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Apartment Building Pitched for Tiny Stonley Road Raises Concern Among Neighbors

Top Elevation shows the first plan. Bottom is the revised elevation.
Top Elevation shows the first plan. Bottom is the revised elevation.

A neighborhood of triple deckers snugged between the Arborway Yard and Washington Street could be transformed by a 5-story apartment building. But neighbors appear to be organizing a fierce resistance, if necessary.

“I bought the parcel. There is nothing there. It’s not next to any neighbors. I’m enthused that there are neighbors,” said Bryan Austin one the three-man development team which proposes to build a 5-story apartment building on the Stonley Road cul-de-sac behind the Arborway bus yard. The team made a presentation to the Stonybrook Neighborhood Association meeting Wednesday night.

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Last Major Piece of Jackson Square Would Bring MIT-Style Architecture to JP

Facade of the high rise facing the parkland. 225 Centre st at far left.
Facade of the high rise facing the parkland. 225 Centre st at far left.

The transformation of Jackson Square would continue with development of the last major piece of the puzzle bringing some MIT-style architecture to this side of the Charles.

“Great work is happening in the past year,” said Richard Thal, executive director of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, Tuesday night at a public meeting to describe the final plan for Jackson Square Phase III.  This is two buildings set around a courtyard at Amory and Centre streets. They will be developed by JPNDC and The Community Builders.

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Joint Venture Including JPNDC Tapped to Renovate, Build More Than 500 Housing Units

Amory Apartments Opened in April 1973 as public housing for elderly and disabled. All 215 units will be rehabilitated by Amory Partners
Amory Apartments opened in April 1973 as public housing for elderly and disabled. All 215 units will be rehabilitated by Amory Partners

The Boston Housing Authority has designated Amory Partners, a joint venture of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp., Urban Edge and The Community Builders, to redevelop 125 Amory St., a 215-unit public housing for elderly and disabled near Jackson Square.

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