BRA Approves Housing Project in Jamaica Plain

The Boston Redevelopment Authority has approved three new neighborhood projects, for Jamaica Plain, Dorchester and Hyde Park.

The Boston Business Journal reported that a $40 million plan to build 124 housing units in Jamaica Plain was approved. The units will be built on “Parcel U,” which is a narrow strip of MBTA land in town. The project’s developers say it’s among the largest housing developments in the history of Forest Hills, whose commuter-rail station is located a short distance away from the three-acre Parcel U.

Parcel U plans call for the construction of 48 condominiums in 24 townhouses in 2015, which will be the first phase of the project.

Demolition on The Commons at Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, another large-scale residential development project, started last week.

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