The next project of the Fenway Community Development Corporation (CDC) has taken a step toward reality, seeing few objections from stakeholders and abutters at its first proper public meeting.

The proposal to tear down the building at 112 Queensberry Street held a public forum on June 18, proceeding without any major hiccoughs.

Today the property is occupied by a defunct laundromat. Though the past use has left some minor contamination in the earth, the Fenway CDC envisions it as a 24-unit housing block with a mix of 11 studios and 13 single bedroom apartments.

Architecture firm EMBARC has drawn up plans for a 19,600 square foot building, with 12,500 of that taken up by residential space. The more detailed plans it shared at the public meeting show a brick facade with a metal roof for the top floor, though they’ve drawn back the metal a bit, so the bricks stay in line with the existing skyline.

The building wouldn’t violate the area’s height zoning but would need a variance from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for its floor area ratio. Its open space in particular is also a departure, averaging just 28 square feet per unit against the 100 minimum.

While the development has no parking included, that’s not required for an affordable housing project. Planners have instead opted to include storage space for 18 resident bicycles.

City Councilor Sharon Durkan’s office submitted comment in support of the proposal, noting the CDC’s success developing Burbank Terrace’s 27 affordable housing units.

“The Fenway CDC has proven itself to be an effective and reliable affordable housing developer, who supports their residents in the Fenway with a host of services from food access to job training. The relentless and rapid increase in housing costs threatens economic and cultural diversity across our city,” it read.

An attorney representing the Copley Group, which manages the immediate abutter 98-106 Queensberry Street, was a bit more skeptical. They requested further information about extant permits for the site and further meetings about the minutiae of the project, which the CDC was amenable to.

“As a Fenway resident living two blocks from the site, I’m definitely in support of this proposal.

Partially because I’ve been an active member of the CDC for many years and I’m happy to see them continue to address housing affordability in the city. I’m also very happy to see the environmental measures taken in these plans,” said Steve Wolf, a resident heavily involved in civic planning activities.

With no real objections at this point from residents and stakeholders, the path seems clear for the CDC to continue its 61-year track record of providing the Fenway with affordable housing. Today its portfolio manages 555 affordable units across 11 properties, with another 139 in various stages of development. It’s new executive director Steven Farrell arrived in his role this year after spending a decade forwarding affordable housing as the CFO of Metro Housing|Boston.

The public comment period for the project closes on June 25, with the CDC aiming for a BPDA Board vote in July. The ZBA would take until August or September. Applications for government funding should wrap up by early 2025 with construction beginning in the first half of 2026.