Big development news for Dorchester—two new apartment towers are officially coming to Morrissey Boulevard. According to the Boston Globe, the Boston Planning Department has approved plans from Copper Mill, a Boston-based real estate firm, to transform the long-vacant Channel 56 building site at 75 Morrissey Blvd. into housing.
Here’s the scoop: the $450 million project will include 754 apartments split between two 18-story towers, plus a three-level underground garage with more than 400 parking spots. Ground-floor retail, community green space, and flood protection are also part of the design. One tower will face Morrissey Boulevard while the other will face I-93, directly next to the former Boston Globe building (immediately Southline).
This is just the first phase of a nine-acre master plan near JFK/UMass. Originally pitched as lab space, the project pivoted to housing when Copper Mill took over last year. It immediately ranks as one of the biggest residential developments approved in Boston in recent years—second only to the still-pending Dorchester Bay City project across the street.
Flooding is a big concern for Morrissey, so the site will be raised five feet, and all retail entrances will be designed with flood barriers. Demolition of the old TV studio is expected to begin later this year, with construction on the first tower kicking off in 2026.
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