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Wu Weighs Madison Park Rebuild at Roxbury’s P-3 as Developer Exits and City Designation Lapses

City leaders cite a weak lab market as reason to reconsider the long-stalled parcel.

Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during a press conference after signing an executive order Thursday that prohibits ICE officers from using public property in Boston for immigration enforcement. Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald)

Overview

  • The BPDA’s tentative designation for HYM and My City at Peace expired on Jan. 31, ending the mixed-use plan’s formal status.
  • The Wu administration is evaluating a new Madison Park Technical Vocational High School on P-3 after the school entered the MSBA Core Program’s eligibility phase in December.
  • OnyxGroup said it is stepping back from the team, citing a deteriorated life-sciences market and an unworkable financing model for the original plan.
  • HYM and My City at Peace requested an extension, disputed the city’s feasibility assessment, and told residents at a Twelfth Baptist Church forum they intend to keep pursuing their proposal.
  • Wu told the Globe she aims to site the school on part of P-3 and later seek private proposals for the reconfigured land, a direction that has drawn objections from neighborhood leaders who want a rebid now.