Apartments and Retail to Replace Vacant Bowling Alley in Dorchester

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor

Lucy Strike Residence Project in Fields Corner, Dorchester

Phoenix-based Lucky Strike Development is planning to enliven the former Fields Corner bowling alley in South Dorchester which was closed in 2007 after serving the neighborhood for five decades.

Located at 281-289 Adams Street at the corner lot of Park, Adams, and Lincoln streets and within walking distance from the newly renovated MBTA Red Line Fields Corner T-Station, the blighted facility would be completely razed to make room for a mixed-use building and an adjacent parking lot with 14 spaces.

According to the Project Notification Form (PNF) that was recently filed with the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the $6.33 million Lucky Strike Residency Project will encompass 31,410 square feet, of which 7,900 will serve as ground floor retail space.

“The exterior of the new structure will be a combination of brick, large glass windows and clapboard; a decorative design will reveal elements at the top of the structure. The first floor front and both sides of the building façade will be brick with large glass windows to provide the front with a main street feeling,” the developer revealed in the proposal,

Lucy Strike Residence site plan in Fields Corner, Dorchester

adding that the project will provide more family-friendly shopping experiences to neighborhood residents and increase the quality of life within the community.

Designed by Davis Square Architects of Somerville, the three-story building will have 22 rental apartments—19 market rate and three affordable units—above four commercial spaces which could be sold to prospective business owners. The project design also calls for improved lighting to better serve the community, as well as a 1,200-square-foot open garden space at the corner of Adams and Lincoln streets.

A community meeting was scheduled by the Boston Redevelopment Authority for January 15 at the Kit Clark Senior Services at 1500 Dorchester Ave.

Renderings courtesy of Lucky Strike Development, LLC via BRA