Chinatown

Boston's Chinatown is one of the largest and most ethnically Chinese Chinatowns in the country. Located close to Downtown, Chinatown has good transit connections and many Hubway (bikeshare) stops. A few surface parking lots exist, but other than that, the neighborhood has no vacant lots, or abandoned buildings. As far as buildings go, mostly older 5-7 story buildings dominate, many of which are mixed use, but some are purely residential or multistory commercial. Of the newer buildings, mostly 2-3 story multistory commercial dominate. The "entrance" to Chinatown is at the corner of Beach and Hudson Streets, where the Chinatown Gate, or Paifang, and a small but crowded park can be found. Transit-wise, the Orange Line, Green Line, Silver Line, and Red Line all have stations in or nearby the neighborhood. In addition to these three lines, several frequent and infrequent bus routes serve the neighborhood as well, but no key bus routes currently serve the neighborhood. All in all, a pretty great neighborhood, with a lot of potential. However, due to its proximity to Downtown, if nothing is done soon, Chinatown may eventually push out its ethnic Chinese due to gentrification.

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