Porter Square Neighbors Association

Oaktree Development and St. James's Episcopal Church plan to build a 46 unit, 78300 square foot condominium on the combined car wash and church site. The new building would contain a new parish hall for the church, and the project would provide the church with money to maintain their beautiful and historic, but crumbling, church building at the corner of Beech Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Neighbors are deeply concerned about the size of the new building, impact on the neighborhood, and traffic on Beech Street.

As of July 2008 both the Planning Board and the Historical Commission have approved the project, subject only to some minor details.

Here is a collection of information about the proposal, including materials submitted to the Planning Board and the Historical Commission, and various reports on the hearings.