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Updated plans propose a bigger boutique hotel going up in long-undeveloped Teele Square ‘Pit’​

“A proposal to develop a long-empty “Pit” has returned to Somerville’s Teele Square, now a political issue in City Council elections for a neighborhood eager to see improvement after years of frustration.

Plans for a 75-room hotel approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals in 2018 didn’t come together despite excavation being announced in 2022. Updated plans for the site shown at a May 28 public meeting with property manager Binoj Pradhan and then-Ward 7 councilor Judy Pineda Neufeld show an expansion to eight stories from six, now with 99 rooms, valet parking and ground- and top-floor restaurants.

“With the increased cost of land and construction, unfortunately the only direction to go to make these projects viable often is vertically,” said Will Chalfant of Khalsa Design. The architectural firm is working with Anuj Pradhan and the 1154 Broadway Realty Trust, the property’s owners since 2015. The Pradhans are brothers.

The hotel would be “backed by Hilton” but be a “boutique hotel,” Chalfant said.
Documentation has been submitted to reinitiate the permitting process; a presubmittal meeting will be scheduled, likely followed by a formal application, the owners said………”

Updated plans propose a bigger boutique hotel going up in long-undeveloped Teele Square 'Pit' - Cambridge Day

A proposal to develop a long-empty “Pit” into a hotel has returned to Somerville’s Teele Square. it's now a political issue for a neighborhood eager to see improvement after years of frustration.

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[type001]

Um, it’s not boutique anymore, And probably really wasn’t in the first iteration.

 

[stick n move]

Um, it’s not boutique anymore, And probably really wasn’t in the first iteration.

Yea I was just going to put hilton for obvious reasons, but came across this quote in the article:

“The hotel would be “backed by Hilton” but be a “boutique hotel,” Chalfant said.”

So I just said screw it, for now ill go with what they said.. and Ill change it later if need be.

 

[type001]

Oh, that wasn’t a shot at you, Stick. Just to be clear. I was referring to the article itself.

 

[stick n move]

No worries I didnt take it as a shot, I wrestled with the same thing when I was making the title of the thread because it clearly says hilton on the building but they really wanted to point out that its a boutique hotel, so I was like alright then boutique it is.