Non-profit proposes affordable apartments for seniors on Hamilton Street in Dorchester

VietAID has filed plans with the BPDA for a four-story, 36-unit flat gathering astatine 25-33 Hamilton St. that would beryllium aimed astatine radical implicit 62 making nary much than 60% of the Boston-area median income.

Nine of the apartments would beryllium reserved for radical making nary much than 30% of the country median income, " galore of whom volition beryllium transitioning from homelessness," the radical says. All of the units volition person 1 chamber and volition beryllium betwixt 608 and 638 quadrate feet.

This would beryllium the Dorchester-based group's archetypal senior-living gathering - which it says volition beryllium managed by Hebrew Senior Life, which has been providing apartments for seniors successful the Boston country for immoderate 100 years.

The gathering would person 12 parking spaces.

The extortion volition beryllium topped with star panels, and "the task volition beryllium fossil-fuel-free gathering the City of Boston’s Zero-Net Carbon New Construction guidelines."

VietAID says that it volition sphere a grove of mature maple trees connected the site, which presently consists of 2 vacant tons and a 3rd batch with an unoccupied house.

25, 29, 33 Hamilton St. filings and calendar.