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Opposition coalesces against Route 9 Office Park redevelopment plan
Summary
Local officials and neighborhood leaders are contesting City Realty’s proposal for three mixed‑use buildings on Route 9 (1280–1330 Boylston St.), arguing the community process was insufficient even as town staff and administrators point to an estimated $5 million a year in new commercial tax revenue.
Sam Mintz, editor of brookline.news, and guest Jessica Smizer discussed growing political resistance to a proposed redevelopment of the Route 9 Office Park in Chestnut Hill West. The property, at 1280–1330 Boylston Street, was bought by City Realty in 2024; the firm has proposed three mixed‑use buildings of 14, 12 and 7 stories that would include a hotel, retail, medical office space and apartments and condominiums.
The proposal has drawn support from town officials who argue it would generate significant new…
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