By Michael Coughlin Jr.
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board discussed two projects in the neighborhood that requested changes at its meeting last week: one at 151 Liverpool Street and the other at 279 Maverick Street, which were approved.
According to BPDA Board Chair Priscilla Rojas, a project previously approved by the Board at 151 Liverpool Street is slated to bring 36 homeownership units—five of which are inclusionary development policy (IDP) units—to the neighborhood.
Quinn Valcich, a senior project manager at the Planning Department, noted that a notice of project change (NPC) had been developed to remove the below-grade parking aspect of the project. This will lower the total number of parking spots to 14, down from the previously planned 36.
He also noted that a public meeting regarding the expedited NPC was held last October at the request of City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata and was “well attended.”
There were no questions or comments from the Board concerning this request, and the NPC was approved unanimously.
Zoe Schutte, a project assistant at the Planning Department, described the change for the project at 279 Maverick Street as a “small project alteration.”
According to Schutte, this project, which was approved back in 2022, would bring a five-story mixed-use building with 32 residential units—five of which are affordable—ground-floor retail and 22 parking spaces to the neighborhood.
Specifically, this project is changing from a rental project to a condo-ownership project with no other changes. Unlike the project on Liverpool Street, a public meeting for this alteration was not requested, so one did not occur.
Ultimately, none of the members of the BPDA Board offered comments or questions on this project, and it was approved unanimously.
For more information about the BPDA Board and to view upcoming and past meeting agendas, visit https://www.bostonplans.org/about-us/bpda-board/board-meetings.
To view a recording of last week’s meeting, visit: youtu.be/YxsjBQ6wf3s?si=0KTULxXsiyQqSuGl.