August 23, 2024
A Worcester developer and a local architecture firm say they will soon file detailed plans for replacing the closed Dorchester Trust at 555-559 Columbia Rd. in Uphams Corner with a two-story Boston Public Library branch and 33 affordable condos.
In a filing with the Boston Planning Department, Civico of Worcester and DREAM Collaborative of Boston say the units will range from studios to three-bedroom condos.
The building, where the library would replace the current branch down the street, would have a 21-space underground garage.
Mayor Walsh first announced plans for a library on the site in 2017. The BPDA awarded the project to Civico and DREAM Collaborative in April.
The project is the second one to marry a new BPL branch and housing formally announced this month. Preservation of Affordable Housing and Caste Capital filed a letter of intent for their plans to replace the current West End Library with a 12-story building with two floors for the library and ten floors for 119 affordable apartments.
