Commercial and Industrial Development

Since our founding in 1979 Dorchester Bay EDC has been dedicated to creating and sustaining commercial and economic opportunities in Dorchester and surrounding communities. We have developed 164,000 square feet of commercial space creating 244 jobs and through our small business assistance program created or retained 613 jobs. When we completed the Spire building it brought 100 jobs to Dorchester for their large, state of the art printing and marketing business and added 66 new jobs. We helped to create additional new jobs in the revitalization of the Uphams Corner commercial district. Recently, we developed four commercial retail spaces totaling 6,000 sf of space in our new, award winning Dudley Village project.

CVS/pharmacy and Brother’s Supermarket II - After the closing of America‘s Food Basket, we worked diligently with Uphams Corner Mainstreet to bring CVS/ pharmacy and The Brothers Supermarket to Uphams Corner. CVS and Brothers brought 35 jobs to the community with career ladders. Since CVS/pharmacy opened we see an increase of foot traffic in this area, which is beneficial to other merchants in Uphams Corner. The 5,000 sq ft market is beautifully designed and scheduled for a February 2009 opening.

555 Dudley St. Property:

has 3 commercial spaces, 8,000 sf, under 9 housing units. This project is renovating the apartments and expanding the Food Project office, which is adjacent to a Latino bodega.

Industrial Development:

We are very excited about industrial projects we are currently working on. These projects reflect our vision of the new "Green Economy" in Dorchester. We are currently working on two fronts: 1) Helping businesses "turn green", building on research done by a team of graduate students from Brandeis University. 2) Bringing green employers. We are developing 259 Quincy Street as a "green jobs" incubator space for 1-3 small businesses involved with clean technologies. We have surveyed local businesses to determine their potential interest in pursuing or expanding a green focus for their business, landscaping, weatherization, and "deconstruction" of old building materials. There are already two businesses we hope to relocate to one of our new "green" spaces. We are also developing projects through our work on the Fairmount Rail Line CDC Collaborative. The four CDC‘s are planning a "green" development corridor where along with "green jobs", green building techniques are used in residential and commercial development. Other techniques will conserve resources, improve residents‘ health and reduce the carbon footprint.

Bornstein/ “Pearl Meats” Property:

Located at 186-220 Quincy Street, this is a 2 acre site under Purchase & Sale. We are starting a neighborhood planning process to review a commercial and/or mixed use project.

This property is in close proximity to 259 Quincy Street, and we hope to tie in some of the green businesses on both sites.259 Quincy Street Property: 22,000 sf commercial building near the proposed Columbia Rd. stop. We are working with two potential tenants, with a "green"
focus to their business, all willing to hire untrained new local workers, including those with criminal records. We are currently working with a "green" laundry/cleaning company who wants to consolidate their operations. A second potential manufacturer is developing new thermal window shades.