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GARDEN APARTMENTS PROPOSED FOR PRI VATE CONSTRUCTION in the largely vacant AlVz-acre tract off Cummins Highway and Liver- Street In the U O.J -JX -^'^ *«^ .•*• '^e*^; ^ Wfi^ BACKGROUND TO DEVELOPMENT . . . tivetofamilyliving.Fully60%ofthelandsetasideforthis The History of TTHREACTMAOTFTFACPUAMNMIUNRSBAHNIGHRWEANYEWAANLDALRIEVAERIMSORAE4S2T1R/E2EATCRIEN dspeavceeloapnmdenotffswtirleletbpeardkeivnogteardeatso, lawns, landscaped open Mattelpcui'.f /2'/-. Acres MATTAPAN. THIS TRACT IS TODAY A SPARSELY SETTLED AREA OF TANGLED GROWTH, MARSH AND LEDGE WHICH A(SBAINNDCORNEAESDINCGALRYS.BCEACSOTM-IONFGF FAURDNUIMTPUIRENGANGDROAUSNSDORTFEODR PLAN INCLUDES A NEW SCHOOL LOFANDBOSUTNOUNSECDOTMHMEONSIZE TRASH. An essential part ofthe proposed newdevelopment isthe The largely unusedareato bedeveloped provisionotanewmodernschool.Undertheproposedplan —withgardenapartmentsis42V2acreslarge the existing Lowell Mason School, an inadequate four- almost the size of Boston Common. classroom wooden structure, erected in 1922, would be REMAINED VACANT THROUGHOUT replaced BUILDING BOOM PDIRFEFVIECNUTLTEDBUDIELVDEINLGOPCMOENNDTITIONS HAVE o qTBhoirsatonoudngo'hnsoeudthitlsthaOenTd7g,rteoamttaehsnetybCuiptdrydiviarntagethbeoorwontmehraisnn tDyepsepitheouBsoisntgo,n'psoodresppheyrsaitcealneceodndtiotriaotntroafcttihveemloadnderhnasfampir—ley- TIHMEPRWOVHEODLEPUABRLEIAC FACILITIES FOR pr0loyp%esrmtoayfl.lthaemoaurnetasismctiatxye-so.wnTeoddatyax-otivtelre tvhhearnvoteuegdbhepertnihveactoepnosdtsertvuwecaltroepdmbueiinnltdaintnogatrhbeeaooewxmhtie—ncthtwohonaltuylsditnhccroeemef1o9hr2ot7uasbelsy wTihhmopelreocvraeeraettaih.oenItqwuoaofluilttdiye-piornfovtsihtdreeeeftbasec,titleilrtiigeahsntsdansadanfdesrersaveciwcceeesrsss,fowbreotuttlhedre MOUFARKBAEARSNEADREEPVNOEESLWSOIABPLLMEEPNARTTICIPATION accommodate several hundredfamilies. tireprotection,streetcleaningandsnowremoval,aswellas Physical conditions of this land make improved sanitationand safety. buildingcostlyanddifficult.WithoutUrban Renewal participation thearea could not AtmUCoernbHattAhneoLRfLeCtnEiheteNywaGwlhoIfoplNreBoGogasrrtaeNoamn.sEnTWahonuwsdO,mPatnkhPeeewOpRBooopsTpssUotirboNtlnueInpiTRrteiYydvaeitvseepldreoovpvemiledoneptd- IENNBCHecRAaEuNsACeSEEofDDthHPeRUtOyMpPeAENoRfTrVeYsAidLVenUAtEiLaSlUdEeSvel—opment proposed asatFthnenreddduecrgtlaewiilnogoehnurtplsardloo—fgnrneaosiatmtsgrshewbebemotelsrat,hkodaeoessdvip,eadolesownspaeielbwdkl.ses,cthChosueorelrwceeofnnrot-sr AuthoritytodevelopthewastedMattapantractfor400units and the general improvements thereby provided, property UNIFIED APPROACH REQUIRED of family oriented garden apartments, closely resembling values throughout the general area could be expected to ToqualifyforFederalparticipation,auni- tabrhniodcske,pritinvwaott-hesletyowroeypleclro-anktsnetordwuncgtaHiraodnnecnaoncadkpawriVlitllmlefaegneat.tubrTuehieladmippnrlgivseawtoiefllfly-sbtberueieolttf tiinocnrseawsoeulsdignbiefigcraenattlylywehnihlaencheudm.anvaluesand livingcondi- o ftsiaweledJeCeidaut,npytpiOrlouoftaacBothofostttathlooantatpwchpioertnosh4aidd2crehVerw2attoiiatostcnhr,leeasniundni1suf9sr5reoe3dm- parkingaswellasopenspaceforplayandrecreation.Rents area couldbeworked out. (It should be wouldrangefrom $115to$150permonth, SUMMARY