80-100 Smith Street | Mission Hill

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17-story apartment building could rise down the hill from the church that gave Mission Hill its name

17-story apartment building could rise down the hill from the church that gave Mission Hill its name

A developer says it will soon file plans with the BPDA for a two-building complex on Smith Street on Mission Hill on land that was originally part of the campus for the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - also known as Mission Church, up on Tremont Street. Read more.

www.universalhub.com

 

[sm89]

I believe this is the former proposal that they reference: Basilica Court | Boston Planning & Development Agency (bostonplans.org)

Approved in 2005 and never built.. BRA approves plan for Basilica Court - Boston Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

 

[DrFreewind]

here's a great look at the inside of St Alphonsus Hall https://opacity.us/image10687_organic.htm

 

[sm89]

here's a great look at the inside of St Alphonsus Hall https://opacity.us/image10687_organic.htm

Unfortunately shortly after the previous proposal was approved, they stripped it for demo

https://flic.kr/p/7rjfy9

https://flic.kr/p/faMWdU

 

[found5dollar]

^ what I wouldn't give to get to work on a theater piece in that space.

 

[RandomWalk]

They should use the space to re-stage Sleep No More.

 

[found5dollar]

They should use the space to re-stage Sleep No More.

I work with a company that is a direct competitor to the producers of Sleep No More so I will just kindly respond to this with a "no"

 

[Equilibria]

NPC: https://bpda.app.box.com/s/e2azxr59ja3j8gs64ghow0oop5gg3ujv

 

[curcuas]

Love the look

 

[FK4]

Fabulous

 

[Czervik.Construction]

So if I am orienting this correctly, this will sort of create a St. Alphonsus street wall?

 

[dhawkins]

Story in Universal Hub today relevant to this project. The developer has had this project on the books since 2003, that's when the property was bought anyway. This project may have started before the harbor garage and the millennium tower projects.

 

[DwnTwnr]

Story in Universal Hub today relevant to this project. The developer has had this project on the books since 2003, that's when the property was bought anyway. This project may have started before the harbor garage and the millennium tower projects.

Yes, after the approval in 2005 they've just sat on it until this year. Really missed out on the recent boom. Financing must be much harder now so I have to wonder if this will ever get built.

 

[stick n move]

Updated design:
























Previous design

https://bpda.app.box.com/s/89d49l6trj2apxprricir9588xzbfdg6

 

[stick n move]

New bcdc presentation, not really any changes since last month.

https://bpda.app.box.com/s/koigx01uzqjwq2cwqaih0qg7xdmd8y1o

 

[stick n move]

-Approved

https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/80-100-smith-street
(BPDA board link isnt clickable yet, but its there.)

Most recent presentation.
https://bpda.app.box.com/s/cpg08ussfbsclgm8naz0yavbpfbnbr4c

Smaller building changed a bit (for the worse imo.)

Previous:

 

[RandomWalk]

The penchant for fewer, larger, glazing units is tiresome. The original design was more timeless and human scaled.

 

[Wiltonion]

-Approved

https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/80-100-smith-street
(BPDA board link isnt clickable yet, but its there.)

Most recent presentation.
https://bpda.app.box.com/s/cpg08ussfbsclgm8naz0yavbpfbnbr4c

Smaller building changed a bit (for the worse imo.)
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Previous:

Unfortunately, this was not approved at the BPDA meeting last week. The Board was “disturbed” by the letters from the community alleging that they were not heard and not treated with respect. The Board voted to table the NPC to at least the next month to allow the developer to rebuild trust with the community.

 

[Jeremi]

Unfortunately, this was not approved at the BPDA meeting last week. The Board was “disturbed” by the letters from the community alleging that they were not heard and not treated with respect. The Board voted to table the NPC to at least the next month to allow the developer to rebuild trust with the community.

What a pathetic city.

 

[stick n move]

Unfortunately, this was not approved at the BPDA meeting last week. The Board was “disturbed” by the letters from the community alleging that they were not heard and not treated with respect. The Board voted to table the NPC to at least the next month to allow the developer to rebuild trust with the community.

Oh ok, thats weird that they updated the site to say approved if it is in fact not. I do see though that now that the approval npc is clickable and can be viewed that it says tabled on the document. Weird way of going about it.

https://bpda.app.box.com/s/x9195fvl8cfp29kpsn1yrrs1comus7il