On Wednesday, December 8 (tonight) the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will host a public meeting for the large-scale project on Bennington Street near Wood Island The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR) for the 355 Bennington Street project. The meeting will include a presentation followed by public questions and answers and comments.
The Proposed Project consists of the demolition of the existing structure occupying the site and the construction of a mixed-use building, up to six stories, with up to 170 residential units and ground floor retail space.
Residents can register for the meeting using the following Zoom link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdO-prj4qHIGgqqTVuwBj95eH6WpmEOw.
The public comment period for the project’s DPIR ends on Wednesday, December 15 and comments can be submitted to http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/355-bennington-street.
Developer Redgate submitted a Project Notification Form with the Boston Planning and Development Agency last year and wants to transform a 50,000 square foot lot into a six-story building containing the 170 dwelling units, ground floor retail, accessory parking, and amenities and services for building residents. The rental housing project includes 82 parking spaces and the 7,000 square foot retail space.
The site, which currently houses a single-story commercial business and paved lot, is bounded by Bremen Street, Bennington Street, the Martin A. Coughlin Bypass Road, and Excel Academy Charter School.
Redgate plans to demolish the existing building and construct the new six-story building.
After a few initial community meetings the developer has already dropped the number of units from 180 to 170 and concluded an online survey to get feedback from residents on what they would like to see happen at the site. The survey asked residents what amenities, benefits, changes, additions, retail space uses and improvements that can be made in Day Square to make it more user friendly.