FINAL PNF -- Jackson Square - Boston Redevelopment Authority

♦ 30,750 square feet of additional multipurpose indoor recreational space.
A model mixed income, transit-oriented housing program
♦ 429 new ownership and rental housing units, 159 units (37 percent) proposed as
ownership units, and 270 units (63 percent) proposed as rental;
♦ 250 permanently affordable units for families earning up to 80 percent of area median
income; and
♦ 39 permanently affordable units for moderate income families earning between 80 and
110 percent of area median income.
A broad mix of commercial uses to provide local goods and services
♦ 67,700 square feet of ground floor retail space, emphasizing opportunities for small
local businesses; and
♦ 13,500 square feet of local non-profit office space.
Substantial site improvements
♦ 500 off-street and 128 on-street parking spaces; and
♦ Creation of a new 1.5-acre open space and plaza.
♦ Widening of sidewalks and improvements to streets to improve the pedestrian and
bicycle experience.
1.2.2 Project Site
Jackson Square (“the Project”) includes the Project Site, approximately 9.1 acres of land in
Boston’s Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods (see Figure 1-3). The land is
concentrated in three areas (“Site I,” “Site II,” and “Site III”) surrounding the existing Jackson
Square MBTA Station. Site I comprises approximately 1.4 acres and is bounded by
Columbus Avenue to the east, the Jackson Square MBTA Station and bus lane to the west
and Centre Street to the south. Site II comprises approximately 3.6 acres and is bounded by
Columbus Avenue to the west, Ritchie Street to the south, the Marcella/Connolly Park to the
east, and by Highland Street and the Roxbury Community College surface parking lot to the
north. Site III, which comprises approximately 4.1 acres, is generally bounded by Centre
Street to the north, Amory Street to the east, an MBTA easement to the west, and Amory
Avenue to the south.
Figure 1-4 shows both the Planning Area and Project Site. The preliminary location and
proposed program for each of the sites is shown on Figure 1-5. Detailed plans for each site
are included in Appendix A.
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