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Industrial District Profiles
(2001 Data from Boston Consulting Group)


  Allston Brighton Charlestown East Boston Hyde Park
Previous History Rental units
Auto shops
Maritime
Hood Milk
Maritime
Airport
Manufacturing
Trend Students
Harvard
Residential
Commercial
   
Residential Industrial
Commercial
Available space Limited
Everett St.
None
reported
DPA,Chelsea Creek Sprague St.
Westinghous
Transportation (Biz) Good (Rail, I90) I93, but
congested
Difficult access area
I93, I95
Transportation (Labor) Bus only Poor T &
bus
Good T & Bus Access Commuter
rail & bus
Type of workforce Blue-collar pushed out Gentrified Multi-racial Low income Blue-collar
Number of businesses 390
117 88 108
Number of Jobs 7,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Total revenue $2B $500M $400M $1B
Total area (acres) 433 432 433 433
% taxed as industrial 3% 2% 2% 4%



  Jamaica Plain Neponset New Market South Boston
Previous History Breweries Light manf
Auto shops
Food processing Maritime Industries
Trend Residential
Commercial
Residential
Commercial
Commercial Residential
Commercial
Available space Along
Orange line
Freeport
Alsen-Mapes
Large parcels available Along
waterfront
Transportation (Biz) Poor, only Washington I93, E/W 80 I93 I93, but
congested
Transportation (Labor) Good T &
bus
Good T &
bus access
Bus is key, T limited Bus only, T planned
Type of workforce Blue-collar High un- employment Most workers outside area Blue-collar
Number of businesses 303 102 1049 874
Number of Jobs 2,000 1,000 16,000 15,000
Total revenue $200M $500M $4B $3B
Total area (acres) 433 343 791 1154
% taxed as industrial 1% 1% 5% 6%