Bunker Hill—Committed to Comfort, Conservation and Carbon Cutting
Charlestown’s Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment project, which broke ground in June 2023 after an eight-year community planning process, promises 21st century comfort, energy efficiency and carbon reducing performance in its new mixed-income residential community. Located in an historic waterfront neighborhood, Boston’s oldest, much of this 1940s-era federal public housing site had fallen into disrepair. Now, in a public-private partnership, the team of Leggat McCall Properties and Joseph J. Corcoran Co., in partnership with the Boston Housing Authority and the Charlestown Resident Alliance, has developed and launched a $1.4 billion plan to replace 42 aging buildings with 15 new residential buildings, plus retail and community space. To strengthen the sense of community, the project features extensive green spaces and improved connections to the surrounding area.