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Allston/Brighton
Allston/Brighton    Once home to stockyards and meatpacking industries, Allston-Brighton today is a diverse haven for commercial and residential uses. Annexed as part of Boston in 1873, Allston-Brighton is home to generations of families and newcomers, alike, which add to the area's unique flavor.
Commercial areas in Brighton Center, Cleveland Circle, and Oak and Union Squares lend to the area's diverse character, as well. Likewise, Allston-Brighton's close proximity to
local universities, such as Boston College, Boston University, and the Harvard Graduate School of Business, make Allston Brighton home to a large percentage of Boston's student population

Allston/Brighton   Events:
1. Community Meeting - 17-23 Greylock Road
Thursday, December 03, 2009
6:00:00 PM - 7:30:00 PM
The project is undergoing Small Project Review pursuant to Article 80 of the Boston Zoning Code. Greylock Glenville LLC (the “Proponent”) intends to construct twenty (20) residential units and twenty (20) parking spaces on a 20,780 parcel of land that is currently occupied by three (3) residential dwellings that have a total of eighteen (18) bedrooms (the “Proposed Project”). Proponent has made subtle changes and produced more detailed renderings for the proposal.
Location:Jackson Mann Community Center Auditorium, 500 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135

   Planning Initiatives:
1. Allston-Brighton Neighborhood Planning Initiative
In 2007, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (“BRA”) held a series of community workshops and meetings for the Allston-...
2. Boston College Institutional Master Plan
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3. Harvard Allston Campus Planning and Institutional Master Plan
Harvard University is currently planning its expansion in North Allston, an area of Boston across the Charles River fr...
4. North Allston Strategic Planning Framework
In 2004 the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) completed a strategic planning process in the North Allston Neighborh...
5. North Allston-Brighton Community-Wide Plan (CWP)
The North Allston-Brighton Community-Wide Plan (known hereafter as CWP) is intended to augment, re-evaluate where necess...

   Development Projects:
1. 1047 Commonwealth Avenue
2. 150 Chestnut Hill Ave
3. 156 Lincoln Street
4. 17-23 Greylock Road
5. 9 Gardner Street
6. 9-23 Griggs Street
7. Boston College IMP - 10 Year Plan
8. Boston College St. Clement's Hall Renovation
9. Boston University Phase II Residences
10. Charlesview Redevelopment
11. District 9 at 61 North Beacon Street
12. Genzyme Phase II Expansion
13. Harvard - Allston - Phase 1B of Master Plan Underg
14. Harvard Allston Campus Master Plan Amendment
15. Harvard Science Complex
16. Hult Business School IMP + Addition
17. Lowe's Brighton
18. Penniman Square on the Park
19. St. Elizabeth's Hospital IMP
20. Weston Jesuit Communtiy Housing
21. Wingate at Brighton

   Jobs and Community Services Programs:
1. ALLSTON/BRIGHTON APAC -- After School Care
2. ALLSTON/BRIGHTON RESOURCE CENTER --
3. COMMONWEALTH TENANTS' ASSOCIATION -- After School Tutoring
4. CRITTENTON HASTINGS HOUSE -- Alternative Education Program
5. CRITTENTON WOMEN'S UNION --
6. D.E.A.F. INC. --
7. JACKSON/MANN COMMUNITY CENTER -- After School Tutoring
8. JACKSON/MANN COMMUNITY CENTER --
9. JACKSON/MANN COMMUNITY CENTER -- Boston Youth Connection
10. MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS/Allston & --
11. VERONICA B. SMITH MULTI-SERVICE CENTER --
12. WEST END HOUSE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB -- Project Learn

   Maps: Click here to see this neighborhood on the Boston Atlas website       Go to: www.mapjunction.com/BRA                                                   for the Boston Atlas main web site.
1. Allston Village
2. Brighton Center/Oak Square
3. Cleveland Circle
4. Commonwealth Avenue/Boston University
5. North Allston

   Publications:      Click here to search all publications
1. 207 The Neighborhood of Allston/Brighton in Boston  1985
2. 321 Allston/Brighton Neighborhood Profile, 1985  1988
3. 388 Business Patterns in Brighton Center   1990
4. 418 Allston/Brighton Population & Housing Profile, 1990 STF 1  1991
5. 438 Allston/Brighton Planning District STF 1 1980-1990  1992
6. 474 Allston/Brighton 1990 Census of Population & Housi  1993
7. 578 Allston-Brighton - 2000 Census of Population and Housing  2003 - PDF
8. SF1data8 PD 8: Allston/Brighton  2002 - PDF

   Links:
1. Town Online (Transcript Newspapers)
2. Allston Village
3. Brighton Allston Historical Society
4. Brighton Main Streets



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