BPDA’s Designation of POUA as Drexel Village Developer

The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board voted to tentatively designate Drexel Village, LLC, consisting of co-developers the Planning Office for Urban Affairs and J. Garland Enterprises, to develop the BPDA and Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)-owned Crescent Parcel in Roxbury’s Nubian Square. The proposal plans to create a mixed-use development that includes affordable housing and community space across the Crescent Parcel and the neighboring parcel owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, as well as parish space for the historic, Roxbury-based St. Katharine Drexel Church. The property is located on a prominent corner at the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Tremont Street (From press release). View the team's full community presentation here.