37 Brookline Street

37 Brookline Street

37 Brookline Street is a 6,582 square foot property in Cambridgeport, located a few blocks south of Massachusetts Avenue and the amenities of Central Square, including shops, restaurants and the Central Square MBTA station. The property contains an existing vacant three-family building, which was previously owned by the late artist Peter Valentine, a well-known member of the Cambridge arts community.

Just A Start (JAS) purchased the property in July 2023 and intends to replace the existing triple-decker with a new affordable multi-family rental development under the provisions of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO). 37 Brookline will be developed in conjunction with another new JAS project, 240 Broadway (Broadway Park), as a scattered-site affordable rental housing project.

For more information, please visit JAS's project page here.

JAS held a community meeting on April 16, 2026 to provide updates on the proposed development at 37 Brookline Street as 100% affordable housing. JAS is in the process of assembling final financing needed to begin construction.

37 Brookline Street Schedule: 

Meeting

Date/Time

More Information
JAS Community Meeting April 16, 2026 at 6 p.m. View the meeting flyer. 
JAS Community Meeting September 11, 2024 at 6 p.m. View the meeting flyer.
JAS Community Meeting July 10, 2024 at 6 p.m. View the meeting flyer.

Existing Site: a 6,582 square foot property in Cambridgeport, containing an existing vacant three-family building

Proposed Redevelopment: 14 affordable rental units, including 6 one-bedrooms, 5 two-bedrooms, and 3 three-bedrooms

  • 37 Brookline Street - September 2024 Proposed Design

    37 Brookline Street - September 2024 Proposed Design

  • 37 Brookline Street - September 2024 Proposed Design

    37 Brookline Street - September 2024 Proposed Design