Three South End Projects Totaling 304 Units Get BRA Nod

BOSTON-Three residential proposals for the South end of the city were given the go-ahead by the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The projects include the Dover Lofts, Wilkes Passage, and 137-143 East Berkeley St.

Dover Lofts, proposed by Atlas Investment LLC, will bring 133 residential units, with 10% affordability, to a 47,790-sf parcel bounded by Fay, East Berkeley and Washington streets and Harrison Avenue. The project consists of four mixed-use residential and commercial buildings that vary in height from three to seven stories. Ground level retail and office space comprise about 15,000 sf and will include a two-level underground garage with 188 parking spaces.

Wilkes Passage Lofts has received a partial Certificate of Completion on its seven-story loft building, which will include 18,000 sf of ground-floor retail space along Washington Street and a 380-space underground parking garage. Edward A. Fish and WT Associates LLC broke ground on the $70-million project almost two years ago. Located on the corner of Washington and Waltham streets in Boston’s South End, the development brings 155 units of housing to the neighborhood, 19 of which will be affordable.

David Goldman and Dennis Kanin of New Boston Housing Enterprises LLC received approval for ja six-story residential building at 137-143 East Berkley St. The project involves 16 loft-style condominium units, including two affordable artists’ live-works spaces. The building will also include ground-floor retail space. “This project is in keeping with the mayor’s goal of increasing housing units and addressing artist’s needs,” Meredith Baumann, spokesperson for the BRA tells GlobeSt.com.