The station proposal and three phases
A December 2017 article described an anticipated MBTA decision on a Quincy Center Station development with more than 600 apartments and approximately 225,000 square feet of office and retail space. Station upgrades, a bus terminal and replacement parking were central to the proposal.
Phase one was expected by 2023: station and bus-terminal work, 300 apartments, retail and approximately 250 parking spaces. Phase two, expected by 2027, contemplated another 300 apartments and more than 300 parking spaces following garage demolition. Phase three, expected by 2031, proposed a 225,000-square-foot building over the tracks behind City Hall. The later phases’ uses could change.
The lease comparison
The account said the preferred proposal would pay the MBTA $167 million over a 99-year lease. It contrasted a competing $6.3 million proposal with more than 300 apartments, 14,500 square feet of offices, 13,200 square feet of retail and more than 300 parking spaces.
Both proposals reportedly included around $20 million for transit infrastructure and at least 10% affordable apartments. These were historical proposal terms, not a current application, final lease interpretation or completed funding outcome.
Other downtown and station plans
The report discussed a 56-unit condominium project with 7,500 square feet of commercial space at a former Woolworth site, the Hancock Adams Green improvements, and the 124-unit Chestnut Place and 171-unit Nova Residences. A 730-space garage and possible development at the Ross Garage were also mentioned.
At North Quincy Station, the account described another MBTA-land proposal with more than 600 apartments, 50,000 square feet of commercial space and 1,600 parking spaces, anticipated to start in 2018. In West Quincy, Quarry Hills II was described as a proposed 269-unit, two-building addition near a former quarry and Granite Links.
Named rental communities in the original account
The article used Quarry Hills I, Elevation, Avalon Quincy, Meriel Marina Bay, Deco and West of Chestnut as examples of the city’s apartment development. It described Quarry Hills I as 316 units and gave reported counts of 492 for Elevation, 396 for Avalon Quincy, 352 for Meriel, 180 for Deco and 169 for West of Chestnut.
Wollaston Manor, Munroe Place and a community named “Alistar Quincy” in the original account were also discussed. The last name is retained as a historical reference, not silently mapped to a similarly named modern property.
Historic property descriptions, not rental offers
The account’s property comparisons covered studio through three-bedroom layouts; kitchens, laundry and storage; gardens, decks and pools; fitness and business rooms; garage parking, transit connections, pet policies and shuttle services. These descriptions were not freshly confirmed for any community.
Additional examples included Cliveden Place’s two 24-unit buildings and ground-floor retail, Liberty Place’s 53 apartments, 22 Mechanic’s 34 homes and Butler Landing’s conversion from commercial space into 23 apartments. They remain useful historical examples without becoming new building identities or promises of current amenities and available homes.
Historical account attributed to the original Boston City Properties article. Underlying records and later outcomes have not been freshly verified.