But city officials believe that Watertown Square, the community’s downtown, has been left behind. A new rezoning effort seeks to change that.
“We’ve done well in the life sciences cluster. We’ve built housing up at Arsenal Yards,” City Manager George Proakis said. “But we want to be able to say, ‘OK, well, where’s our next set of opportunities?’ The square just kind of calls out for it as a place to pay attention.”
City leaders point to a project rising across from City Hall on Main Street as an example of what they want to replicate. The development, by O’Connor Capital Partners of New York, was already in the works before the rezoning, but has the right ingredients: four floors of apartments, with 137 units in all, with above-ground-floor retail use.
Source: Watertown Square rezoning aims to revitalize downtown – Boston Business Journal
