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Project Name

Highland/Marcella Package 2

Project Parcels

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Neighborhood
Roxbury
Councilor
Fernandes Anderson
Units Total
12
Income-Restricted Units
12
Property Size
47,013 sq/ft

Developer

New Urban Collaborative Limited

Project Goals

The Highland and Marcella Streets RFP initiative involves 33 DND vacant land parcels. The DND and BPDA team has worked with our community partner, the Highland Park Project Review Committee, to define a community mission and values and development and design criteria for a development Request for Proposals. The RFP, including 5 development packages, was issued in November 2017. This site, Package 2, was in the RFP. There were 9 viable development proposals: Package 2 included 2 eligible proposals (Package 1 included 2 eligible proposals and Package 4 included 5 eligible proposals. There are no eligible proposals for Packages 3 and 5.) Community review of the proposals took place on April 7 and April 14, 2018.

Based on team and community review of proposals against RFP Evaluation Criteria, the selection team recommended, and the Public Facilities Commission approved on October 24, 2018, the developer designation of New Urban Collaborative Limited.

New Urban Collaborative will develop 12 units of mixed income homeownership housing in 5 buildings including 8 total affordable new homes with 2 new homes at 60% AMI, 3 new homes at 80% AMI and 3 new homes at 100%.

The development will include green building methods and be LEED "Platinum and energy positive. Work should start in fall 2019.

Timeline

Summer 2017

Community Feedback

We’re meeting with community members to gather feedback on plans for the site.

Fall 2017

Developer Selection

We’ll release a Request for Proposals and select a developer for this site.

Nov 13, 2017

Request for Proposals (RFP) Opened for Bidding

Fall 2018

City Planning

This project is going through a zoning review with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA). Then we’ll work with the Developer on funding, design, and compliance.

Under Construction

Predicted Date: Summer 2021

Project Complete

Predicted Date: Summer 2022
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