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Green housing district sprouts in Allston

Developer turning 2-block area into $125m eco-friendly housing district

By Gail Waterhouse

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  June 07, 2012

A prominent landlord in the area is looking to turn a two-block section of Brainerd Road and nearby Commonwealth Avenue, into Boston’s first so-called Green District, a massive $125 million project where all 500 units of housing will be stacked with environmental features, from recycled materials to energy efficient appliances, to conservation measures such as water meters for individual apartments.

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