Small apartments could replace warehouse on Old Colony Avenue in South Boston

Developer Joe Hassell has filed plans with the BPDA to regenerate a warehouse astatine 212 Old Colony Ave., adjacent Dorchester Street, with a six-story, 30-unit residential gathering with commercialized abstraction connected the crushed floor.

Hassell's projected $8-million gathering would beryllium built nether the city's "compact living" pilot, with units smaller than different required: The building's 5 studios would beryllium 350 quadrate feet alternatively than the mean minimum of 450 quadrate feet. Even the two-bedroom units would beryllium lone 740 quadrate feet. The extremity of the aviator is to trim the terms of lodging done smaller units.

Five of the units would beryllium rented arsenic affordable.

The gathering would person nary parking but would person retention abstraction for 30 bicycles.

The task tract is successful a large residential and commercialized vicinity with galore existing residential structures, and caller projects being built successful the contiguous area. We judge that our projected task integrates good with its surroundings, some successful standard and design. It volition beryllium a affirmative summation to an already vibrant and improving neighborhood.

212 Old Colony Ave. filings and calendar.