5 days ago · Special to Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu and the Healey-Driscoll Administration last week announced a significant step forward in the preservation and rehabilitation of the Forbes Building, a major 147-unit rental property in Jamaica Plain. Originally built in …

Special to the Gazette The Board of Directors of the Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) held its regular monthly meeting on, December 2, via Zoom. Chair Kay Mathew presided over the session that included fellow members of the board as well as… Read more →

5 days ago · Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced a cold weather advisory and winter safety tips for the bitterly cold temperatures forecast through Thursday, January 23. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the forecast for Boston includes wind ...

Jan 11, 2025 · By Gazette Staff The Zoning Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held a regular meeting this past Wednesday (January 8). There was one item on the agenda, an application for two variances needed to demolish an existing… Read more →

4 days ago · A project that would bring a new building and several units to 3458 Washington Street was approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board at a meeting last week. The proposal includes the construction of a five-story building containing 36 units, eight of which are income ...

Oct 20, 2023 · JP Observer: City to Community on Recent Projects Seems To Be: ‘We Tell, Not Listen.’Needed Changes Can Bring Genuine, Productive Public Participation by Sandra Storey • October 27, 2023 • 0 Comments Jamaica Plain residents and business people are dealing with some large, complex public projects this year including City of Boston plans for creating additional sections of a bike-lane ...

4 days ago · Mayor Michelle Wu and the Healey-Driscoll Administration last week announced a significant step forward in the preservation and rehabilitation of the Forbes Building, a major 147-unit rental property in Jamaica Plain. Originally built in 1976 with funding from the Massachusetts Housing Finance ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Bunker Hill Redevelopment will be First Project to Benefit from Investment in Jumpstarting Housing Production Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced on Tuesday that she will be filing a $110 million appropriation to create the City’s Housing Accelerator Fund at the next City Council meeting on December 4. The new fund is intended to kickstart the production of housing by closing ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Special to the Gazette The Housing and Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 19. On hand for the session were chair Danielle Sommer-Kieta, vice-chair Purple Reign, Bernie Doherty, Renee Stacey Welch, Willie Mitchell, Sarah Horsley, Kathy Brown, Aidan Foley, Celeste Parker, and Lorenzo Bartolini. The members ...

Jun 28, 2024 · Special to the Gazette The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 25, via Zoom. Chair Renee Stacey Welch presided over the session that was attended by Caroline Peters, the liaison to Jamaica Plain from the mayor’s office, and Jordan Frias, the Director of Policy and Communications for District 6 City Councilor Ben Weber’s office. JPNC ...