401 Park Drive (née Landmark Center) | Fenway

[BeeLine]

IMG_2373 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_2371 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_2370 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[kingofsheeba]

 

[ccole]

Looks like the crane for this project is up (as seen from the BU Bridge/Comm. Ave. intersection).

 

[kingofsheeba]

Oh, I almost forgot. Better late than never. #yesterday

 

[Boston02124]

 

[Reznor]

The Boston Sports Club in Landmark Center has closed permanently as of this week.

 

[Boston02124]

The Boston Sports Club in Landmark Center has closed permanently as of this week.

The one in Watertown closed too I’m back working out in my basement

 

[cjbski]

Good - they are an awful company. They need to be taken over by a responsible business who won't gouge/illegally act with their customers.

 

[Javier]

 

[theSil]

I’m really excited for this one. Nice materials and I think it’s going to give Brookline Ave a considerably more dramatic canyon effect.

 

[Equilibria]

Samuels is selling to Alexandria:

Developer buying Fenway’s Landmark Center in $1.52b deal - The Boston Globe

Alexandria Real Estate Equities plans to continue developing the former Sears complex as a hub for life science companies.

www.bostonglobe.com

I feel like this isn't great for the prospects for retail or housing at the site. Alexandria isn't in the business of landlording for REI or Regal.

 

[stefal]

Samuels is selling to Alexandria:

Developer buying Fenway’s Landmark Center in $1.52b deal - The Boston Globe

Alexandria Real Estate Equities plans to continue developing the former Sears complex as a hub for life science companies.

www.bostonglobe.com

I feel like this isn't great for the prospects for retail or housing at the site. Alexandria isn't in the business of landlording for REI or Regal.

Long term, perhaps, but the Globe mentioned that Alexandra's going to be acting as an asset manager, essentially replacing JP Morgan. Samuel's will still be handling site operations and development. Alexandria will probably force more lab space, but I can't imagine them saying no to the retail agreements already in place, at least for the time being.

 

[JumboBuc]

Long term, perhaps, but the Globe mentioned that Alexandra's going to be acting as an asset manager, essentially replacing JP Morgan. Samuel's will still be handling site operations and development. Alexandria will probably force more lab space, but I can't imagine them saying no to the retail agreements already in place, at least for the time being.

Also interesting that the Globe referred to it as a "three-building" complex.

I suspect that Alexandria being on board won't change much in the existing 401 Park building or in the currently-UC lab building, but maybe this will push a future Phase III (where the BBB is now next to the GL station) towards lab rather than another use.

 

[Suffolk 83]

Samuels is selling to Alexandria:

Developer buying Fenway’s Landmark Center in $1.52b deal - The Boston Globe

Alexandria Real Estate Equities plans to continue developing the former Sears complex as a hub for life science companies.

www.bostonglobe.com

I feel like this isn't great for the prospects for retail or housing at the site. Alexandria isn't in the business of landlording for REI or Regal.

Regal was already done here. Pandemic victim

 

[DZH22]

No idea what the status is of this one but there's the big yellow crane for it. 2/5 from Somerville.

IMG_6601 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[Dodocogon]

Crane's been busy, even in the snow. Been interesting to watch after moving in with this view.

 

[Massachoicetts]

Crane's been busy, even in the snow. Been interesting to watch after moving in with this view.

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Quite the viewer you have from the Pierce!

 

[Dodocogon]

Got a notice today that steel is getting delivered and will start going up next week - core has risen about 7 stories in the past few weeks.

 

[DigitalSciGuy]

First photo is from Friday. Second is from today. Looking forward to seeing how the new building complements/contrasts Landmark Center from this angle.

 

[ccole]

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