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Commercial building on Hancock Street in Dorchester could be expanded with three floors of apartments
By adamg on Mon, 08/21/2023 - 8:53pm
Rendering with lens flare by Vanko Studio.
Ed. note: Story updated to note the current building will not be torn down.
The owner of the building that now houses the Fernandez IV Liquors, a pizza place and a laundromat on Hancock Street at Trull Street in Dorchester has proposed adding three floors of apartments, with the liquor store and the laundromat remaining during construction.
In a filing with the BPDA, Huy Nguyen says the new building would have six three-bedroom and six two-bedroom units, with the rest split between one-bedroom and studio units. Six of the apartments would be rented as affordable.
The building would have 14 parking spaces.
The Proposed Project will contribute to the revitalization of this portion of Hancock Street by transforming the existing one (1) story commercial property, consisting of three (3) storefronts, into a mixed-use residential building that will match the surrounding neighborhood at an urban scale. Although the Proposed Project has been designed with a modern aesthetic, the building’s massing, setbacks, and carefully curated landscaping all lends towards a streetscape that is both cohesive with the existing architecture and welcoming to pedestrians.
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This resembles
a smaller South Bay Jail.
Fernandez Liquors is
Fernandez Liquors is established and financially stable business so it is smart business decision for the commercial landlord to have commercial space that won't end up vacant like so many other empty commercial spaces.
14 parking spots for a
14 parking spots for a building right next to a bus stop and a 15 minute walk to savin hill station
Really? The T is Nearby?
It is only a 85 minute walk to Quincy Center.
It is only a 20 minute walk to UMass Boston and then a 40 minute swim to Thompson's Island.
It is only a 5 day walk to Acadia National Park.
It is only a four year journey to Uranus by spacecraft.
Not everyone is a bike rider. Not everyone has a job within a reasonable walk of a T station.
Not everyone wants to take the T. Some like to drive. Get over it.
I’m happy that there are only
I’m happy that there are only 14 parking spaces for 39 units. The majority of residents won’t have an off-street space, but a few are available for people who value paying for one.
This is true
In fact, many people like to drive. However, there are significant negative externalities to having people drive their personal autos. Therefore, society needs to think about how much it will encourage/allow that through intentional planning choices such as this one.
Those "not everyones" can pick a different building
This one is for people who don't have a car, or prefer to bike, or who work in the CBD and can make the 15 minute walk to Savin Hill. And 14 of those "not everyones" can even live in this building, if they choose to rent one of the spots.
Not sure if you’re aware
but most people who can afford these units probably own a vehicle of two. Even if you build condos on top of a T station it doesn’t mean people will take the T.
cars are money pits
most people would have a lot more money if they didn't own a car.
Still vacant
Just adjacent to the buildings being proposed to being torn down, right at the intersection of Hancock and Trull St., is a vacant lot (not used for parking for the house on Trull), and that lot has been vacant for a very long time.
It used to be the site of Freeman Drugs. The pharmacist was an old-school shopkeeper. Albert Freeman. Cigar-chomping fella.
I worked there as a teenager in '73 and '74, just sweeping up and eventually working the cash register.
Back then, cigarettes cost 48 cents a pack, two for 95. That's when people said "I'll quit when they hit a buck a pack." Better days...
Looks stupid keeping the
Looks stupid keeping the first floor as a cinderblock eyesore. Pass.
I like the design. If the
I like the design. If the height doesn't overtop the two elevated triple-deckers across the street, it looks like it would be a nice addition to the neighborhood.
Oh Great
The return of Brutalism.
An underappreciated tradition
An underappreciated tradition in this city!
Keeping a laundromat
I have to salute the developer for promising to do that, when other commercial uses would probably be much more profitable.
Laundromat?
Ron - It is still a mostly cash business. (Hint).
My grandparents owned one until my grandfather was too old to fix the machines.
It is has a good cash flow if they are run right. You are not moving to the Four Seasons with the income but it isn't bad.