BRA Approves Housing Project at Green Street MBTA Station

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A vacant lot across from the Green Street MBTA station on the Orange Line will be redeveloped with 15 new rental apartments and commercial space as part of the Bartlett Square II project in Jamaica Plain. The Boston Redevelopment Authority approved the project earlier this week.

The four-story Bartlett Square II will consist of three three-bedroom apartments, nine two-bedroom units, and three one-bedroom units. In accordance with the city’s affordable housing requirements, the project will have two affordable units designated for households earning 70 percent of area median income or below.

Bartlett Square II will include two ground-floor retail spaces that total approximately 5,700 square feet. While specific tenants have not been identified, the developer hopes to attract a restaurant for one of the spaces and lease the remaining space for office use. Designed by Spalding-Tougias Architects, the project will feature a solar array on the roof.

The total cost of the project is set at $3.5 million. 17 construction jobs will be filled to build the 24,000-square-foot space.

The project follows on the heels of Bartlett Square I, a nearby condo building that opened in 2012. The same development team, led by Christopher DeSisto, is behind Bartlett Square II.

The developer hopes to begin construction by March 2016 and complete the project by July 2017.