Over the past thirty years, Nuestra Comunidad has built and/or renovated over 60,000 square feet of commercial space throughout Roxbury, including three historic properties in the commercial center of Dudley Square. Today, these buildings are home to a diverse array of small businesses and nonprofit organizations serving the Roxbury and greater Boston communities. Click on images to expand.
Palladio Hall
Location: Corner of Dudley and Warren Streets, Roxbury
Size: 15,000 square feet of retail and office space
Date Completed: 1999
Background: Palladio Hall, a three-story, Italian Renaissance-style commercial building, dates to the 1870s. Nuestra Comunidad restored the structure in the late 1990's. Read more about Palladio Hall.
La Cocina
Location: 156 and 162 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury
Size: 4,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space
Date Completed: 2000
Swifty Auto Mall
Location: 120 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury
Size: 5,000 square feet of automotive retail/workshop space
Date Completed: 2000
Bohio
Location: Dunmore, Hampden and Dudley Streets, Roxbury
Size: 4,650 square feet of retail space
Date Completed: 1996
Background: This space is part of a mixed-use development also containing 26 rental apartments.
Vila Nova
Location: Dudley Street, Roxbury
Size: 1,950 square feet of retail space
Date Completed: 1986
Background: This space is part of a mixed-use development also containing 16 rental apartments.
Sargent Prince Building
Location: Corner of Roxbury and Shawmut Streets, Roxbury
Size: 4,650 square feet of retail space
Date Completed: 1997
Background: This space is part of a historic mixed-use development also containing 30 rental apartments. Read more about Sargent Prince.
Dartmouth Hotel
Location: Corner of Dudley and Warren Streets, Roxbury
Size: 10,700 square feet of retail space
Date Completed: 2005
Background: This space is part of a historic mixed-use development also containing 65 rental apartments. Read more about the Dartmouth Hotel.
35 West Newton Street
Location: Corner of West Newton and Washington Streets, South End
Size: 2,800 square feet of retail/restaurant space
Date Completed: 2009
Background: This space, renovated in 2010, is part of a historic mixed-use development also containing 34 rental apartments. Read more about 35 West Newton Street.
Thomas I. Atkins Apartments
Location: Corner of Blue Hill Avenue and Edgewood Streets, Roxbury
Size: 3,500 square feet of retail and office space
Date Completed: 2010
Background: This space is part of a sustainable mixed-use development that also contains 48 rental apartments. Read more about the Atkins Apartments.
11 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Location: Mount Pleasant Avenue, Roxbury
Size: 5,000 square feet of commercial space
Date Completed: 2011
Background: This space is part of a mixed-use development that also contains 15 rental apartments.
