Development Authority Asks Boston College to Reconsider New Dorms

Boston College is facing continued opposition from the city to its plan to build undergraduate housing on 65 acres of nearby land that it recently bought from the Archdiocese of Boston.

The Boston Redevelopment Authority, which must approve the project, released a review of the campus extension on Wednesday that called on the college to reconsider building dorms on the land, according to The Boston Globe.

The mayor of Boston, Thomas M. Menino, also said the college should restrict dormitories to its traditional campus, although he had earlier called on the college to increase its on-campus housing capacity, according to the Globe. Proposals for an athletics field house, a baseball field, and a parking facility have received less consternation from neighbors.

Boston College submitted its proposals for the new campus development to the city late last year as part of a 10-year master plan that included more than $800-million in new construction projects, about $300-million of which will be on the 65-acres it recently purchased.

Boston College’s proposed development will include an athletics field house and a baseball field. (Boston College image)