Seaport - new (unnamed) hotel gets approval

[citydweller]

New hotel approved in Boston’s Seaport District near Thomas M. Menino Convention Center

BOSTON — The construction of a new hotel has been approved in Boston's Seaport District on Anchor Street, across from the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center.

www.boston25news.com

and

A $110 million hotel is coming to Boston’s Seaport - The Boston Globe

When construction on the new hotel is complete, the project and two nearby properties will have 968 rooms combined.

www.bostonglobe.com

Details are lacking but here's the only rendering that I could find

 

[NorthshoreCity]

Looks like the updated rendering for this project:

Aloft & Element Phase 2 | 391 D Street | SBW

The Proponent seeks to further revitalize and activate the Project Site as the second phase of development under the PDA, with the construction of a new fifteen (15) story, 438-room hotel of approximately 160,000 gross square feet (the “Proposed Project”)...

archboston.com

 

[stick n move]

Looks like the updated rendering for this project:

Aloft & Element Phase 2 | 391 D Street | SBW

The Proponent seeks to further revitalize and activate the Project Site as the second phase of development under the PDA, with the construction of a new fifteen (15) story, 438-room hotel of approximately 160,000 gross square feet (the “Proposed Project”)...

archboston.com

I had posted it here, but come to find out theres a separate thread as u showed above.

MCCA Hotels: Aloft & Element | 371-401 D Street | South Boston

Both hotels now open. I believe that XYZ bar has not opened, yet. As of now, it will be beer and wine; it's petitioning for a full liquor license.

archboston.com

Can a mod move the phase 2 posts over to the phase 2 thread? Also move the posts from here and delete this thread.

 

[Czervik.Construction]

It's a trap! That's not a hotel, that's a lab building in disguise.

 

[TC_zoid]

I had some friends from CA visiting and so put them up at the Aloft here last September. This area is quite dynamic. The lawn on D (change that name please) across is an almost unbelievable and safe space to play, etc. when you have kids. It's also a short and fun walk from here into the Seaport core (love that Amazon green space) and rideshares are short and easy to anywhere in Back Bay or the North End. And the airport? You can walk to the Silver Line from this area and in 10 minutes be at your terminal. We'll be back.

 

[Vivanna]

I had some friends from CA visiting and so put them up at the Aloft here last September. This area is quite dynamic. The lawn on D (change that name please) across is an almost unbelievable and safe space to play, etc. when you have kids. It's also a short and fun walk from here into the Seaport core (love that Amazon green space) and rideshares are short and easy to anywhere in Back Bay or the North End. And the airport? You can walk to the Silver Line from this area and in 10 minutes be at your terminal. We'll be back.

The lawn on D (change that name please) Any suggestions

 

[TC_zoid]

The lawn on D (change that name please) Any suggestions

D'lawn

 

[JumboBuc]

The lawn on D (change that name please) Any suggestions

Counterpoint: The Lawn on D has been wildly successful beyond anybody's imagination, and its branding (including its name) has been a key part of that. It was a strip of grass next to a convention center in an industrial stretch of empty parking lots, but it still became one of the most activated spaces in the city. Even the apartments and hotels that opened up across the street from it used the lawn as a selling point. And there was a good years-long stretch before COVID when any straight male on a dating app in Boston couldn't go more than 5 swipes without seeing a girl on one of those big swings.

It would have been so easy to call this something like "Menino Park" (or even "D Street Park") but those names would not have fit as perfectly with its moment in time and would have run against its success.

It's been over 10 years and clearly its peak popularity has passed, but it had a great run while it lasted!