emphasizedthattheCity'sactiondidnot affect over 350,000 square feet of 60% OPEN SPwT$pAhha1irCe1kc5Ehdfteoowvroe$Wtul1hlIo5edp0LmuceLsprneeetraatmRniesodEnp4telM0hna0.jAnonIInyenmedNaewdnsdtoiutnIoiaifoNtsnsr.teoo5sTf1i/rdH2maedinEaidtacdstrleeeGtshmAiroaonfnRuctgyoDhhmeoseEuustbhiNstotetuahsnweiitAlinlsagPulbraAerbtceoRnaurenemTfdneititMansalgEstpoaufNrbrteloTahim.ce DEVELOPMENT GEXATwbIihRetSeehDnTgEIptaaNhNriedGdenAet-xoNtPiysEppAtrieIoRnvgGaiTpdHiaMnnrBegEtiOmgNtehRhbnTeotHSrskOhionwOoidHldDlo.AfbRoePMpaerdOtneisNcsiuIpglanaZcereEdattthoWtaetIhnatTiisroHmanottnrihazaces- Tautpaiiteshnnatrceledrraecotycpahfoetrsaiaeoir4vrp,ea2moc1prhs/tret2oaeovolruevsaeneaicunpnnrperhgderosasovnopqitcpouedopefareoltstriwyhhttaeuyauvsnamtoCilcaefituhdntieatyeslhsllveoaieafnwnnldshgut,iuBiehlronseetrsgoottmauoopaontnnriapddlonpibvtonsyialrguiditvrenouicrivnno4ongeium0grtnmyc0dtuo$hinnt1nednio0eigte0twysmia,,sora0aenek0nsnat0ed,.-o sttTmGAapbhhahvraLeAeeaimekLeRvienealsDaRtsaurpEetbpOerrlloiaNtrUoyesm,hopseNeuiofoAnDbrosbpwlPdareeredniAdse)Gidnet.sRageOdetTvgarOeecaMsvnDlrloidEadomnmNnegpmSmdanTmuoE-txeSnstNhwniiytehSttmpMiEyeeugc—A,femhfKnedweEcherwibtfiaveiallnvesseeeluffociuaaaphttmslmsiewelthaynhatoy.etofds immediateneighborhood. residential character of the community. P r SOME HOUSES TO BE ACQUIRED To make the development feasible and provide maximum benefits to the surrounding community, some 20 residential structures in the 42y2-acre site will have to be acquired. (All people potentially affected have been contacted). TAKINGS REDUCED TO A MINIMUM Preliminary plans for the proposed development vjere redrawn many times to insure that every effort and ingenuity were applied to reduce takings to the absolute minimum. SOUND STRUCTURES WILL BE MOVED Among the structures affected, there are many which are sound. In every case where physically possible and where the owner desires, sound structures will be moved into an area adjoining nearby single- family development and adjacent to the proposed new park. SPECIAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND ASSISTANCE Where houses cannot be moved, fair market value will be paid. JOHN COLLINS F. Relocation expenses will also be paid (to both home owners and tenants). In addition, low-downpayment and long-term mortgage MAYOR provisions are available to owners or tenants wishing to purchase other homes. Expert assistance will be provided in helping to locate 'he best and soundest values. FULL-TIME RELOCATION ASSISTANCE — —In this instance as in every instancewhere relocation is necessary POOR CONDITIONS the Redevelopment Authority believes that it owes special consid- FOR BUILDING eration and special obligation to those affected. In fulfillment of that obligation, a full-time relocation staff will be assigned to work with lPahnydsicmaalkceondbiutiilodnisngofdimfuficchultofatnhde every family affected, to consider their problems individually, to costly. Part of the area is low and assist them, to guide them, and to stay with them until all are poorly drained, with periodic stag- relocated in decent, safe and sanitary housing at prices or rentals nant pools of water. Another part they can afford. consistsof ledgeand outcroppings BOSTONPUBLICLIBRARY For of rock. Bos 3 9999 06352 267 4