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Lowly former pharmacy in Allston could be replaced by brawny apartment building
By adamg on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 1:13pm
Rendering by CBT Architects.
A pair of developers this week filed plans to tear down the former CVS at 1270 Commonwealth Ave. in Allston and replace it with a six-story, 206-unit apartment building.
In a filing with the BPDA, Benenson Capital Partners, which has long owned the parcel, and Hines, proposed a building with 74 at-ground parking spaces and 31 affordable apartments.
The developers hope to begin two years of construction in the fall of 2023.
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Comments
What's not to like?
Looks like an attractive building and in keeping with the other buildings on that block. Having some parking is good, even though this is an area that is well-served by the T. Build it!
build it!
build it!
it looks essentially like
it looks essentially like every other boring modern 5+1 building, but nevertheless, more housing is good.
No where near
enough parking for that many units in this neighborhood. Gas may be $5/gallon but cars aren’t dead yet.
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have you ever been to allston? that's significantly more parking than most places in allston have, and it couldn't be closer to the T.
Who needs parking?
Half the people living here will likely be BU students. They'd be better off taking the T that passes right outside or biking on the lovely new Comm Ave bike lanes. The city will also be better off for it.