans to raze the Home For Little Wanderers campus and put 196 apartment units there were roundly rejected by the Jamaica Pond Association. The association's board of directors heard from Boston Residential Group Monday night at a meeting held in Jamaicaway Tower. The developers gave a short presentation about their plans for 161 S. Huntington. The project would create an E-shaped building of five and four stories with parking beneath the edifice. Most units would be one-bedrooms of various sizes, aimed at appealing to the medical professionals who work in the Longwood area. The association's board of directors made it clear they did not oppose a residential use for the property, but rather it was the size and design of the …
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Lauren P
3:07 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012
I agree that it would be nice to have more residential housing in the area Liam, I live practically across the street. But mark is right if you look at the footprint of the project and how many buildings that will be combined into one I am leery of the elevation as it's currently proposed. more ›