Dorchester Housing Project Title Clouded by Fraud Suit

Buyers and neighbors near 75 Morrissey Blvd. should check property records and watch the November 16 hearing before relying on the site's status.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Commercial

Dorchester Housing Project Title Clouded by Fraud Suit

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A Suffolk Superior Land Court judge granted Copper Mill's request for a memorandum of lis pendens on the 75 Morrissey Blvd. property in Dorchester, a public notice warning that litigation could affect the property's title. The filing follows Copper Mill's fraud allegations against the property's owners, who cancelled their purchase and sales agreement in June.

Why it matters

For Boston-area neighbors and prospective buyers, a lis pendens means the property's ownership and development path are clouded until the dispute is resolved, which can delay the 750-unit housing project planned for the site. The case also touches the community mitigation agreement that Copper Mill reached with the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association, so the outcome could affect the neighborhood benefits attached to the development.

The project covers 750 units in two high-rise buildings, a 23,900-square-foot community park, and roadway improvements, with a $750,000 mitigation payment to the neighborhood. The court granted the lis pendens on October 27, and a related fraud case is pending in Suffolk Superior Court Civil Division.

The players

Copper Mill

The developer behind the 750-unit Phase 1 project at 75 Morrissey Blvd., which brought the fraud suit and secured the lis pendens.

Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association

The Dorchester neighborhood group that holds a mitigation agreement with Copper Mill, including a $750,000 payment to the neighborhood.

Goodwin Proctor

The law firm representing the property owners, whose attorney Brian Cook opposed the lis pendens and filed a motion to dismiss.

Pactolus

A global private equity company based in Virginia and named as a defendant in Copper Mill's fraud suit.

POB Capital

A Chicago company named as a defendant in Copper Mill's fraud suit over the 75 Morrissey Blvd. property.

The details

Copper Mill secured the notice by filing a motion in Suffolk Superior Land Court, and Judge Sarah Turano-Flores granted it within a day. The lis pendens is recorded against the deed so that anyone checking title sees that the property is subject to pending litigation. Copper Mill filed suit against POB Capital of Chicago and Pactolus, a global private equity company of Virginia, seeking a return to the original purchase and sales agreement. Goodwin Proctor attorney Brian Cook, representing the owners, has opposed the notice and filed a special motion to dismiss the case and remove it.

August 2025: Phase 1 of the project was approved.
June: The owners cancelled the purchase and sales agreement.
October 2026: Copper Mill filed suit against POB Capital and Pactolus.
October 27, 2026: The court allowed Copper Mill's lis pendens motion.
November 16, 2026: A hearing is scheduled on the special motion to dismiss and removal of the lis pendens.

The Home Front

Lis pendens notices are a standard tool in Massachusetts land court disputes, and their use here shows how a recorded litigation notice can hold up a multi-phase housing project in Dorchester. The case lands amid the city's ongoing push for new housing units, where neighborhood mitigation agreements like the Columbia Savin Hill deal are increasingly part of major approvals.

If you are considering buying near 75 Morrissey Blvd. or a nearby Dorchester property, check the title record for the lis pendens before committing, and confirm the status with a licensed real estate attorney or your lender. Keep an eye on the November 16 hearing, since the outcome will determine whether the notice remains recorded against the property.

The takeaway

A recorded lis pendens can stall a development and cloud title long before any fraud claim is decided, so anyone following a Boston project should check public land court and deed records. Keep a copy of any purchase and sales agreement and related notices on file, and consult a licensed real estate attorney before relying on a disputed property's status.

What happens next

The court will hear the special motion to dismiss and the request to remove the lis pendens on November 16, 2026, which could determine whether the notice stays on the property.