CBABChildcare + permitting
CompletedCBAB · Early learning
Thrive Childcare Centers
Map ↗651 Washington Street · Dorchester
Multi-level childcare planning, life-safety review, code analysis, accessibility coordination, and permit documentation.
Neighborhood business + community projects
Small spaces.
Citywide impact.
24City of Boston-supported
project engagements
project engagements
From restaurants and cafés to childcare, fitness, retail, wellness, and cultural spaces, these projects help Boston’s independent operators turn ambitious ideas into workable places.
Our role changes with the need: space planning, interiors, code review, permit drawings, accessibility coordination, restaurant layouts, and outdoor dining documentation—always grounded in how the space will actually be built and used.
- Restaurant design
- Interior design
- Permit documentation
- Outdoor dining
- Accessibility
- Small-business technical assistance
/ Project board
Twenty-four businesses.
One Boston.
Browse the complete CBAB–CBAY project series. Statuses reflect the current master project record; active projects continue to evolve as approvals and design work advance.
24 projects
On holdCBAC · Restaurant fit-out
Mo’Rockin Fusion
Map ↗133 Federal Street · Downtown
Restaurant space planning, kitchen and service-flow development, code review, consultant coordination, and permit-ready drawings.
CompletedCBAD · Wellness + fitness
Fit to Function
Map ↗317 Belgrade Avenue · Roslindale
Accessible planning and a performance-driven floating-floor strategy for an inclusive adaptive fitness environment.
CompletedCBAE · Bar + restaurant
Easty Bar / Italian Express
Map ↗336 Sumner Street · East Boston
A bar-forward hospitality concept, interior layout, façade improvements, accessibility work, and Restore-program cost coordination.
CBAFRetail + atelier
CompletedCBAF · Boutique interior
Elöre Atelier
Map ↗Hyatt Regency Boston · Downtown
Boutique, showroom, and visible working atelier for a Boston milliner, with custom display, lighting, and workflow planning.
CompletedCBAG · Café interior
Little Cocoa Bean
Map ↗308 Congress Street · Fort Point
A family-centered quick-service café at Boston Children’s Museum with front-of-house flow, branding integration, and kitchen planning.
CBAHRestaurant interior
CompletedCBAH · Restaurant renovation
Mesob Restaurant & Bar
Map ↗1746–1750 Washington Street · South End
Interior restoration, bar and counter experience, curated materials, permit drawings, equipment coordination, and construction support.
CBAIFood-service permitting
CompletedCBAI · Ice cream shop
Uncommon Ice Cream
Map ↗537 Columbus Avenue · South End
Existing-condition documentation, equipment coordination, code review, and permit-ready drawings for a fast, low-impact opening.
CBAJRestaurant + kitchen
In progressCBAJ · Restaurant design
Lisboa Café
Map ↗1078 Dorchester Avenue · Dorchester
Restaurant and Manka kitchen coordination, health-department response, architectural planning, and an evolving permit set.
CBAKMulti-site field program
In progressCBAK · Outdoor dining surveys
Citywide Patio Fieldwork
Map ↗Multiple neighborhoods · Boston
A coordinated field-survey and documentation effort supporting outdoor-dining feasibility and compliant permit plans across multiple sites.
In progressCBAL · Retail interior
Body, Stone & Soul
Map ↗456 Centre Street · Jamaica Plain
Space planning, code compliance, finish coordination, and permit documents for a neighborhood metaphysical and wellness shop.
CBAMRestaurant permitting
CompletedCBAM · Restaurant
Barney’s Grill
Map ↗299 Havre Street · East Boston
Existing-condition plans, occupancy coordination, layout updates, and architectural documentation for municipal approval.
CBANFirst-season patio
CompletedCBAN · Outdoor dining
Brick City Bagels
Map ↗371 West Broadway · South Boston
Field verification, ADA review, sidewalk and on-street seating, pedestrian-clearance planning, and permit documentation.
CBAOSidewalk patio
In progressCBAO · Outdoor dining
Delicias Restaurant
Map ↗149 Stoughton Street · Dorchester
A compact six-seat sidewalk patio with barrier, circulation, drainage, and accessible-table requirements documented for submission.
CBAPSidewalk patio
In progressCBAP · Outdoor dining
Mesob Restaurant & Bar
Map ↗1750 Washington Street · South End
A separate outdoor-dining phase translating the restaurant’s frontage, access, and seating needs into a compliant patio plan.
CBAQOn-street patio
In progressCBAQ · Outdoor dining
Mum Mich Restaurant
Map ↗5 Bowdoin Street · Beacon Hill
A sixteen-seat on-street patio with accessible seating, platform drainage, connected barriers, and clear pedestrian circulation.
CBARChildcare conversion
In progressCBAR · Early learning
Ceresplendor Childcare
Map ↗1229 River Street · Hyde Park
Conversion of a commercial space into a three-classroom childcare center with life-safety, EEC, accessibility, and permit coordination.
CBASOn-street patio
In progressCBAS · Outdoor dining
Colette Bakery
Map ↗517 Columbus Avenue · South End
A twenty-two-seat on-street patio with platform, accessible tables, continuous barriers, drainage, and application-ready dimensions.
CBATSalon interior
In progressCBAT · Small-business interior
Salvaged Roots
Map ↗1212 River Street · Hyde Park
Operational planning for a working salon, balancing stations, washing, storage, privacy, lighting, branding, reuse, and cost-conscious permitting.
CBAUSidewalk patio
In progressCBAU · Outdoor dining
El Parche Restaurant
Map ↗East Boston, Massachusetts
Field-measured sidewalk-patio planning with accessible seating, circulation, barrier, and permit-documentation requirements.
CBAVArts + cultural hub
In progressCBAV · Creative-space fit-out
Canvas Studio Boston
Map ↗1156 Tremont Street · Roxbury
A flexible flagship art studio and cultural hub shaped through phased planning, code strategy, landlord review, and permit documentation.
CBAWCafé + juice bar
In progressCBAW · Hospitality interior
Café JuiceUp
Map ↗1290 Blue Hill Avenue · Mattapan
Early programming and interior planning for a neighborhood café and juice bar, with code, service-flow, and permitting coordination.
CBAXSite + outdoor area
In progressCBAX · Childcare support
Brown Bear Childcare
Map ↗42 Averton Street · Roslindale
Existing-condition scanning and outdoor-area planning to support the site’s childcare use and evolving municipal requirements.
CBAYChildcare design
In progressCBAY · Early learning
Brown Bear Childcare Expansion
Map ↗42 Averton Street · Roslindale
A new childcare layout with classrooms, preschool assembly space, reception, staff support, kitchen, storage, and outdoor play.
A distinct design phase from the earlier site-support engagement.
/ Public impact
Design that helps
local business move.
For an independent operator, a drawing set is more than documentation. It can be the bridge between a promising concept and an open door—aligning the business, the building, the budget, and the approval process.
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