Davenport Commons & Shawmut Estates

Boston, MA

In 2001, Trinity and a local community development corporation completed Davenport Commons, a 200-unit, $50 million housing program in Lower Roxbury.

The project consisted of 125 units of housing that are leased to Northeastern University as student housing and 75 units of homeownership housing, and 2,100 square feet of ground floor commercial space.

The project was sold out nearly eight months ahead of schedule including the market-rate homes that were sold to households with incomes up to 175% of area median income.

The homeownership units are accessed from the street, with the lower duplex units having individual entries complete with stoops reflective of the surrounding South End neighborhood. The first floor duplex units have some backyard space. All of the homeownership units have at-grade parking spaces.

At a Glance

No. of Units
125 student housing, 75 condominium/retail - 2,100 SF

Total Development Cost
$50 Million

Type
Market-Rate Housing

Completed
2001