A proposal to build a six-story, mixed-use building on the present site of Ashmont Tire on Dorchester Avenue will get a hearing before city officials later this month. Trinity Financial, Inc.— the firm that developed and owns the Carruth abuilding across the street— secured rights to buy the site last year for an undisclosed amount. The company initially proposed building an 81-unit residential structure with 4,000 square feet of retail on the first floor.

In an email sent to civic leaders last week, the Trinity team explained that the project has been revised as they worked to “secure the project’s approvals and raise the necessary financing over the past few months.”

The latest version of the project is slated to go before the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) board on Feb. 26, at 2 p.m.

“We haven’t changed the exterior appearance of the building significantly since our last public meeting,” said project manager Matt Zahler in the mailing. Zahler wrote that Trinity has reduced the square footage of the overall building by 10 percent, resulting in smaller units and 32 parking spaces instead of the previous 35.  The number of total units has been increased to 87 from 81, but several three-bedroom units have been eliminated to create “more one and two bedroom units.”

The project is seeking state funds in the form of tax credits through the Department of Housing and Community Development — a process that is underway. Trinity plans to host a community meeting in late March to “have a working discussion around the types of neighborhood retail that people would like to see in the project.”