Below, find helpful links for the projects we’re following: a brief overview, ways to support, and background information if you want to dive deeper.

How can I support a project even if the official comment period is closed?

• Send an email to the project’s Project Manager (usually listed on the project’s website), the Office of Neighborhood Services, and City Councilor Ben Weber’s office in support of the project.
• If there is a date set for the Zoning Board of Appeals (check the project webpage), email them too!
• Let us know that you want to get emails from us! Click the button at the bottom of this page and we’ll add you to our email list, to be notified when there are further actions you can take.

Morton Street Redevelopment (formerly The Shattuck)

The State is developing a new Request for Proposals for the redevelopment process for the Morton St. (Shattuck Hospital) campus abutting Franklin Park. JP YIMBY is partnering with the HHOMS coalition to support substance use recovery, supportive housing, and mental health services as a part of this project.

HHOMS is asking that the State: 

• maintain mental health and substance use recovery services
• add at least 200 units of permanent supportive housing (homes with wrap-around services for folks in recovery), and 
• act with urgency, by building upon the robust 2019 planning process and the resulting Vision Plan. 

Actions you can take today

• Comment period is closed; see “How can I support a project even if the official comment period is closed?” at the top of this page.

Learn More

• Mass.gov Project Page
• HHOMS Website
• What is Supportive Housing?
• Dorchester Reporter article - State should move swiftly with its plans for Shattuck Hospital
• AHMA Statement on Morton Street Campus

84 Stonley Road

This project would create 28 rental units (5 affordable) on a currently-empty lot. The project is currently under review and the city is not accepting comments at this time.

Actions you can take today

• Comment period is closed; see “How can I support a project even if the official comment period is closed?” at the top of this page.

Learn More

• Boston Planning Department project page (official filings, meeting materials, comment period, and project documents)
• JP News article - Developer Proposes 5-Story, 28-Unit Building on Stonley Road
• Universal Hub article - Squid Hell could become Apartments in Jamaica Plain

408 South Huntington Avenue

This project would replace an existing 1-story building that has been vacant for a long time with 45 units, up to 8 of which would be Inclusionary Zoning (“IZ”) units. The project is currently under review and the city is not accepting comments at this time.

Actions you can take today

• Comment period is closed; see “How can I support a project even if the official comment period is closed?” at the top of this page.

Learn More

• Boston Planning Department Project Page (official filings, meeting materials, comment period, and project documents)
• What are Inclusionary Zoning units?
• JP Gazette Article - Residents hear plans for 5-story, 44-unit project at 408 S. Huntington Ave.
• JP News Article - Artist Units, Dog Run Included in 44-Unit Building Proposed for South Huntington

3716-3724 Washington Street

This project would replace an existing 1-story retail building with a 6-story mixed-use building, including 35 residential units. The project is currently under review and the city is not accepting comments at this time.

Actions you can take today

• Comment period is closed; see “How can I support a project even if the official comment period is closed?” at the top of this page.

Learn More

• Boston Planning Department Project Page (official filings, meeting materials, comment period, and project documents)
• Mission Hill Gazette article - Concerns over proposed apartment complex on Washington Street 

3326 Washington Street

Sometimes referred to as the “JP Auto Glass” project, this proposal would build 46 units, 9 of which are  Inclusionary Zoning (“IZ”) units, on a currently-unused paved lot. The city approved the project on July 16, 2026.

Actions you can take today

• Nothing at the moment, it’s approved! But we’re still monitoring just in case more support is needed.

Learn More

• Boston Planning Department Project Page (official filings, meeting materials, comment period, and project documents)
• No longer accepting submissions, but here was our action alert for this project: A JP YIMBY Initiative: Support Project 3326 Washington St! - Abundant Housing Massachusetts 

920 Centre Street

Sometimes referred to as the Poor Clares Project or the Monastery Project, this proposal would build 158 new residential units (38 affordable), replacing a dilapidated monastery that is no longer in use; the nuns have moved into a more suitable location but risk financial ruin for their organization unless their old building, this project site, gets rebuilt into housing.

Actions you can take today

Public comment period ended on August 28, 2026. JP YIMBY has submitted a letter of support for this project. There were also two neighbor-generated petitions to support the project, both of which have closed. 

• Comment period is closed; see “How can I support a project even if the official comment period is closed?” at the top of this page.

Learn More

• Boston Planning Department – 920 Centre Street project page (official filings, meeting materials, comment period, and project documents): 920 Centre Street project page
• ‍Boston Globe Editorial - JP Monastery a Case Study in Boston’s Housing Crisis
• ‍Harvard Crimson - As Harvard Arboretum Opposed Monastery Redevelopment, It Kept Close Contact With Top Boston Officials
• Why a “Shadow Law” is a bad idea, from WalkUp Roslindale - A Blanket Shadow Law Would Put Transit-Accessible Housing at Risk
• ‍The Magnolia (developer) – FAQ (details the affordable housing breakdown: 36 units at 60% AMI and 2 voucher units, plus design revisions):The Magnolia FAQ

Fact Check

There has been a lot of discussion about the proposed housing at 920 Centre Street. Some information circulating in the neighborhood is inaccurate or incomplete. Here are the facts.

Claim: "The project has no affordable housing."

Fact: The proposal includes 38 affordable homes: 36 affordable at 60% of Area Median Income and 2 reserved for households using housing vouchers. (BPDA)

Claim: "The project is building in the Arboretum."

Fact: The project is located next to the Arnold Arboretum, but does not build on Arboretum land or remove any part of the Arboretum. (Arnold Arboretum Statement)

Claim: "The project threatens the Arboretum."

Fact: The proposal has been revised multiple times to reduce shadows, preserve mature trees, increase setbacks, and expand landscaping and tree canopy. Like any redevelopment, it will be visible and cast some shadows at one edge of the Arboretum. Whether those impacts outweigh the benefits of 158 new homes is a matter of public judgment. (BPDA)

Claim: "The developer hasn't listened to the community."

Fact: The project has been under public review for years and has been revised multiple times in response to public feedback, including changes to the building design, setbacks, landscaping, tree preservation, shadows, and affordable housing. (BPDA)

General pro-housing resources

• No single project can solve Boston's housing shortage. But every unit added increases the housing supply and contributes to the broader effort to make housing more available. (Mass.gov)
• Our sibling organizations have already compiled some excellent lists of resources: 
  
  • Allston-Brighton Housing Action
  • A Better Cambridge