Boston panel OKs four street petitions unanimously
Boston's Public Improvement Commission unanimously approved four street petitions tied to Fenway and Jamaica Plain development.
Public Improvement Commission · Meeting of September 24, 2026
Boston's Public Improvement Commission unanimously approved four street petitions tied to Fenway and Jamaica Plain development. Attorney Carla Chaffee of Nixon Peabody told the commission a 545 Center Street petition supports "a substantial rehabilitation of 147 affordable units" in the Forbes Building, approved by the BPDA in 2023. Civil engineer John Moser secured approval of three linked Fullerton Street petitions for ARE-MA Region No. 87 Tenant LLC, extending 2019-approved widening tied to the 201 Brookline Avenue project.
The commission also previewed, but did not vote on, the Public Facilities Department's new North End Community Center at 471 Commercial Street, replacing the former Mirabel Street pool bathhouse, and an eight-unit West Roxbury development at 90 Allendale Street; both were continued to October 8. A petitioner's architect failed to appear for an 8 Bernie Street earth retention license, pushing that item off indefinitely.
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Source: the Public Improvement Commission meeting of September 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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