BPDA board okays condo plan on Rent-All site in Lower Mills

The current state of the Rent-All site. Image via Boston Planning
and Development Agency

The board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) earlier this month approved a five-story, $15.2 million condominium project at 1169-1171 Adams St. in Lower Mills. Construction is expected to start early next year.

The fifth floor will be smaller than the rest of the building and set farther back from the street. There will be 29 residential units—17 one-bedrooms and 12 two-bedrooms – along with 29 parking spaces in a below-grade garage and 29 bicycle spaces inside the building.

Five units in the building will be designated as Inclusionary Development for applicants making up to 80 percent or 100 percent of the area median income.

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Plans for 29 residential units. Images via Boston Planning and Development Agency

The development is projected to create 60 construction jobs, according to a memo from BPDA staffers to the board, which approved the project on Aug. 11.

The building will be located on the site of the longtime tool and party supply store, Rent-All of Boston, which will be demolished as will a vacant single-story residential building. It is within walking distance of the Mattapan Trolley line, MBTA bus routes, and a supermarket in the busy Lower Mills business district.

As part of the plan, the developer, 6M Adams Street LLC, will make donations to the improvement of Dorchester Park, the new residential treatment facility known as Eileen’s House for Women, a bikeshare, and will provide the first group of new residents with a one-month MBTA T pass and a Bronze-level BlueBikes group rate.


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