Project Update
1471 Blue Hill Avenue
- The National Grid crew onsite anticipates completing the gas leak repairs by early evening tonight, around 6 PM. Additionally, we are told the night crew is not expected to be onsite tonight.
- There is a possibility that a National Grid truck may appear over the weekend to monitor and perform check-ins on the repairs to ensure they are holding and that no further leaks have been detected.
- Depending on the weekend's outcomes, National Grid is scheduled to be on site either Monday or Tuesday next week, though we haven't been given a specific timeframe.
November 21, 2025
- National Grid is not onsite as of this morning, Monday 11/24. DBJKS has reached out to National Grid to confirm their repair work is complete, but we have not received confirmation as of the time of this update.
- DBJKS does, however, anticipate obtaining clearance from National Grid this week. Once that takes place, blasting operations & ledge removal are scheduled to resume starting on Monday, 12/1/25.
November 24, 2025
- Our General Contractor, Dellbrook, has informed us that the National Grid crew will be onsite again overnight tonight (11/20) to continue working on the gas line repairs at the corner of Blue Hill Ave.
November 20, 2025
About the Project
Revitalization of this underutilized and vacant Property with the construction of a new, five (5) story residential building including 41 affordable rental units, onsite parking for 12 vehicles, and a community art space/work room, on a uniquely-constrained and topographically-challenged property site, in an appropriately designed building along with related improvements in landscaping, site design and pedestrian access that is consistent with the character and housing needs of the surrounding community.
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Project Communications
JANUARY 9, 2023
- Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council meeting.
OCTOBER 11, 2022
- Mattapan Square Main Street meeting.
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
- Woodhaven Culbert Regis Neighborhood Association meeting.
JANUARY 26, 2023
- Woodhaven Culbert Regis Neighborhood Association meeting.
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
- BPDA Public Hearing meeting. View meeting video here.
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
- Neighborhood Community meeting at Culbert St with Culbert residents and City of Boston Community Engagement Manager.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
- BPDA Board Hearing.
October 8, 2025
- Construction update community meeting.
- Tree/Overgrowth Clearing is complete.
- Soil exports are underway and anticipated to continue through Friday, 11/7.
- Ledge Removal is currently planned to begin on Monday, 11/10.
- Dellbrook JKS has also been informed by McCourt Construction that Woodhaven St., which was opened this past weekend, will be shut down again this week for paving work. McCourt Construction has posted an electronic sign on Blue Hill Avenue, which will provide respective updates while McCourt Construction continues to make improvements to Cumming Highway.
November 3, 2025
November 10, 2025
- Soil exports nearing completion, anticipated completion by end of Day on Monday 11/10.
- The site is closed on Tuesday 11/11 for the Holiday.
- Ledge Removal will begin starting Wednesday 11/12 with initial prep work, following by actual ledge removal starting Friday 11/14-Monday 11/17.
- Ledge removal is anticipated to last through mid-January 2026.
November 17, 2025
- Non-Mechanical Ledge Removal Commencing 11/17/25.
- Simultaneous Mechanical Ledge Removal and Trucking will be ongoing through completion of the Ledge Removal activities, anticipated to last through mid-January 2026.
- As this will be the status over the next couple of months onsite, DBJKS' next planned update will be as we near completion of the Ledge Removal activities in mid-January 2026, unless the planned construction activities change at which point in time, we will provide an update to all.
November 19, 2025
- On Tuesday 11/18 the planned Non-Mechanical Ledge Removal Operation was placed on hold.
- There were pre-existing National Grid infrastructure issues off site, which were discovered because of the DBJKS team and our sub-trade partners following safety protocols & procedures in place for the onsite blasting activities. National Grid is onsite working on repairs; however, the timeline for resumption and completion of the planned Non-Mechanical Ledge Removal activities are currently unknown by DBJKS.
- It is our understanding that National Grid will be doing these repairs this evening and potentially continuously until the repairs are complete. We will provide updates as we receive them from National Grid.
- In the interim, DBJKS will be performing a limited scope of work Wednesday 11/19 through EOD Friday 11/21 consisting of drilling and mechanical ledge removal.
- We will provide an update once more information on the timeframe to resume Non-Mechanical Ledge removal is known.
Maloney Properties
1471bluehillave@maloneyproperties.com
Leasing
Lincoln Avenue Communities
scott@lincolnavenue.com
Developer
Dellbrook Construction
1471BHA@dellbrookjks.com