Hub of the City - Dudley Square Roxbury

Dudley Square will be Vibrant Again!

                    Vision for Dudley Square, Roxbury 

If you have not traveled though Dudley Square as of late you should. There
is a great vibe and buzz in the area.

Construction will be complete on the Ferdinand Building December 2014
renamed to the Bruce Bolling Municipal Center. If you are a Roxbury
native and old enough you may remember this building to have been a
furniture store. The city has renovated the building to be the host of the
Boston Public School Department. The city is moving BPS here as the
majority of its student’s live with in a 2 miles radius. It is expected the
school department will be occupying the space by March 2015. The
building itself is an outstanding tall triangular shaped brick structure with
lots of glass.

Although the school department will occupy a large section of the building
six retail spaces composed of 18,000 square feet will find a home there as
well. Five of the six retail leases are in the final lease negotiations with the
city. The city continues to put feelers out to allure a sit-down restaurant to
occupy the 1st floor level. A sit-down type restaurant was the number one
response on a survey the community completed as to what types of retail
establishments they wanted in the neighborhood.

The Bruce Bolling Municipal Center will also be home to the Dudley
districts’ 2nd innovation center. The community and city alike hope to see,
the Bruce Bolling Municipal Center active after 5PM bringing alive the
Dudley district. The innovation center will help grow the district and open
the door to community entrepreneurs.

The city is not done there, several other projects are in the infantile stages of
development. Tropical foods- a Dudley square local grocery is expanding
and getting a new look; completion scheduled for March 2015. As well as
the former Bartlett MBTA Bus depot will be converted in residential
housing and retail space. And let’s not forget about – Hotel Dartmouth
planned for Melnea Cass Blvd and Washington Street.

Stacey Green
Realtor, RE/MAX Destiny
Email: AgentStaceyGreen@gmail.com
Tel: 617-460-2344