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Upcoming Meetings

57 Riverdale Street Abutters Meeting

September 29 at 7-8pm

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The abutters meeting aims to seek community input and feedback for the proposed development at 57 Riverdale Street. Owned by Clover Oak Twenty Five LLC, the development will change the current three-family home into six units. This would involve adding an additional three units to the back of the home through constructing another three-story addition at the back of the current building. 

393 Cambridge Street

September 30 at 6-7:30

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This coming Tuesday (September 30 at 6-7:30pm), the Boston Planning Department will hold a public meeting to source feedback from community members for the proposal on 393 Cambridge Street. The proposal will transform the location from a single-story building (occupied by Advanced Auto Parts) into a seven-story hotel with 96 units. The developers (393 Cambridge Street Trust) aim to seek several variances from the city zoning code, including asking for an increase in building height, an increased floor area ratio, decreased minimum yard setback and reduced parking spots.

The current comment period runs until October 10, 2025. You can submit a comment here. You can view the full proposal here. 

Penniman Road Play Area Improvement 

September 30, 2025 at 6-7:30pm 

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The meeting will source opinions from community members at the improvements to Penniman Road Play Area (25 Penniman Rd), which include play lots, community gardens and draining. The developers are also seeking input through a survey here. 

Past Meetings

1954 Commonwealth Avenue Public Meeting

On September 25, the Boston Planning Department held the public presentation for 1954 Commonwealth Avenue, which will be developed by Glenshane Properties. The proposed plan would transform the three-family house, which is currently unoccupied, into 16 units containing 49 bedrooms total (one studio, two one-bedroom and 23 two-bedroom units). This would involve building a new six-story building connected from the back to the original structure. The developers propose 9 parking spaces as well as 32 bicycle spaces (6 of which are for visitors). Construction is expected to take place from the second quarter of 2026 to the third quarter of 2027.  

As part of its community benefits, the developers highlight that the project will create 26 new condominium units (including 4 affordable housing units), improved pedestrian access around the site, and 60 new construction jobs. 

Public comment for the proposal is open. You can submit a comment here by October 2, 2025. Read the full proposal and presentation for the meeting. 

25-39 Harvard Avenue and 410R Cambridge Street

The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors unanimously granted approval to enter into an affordable housing agreement with the City of Boston for 25-30 Harvard Avenue and 410R Cambridge Street. The project proposes 29 affordable units (17%) out of the 170 total rental units. ■