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Recent Commercial and Multi Residential BRA Approvals The Innovation District is an area on the South Boston Waterfront focused on attracting startup companies and innovation industries.
new public art and $250,000 to the Friends of Copley Square. The development team includes developer Simon Property Group, development project manager Collaborative Partners, and Elkus Manfredi Architects.
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Charlestown The renovation of existing parking and office facilities at 40 Warren Street will create new housing for Charlestown. The refaced and updated mixed-use building will have 3,000sf of ground floor retail, 14 residential units, including two affordable units, and 14 parking spaces. The project underwent a thorough community process with the Charlestown Neighborhood Council. Over the past year, the Council refined the development proposal with BRA design staff. Total project cost: $10 million Total square footage: 13,156sf The project will create 30 construction jobs. The development team includes Nova Partners and architect Hresko Associates, Inc. Boston 319 A Street Rear will continue the transformation of the Innovation District into Boston’s next great neighborhood. The $100 million project will turn
319 A Street Rear a five-story warehouse into a 20-story 257,000sf residential building with 202 residences, including 22 affordable units. The project also includes 56,000sf of parking, approximately 96 spaces. The façade will undergo slight alterations, and the floor-to-ceiling heights of the existing building will be increased. Archon Group and Gerding Edlen Development will create 27 innovation housing units at 63 Melcher Street, including five that are affordable. The innovation units will be small with flexible layouts and share a common area. The building will have 11 additional units including five affordable artist live/ work units and six market-rate residences on the top floor. The development team includes Archon Group and Gerding Edlen Development, Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Epsilon Associates, architects James Gray and BK Boley of ADD, Inc.
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Copley Place Expansion Boston Copley Place, a $500 million private investment, will put 1,700 construction workers back on the job. The new project will build on the strengths of the existing Copley Place complex at Stuart and Dartmouth Streets and infuse an already successful retail destination with mixed-use development. The expansion includes 75,000sf of new retail, restaurant space, and a public atrium. A 40,000sf addition will be made to the existing 115,000sf Neiman Marcus retail space, and 670,000sf of new residential space will be constructed. Approximately 785,000 of new square footage will be added to the existing building. The approximately 318 residential units will be housed in a slender 47-story tower, which will be the tallest residential building in Boston, at 625 feet. The developer, Simon Property Group, will create 48 new affordable housing units, including 10 on site. The existing building at Copley Place consists of parking, three levels of retail, and seven floors of office space. The new design will transform the brick-paved plaza entrance to Neiman Marcus into a multi-story atrium with a glass façade welcoming pedestrians into an indoor garden and channeling visitors to the retail stores. Simon Property Group has committed to developing a landscaping plan for the Southwest Corridor Park that incorporates active uses along with a $250,000 contribution to the park. The developer has also committed up to $1 million towards
1282 Boylston Boston 1282 Boylston Street will continue the transformation of the corridor into a pedestrian-friendly destination for retail, business, and residential uses. The 331,000sf project that will be developed by The Abbey Group will replace an underutilized surface parking lot with 12,000sf of ground-floor retail space, 88,000sf of office space, a 295-space below grade parking garage, and 210 housing units, including 21 affordable units. The $150 million project will include a 2,700sf ground floor community center furnished with computers and presentation equipment that will be maintained by the building management and available for use by the neighborhood. Substantial investment in the reconstruction of the sidewalks in front of 1282 Boylston will include highquality paving materials, landscaping, and lighting. The development team includes the Abbey Group, architects, and Bruner/Cott and Associates. Boston Phase 1 of the Pier 4 project, a three phase project located on 9.5 acres. Phase 1 is a $150 million project that will transform an existing restaurant, patio, surface parking, and deteriorating pier into a mixed-use complex with 625,000sf of residential space, 20,000sf of public civic Continued on next page
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