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Property Potential

Real properties. Hypothetical possibilities.

Every Sunday, Boston Dwelling takes a closer look at a real Greater Boston property and asks a simple question: What could this property become?

We explore the neighborhood, housing demand, zoning, potential redevelopment options, construction costs and financial feasibility. Along the way, we consider what a proposed project could mean for renters, neighbors and the broader housing market.

Some properties may have genuine redevelopment potential. Others help explain why building new housing around Boston can be so difficult.

Property Potential is an independent educational series of hypothetical case studies. These are not actual development proposals, property listings, appraisals or investment recommendations.