The Boston Zoning Commission unanimously approved the zoning for Bartlett Place, moving the transformative Dudley Sq. project closer to reality. The Boston Redevelopment Authority had unanimously approved the plan for the project in September. The proposed Bartlett Place is an innovative mixed housing and commercial development to be developed by a unique partnership between local developers Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation and Windale Developers, Inc. The Bartlett Place project is located on the site of the abandoned MBTA Bartlett bus yard on Washington St. adjoining Dudley Sq. at the base of Fort Hill.
Windale and Nuestra Comunidad plan to build 323 new homes, with 129 of them to be sold to new homeowners. Bartlett Place will be economically diverse, with 148 homes to be rented or sold at market rates, 70 to be sold or rented to moderate-income residents and the balance to low-income households.
Councilor Tito Jackson expressed at the hearing his support for Bartlett Place. "I wholeheartedly support the Bartlett development and am glad that a long standing eyesore and health hazard in Roxbury will soon be demolished," he said.
Jackson also noted the multiple wealth creation opportunities for local residents and businesses through homeownership, contracting and jobs.
Members of the Zoning Commission also praised the proposed development.
"Bartlett Place would be a great addition to the Roxbury Community, a place where people of the community can work, live, and play," said Olivia Waishek of the Boston Zoning Commission.
Bob Fondren of the Commission said that "the scale of the Bartlett development is appropriate for the neighborhood. Job well done."
Commission member Jill Hatton expressed her support for the transit oriented development (TOD). She said, "the TOD model is a great example of development that should be adopted by other developments in Boston."