Developer pitches major overhaul for Dot Market space
Cornerstone Real Estate’s plans to replace a longtime Dorchester corner market/ meat shop and a separate bar call for a new 38-unit residential building with an updated market location and space for a restaurant in the Columbia-Savin Hill neighbor- hood.
The Boston developer’s proposed five-story building would span 43,800 square feet, replacing the existing Dorchester Market and Tom English Bar, which are housed in two single-story buildings separated by a parking lot at 951-959A Dorchester Ave.
A 2,504-square-foot space in the new building is allocated for Dorchester Market’s new store at the corner of East Cottage Street, which would be complemented by outdoor selling space and seating, according to a small project review application submitted to the Boston Planning & Development Agency. Dorchester Market has operated since 1955. The market would be separated from the 3,820-square-foot restaurant space by the building’s residential entrance and lobby.
The building’s residential units, five of which would be affordable, would range from a 505-square-foot studio to 1,033-square-foot two-bedrooms. Residents could park in 26 basement-level garage spaces that would be accessed from a private way off East Cottage Street.
Cornerstone could not be reached for comment. It purchased the properties for $3 million last August from Thomas A. English III of Quincy, according to a Suffolk County Registry of Deeds filing.
Boston’s RODE Architects Inc. is designing the proposed building.