Boston Planning Department

Built World

Will review the HYM project's PDNA master plan application

A six-acre industrial block on South Boston's Dorchester Avenue is slated to become 1.8 million square feet of housing and retail. Boston's HYM Investment Group and New York's Extell Development filed plans Sept. 11, months after a foreclosure auction handed them the land for $75 million.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Will conduct a site review of Higgins' parcel

David Higgins has spent ten years building single-family homes on a three-quarter-acre lot in Dorchester. On September 9, the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal unanimously rejected his proposal for the seventh and final house.

Updated 3 days ago

Built World

Approves conversions under the incentive program

A Woburn developer sold a downtown Boston office building approved for conversion into 95 apartments for $8.6 million, or about $90,500 per approved home. KS Partners won the conversion approval in April 2025, then sold the site rather than build it.

Updated 4 days ago