New Housing Being Built Right Now In Dorchester

Progress on the new house being built in northwest Dorchester on 12th Street.

New housing is going up in Dorchester right now.  

As the Dorchester Times has reported previously, action is being taken by village leaders to grow Dorchester's housing supply.  Dorchester officials recently annexed a large piece of farm ground immediately north of town for purposes of housing development.

A basement has been dug for the new home on 9th Street.

However, we want to keep our readers updated on more immediate developments regarding housing in town.

Two new homes are going up this fall.  One is on 12th Street, just east of the westside spur that connects Highways 33 and 6.  The other new housing property will be on 9th Street, located between the school and main street.

While two new homes may not seem like a big deal to readers in large cities, this development can be considered a "housing boom" in a village of 600.

This is especially noteworthy given that a new home has not been constructed in Dorchester for a dozen years.  

(We should note that despite the lack of new housing activity in Dorchester since 2006, there have been several major home renovations in recent years -- including renovations on large, older homes on 7th St., 10th St., 11th St. and Washington Ave., also known as Main Street.)

A few years ago, the Times asked area readers if they supported new housing in Dorchester, an overwhelming 83% of respondents said "yes," with only 17% saying "no." (We always have to giggle at the few naysayers.  They're always present, in every community.  We suspect some who answered our survey actually live outside of Dorchester, trying to dampen spirits here.)

Other data collected have showed that as many of 80% of younger Dorchester alumni (under the age of 35) would consider moving back to Dorchester if there was adequate and quality housing readily available.