About Watermark Development
35 Years of Experience
For nearly 35 years WaterMark Development, Inc. has worked to restore Jamaica Plain and its surrounding area. By focusing on important historic buildings and forgotten or contaminated sites, we have attempted to improve our neighborhood. By focusing on the accurate historic renovation of notable buildings, combined with the cutting edge building techniques and time honored craftsmanship, we have worked diligently to improve our neighborhood. WaterMark is a full service developer and builder involved from the site acquisition, through the neighborhood permitting process and concluding by building each project. WaterMark ensures best practices along every step of the process creating good will in every community we work in.
Browse some of our Projects
1993
Glenvale Terrace
Restored a wood framed, Jamaica Plain, Victorian single family
1999
Foundry Studios
1999-2003: Remediated an old Jamaica Plain scrap yard & foundry into 4 building, 32 unit new construction artist live/work lofts with 5 affordable units
2005
Warren Square
Historic Preservation & adaptive reuse of Alexander Dickson House in Jamaica Plain
2009
Highfield Road
Restored 1918 mansard Victorian on top of Metropolitan Hill in Roslindale
2015
Boylston Place
Designed & built townhouses in the Stony Brook section of Jamaica Plain
2017 (in progress)
65 Green Street
Designed and built eight new condominium flats on the site of a former gas station and candy distributor.
2017 (in progress)
1785 Columbus Ave
To be completed 2018: 140,000 SF social service center in Jackson Square
1987
225 Lamartine Street
Designed & built four townhouse project in Jamaica Plain
1994
Chestnut Square
Restored 2 Victorians in on Jamaica Plain cul de sac that triggered complete renewal of all homes on street within 3 years
1995
Cornwall Lofts
Developed and restored former Jamaica Plain shoe parts factory into 7 artist live/work lofts – 4 affordable
2003
The White Rock Building
Restored 20,000 SF White Rock Bottling Plant to commercial use in Jamaica Plain / Roxbury. 100% tenanted by social service nonprofits.
2007
Lawn Street
Constructed new hybrid energy conserving 2 family house on the impossible lot in Mission Hill with 16 feet of rise over 85 feet.
2014
200 Amory Street
Historic restoration of the Conrad Mohr House, a Italianate Brick building built in 1868.
2016
Kensington Circle
Restoration of a modified brick Tudor in Chestnut Hill MA
2017 (in progress)
373 Harvard Street
Historic restoration of a 1909 brick building in the heart of Coolidge Corner.
1987
225 Lamartine Street
Designed & built four townhouse project in Jamaica Plain
1994
Chestnut Square
Restored 2 Victorians in on Jamaica Plain cul de sac that triggered complete renewal of all homes on street within 3 years
1993
Glenvale Terrace
Restored a wood framed, Jamaica Plain, Victorian single family
1995
Cornwall Lofts
Developed and restored former Jamaica Plain shoe parts factory into 7 artist live/work lofts – 4 affordable
1999
Foundry Studios
1999-2003: Remediated an old Jamaica Plain scrap yard & foundry into 4 building, 32 unit new construction artist live/work lofts with 5 affordable units
2003
The White Rock Building
Restored 20,000 SF White Rock Bottling Plant to commercial use in Jamaica Plain / Roxbury. 100% tenanted by social service nonprofits.
2005
Warren Square
Historic Preservation & adaptive reuse of Alexander Dickson House in Jamaica Plain
2007
Lawn Street
Constructed new hybrid energy conserving 2 family house on the impossible lot in Mission Hill with 16 feet of rise over 85 feet.
2009
Highfield Road
Restored 1918 mansard Victorian on top of Metropolitan Hill in Roslindale
2014
200 Amory Street
Historic restoration of the Conrad Mohr House, a Italianate Brick building built in 1868.
2015
Boylston Place
Designed & built townhouses in the Stony Brook section of Jamaica Plain
2016
Kensington Circle
Restoration of a modified brick Tudor in Chestnut Hill MA
2017 (in progress)
65 Green Street
Designed and built eight new condominium flats on the site of a former gas station and candy distributor.
2017 (in progress)
1785 Columbus Ave
To be completed 2018: 140,000 SF social service center in Jackson Square
2017 (in progress)
373 Harvard Street
Historic restoration of a 1909 brick building in the heart of Coolidge Corner.
Aging in Place
Of late, WaterMark has begun to focus on residential projects designed for people to age in place. Often we see that condominium buyers in don’t want to consider the unit as a starter home they need to move out of in 5 years. This coupled with empty nesters moving back into the city has us thinking about features that help for long term use of the units. This means features such as:
- Elevators
- Handicap accessibility
- Ramps
- MBTA access
- Wide stairways, hallways & bathrooms for the potential to add grab bars and lifts at a later time.