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Boston developer plans Seaport apartment project
By Thomas Grillo
Friday, October 28, 2011


The Boston developer of the wildly successful Liberty Wharf on the waterfront has filed plans with the city for a residential complex in the Seaport District.

Cresset Development has proposed a pair of mid-rise buildings at 411 D St. that would replace a two-story industrial building, a warehouse and a parking lot with a 190 apartments on the upper floors with ground-floor retail and parking for 142 cars.

Under the plan, Cresset would build a six-story building on the north side of the 1.4-acre site and a five-story building on the south side.

Cresset has earned praise from the city and the public for the $30 million Liberty Wharf project, which includes three glass, wood and steel buildings that house Legal Harborside, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House, Temazcal Tequila Cantina and Jerry Remy’s Seaport along the water.


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By "north side" and "south side" I assume they mean he is going to subdivide the land and build a new street (which really needs to happen anyway)?

Or do they mean "north" of D St which is really "west" because it's at an angle?
 
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The article just refers to the north and south side of the entire footprint of the existing buildings and lot. The site sits directly across D Street from BCEC.

As far as I know, the proposed project takes up the entire parcel, no subdivision or new street.
 
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An unfortunate choice of location for such a project

That was one of the sites that was identified for a future 3 star -- limited service hotel -- whihc is needed to suport the BCEC as is as well as the proposed expansion
 
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Who owns the weed-strewn gravel pit just south of this?
 
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^ And that's approved too? Any word on when that will begin?

Bring enough residential onto this side of D St and the BCEC just might decide it's worthwhile to actually build out retail or cafe space on its D St side, opposite this.
 
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Not a subscriber to this news source but the title caught my attention and was hoping someone here knew more..

Cresset Development Urged To Think Bigger With So. Boston Project


It's a strange day when developers in Boston are actually told to make their projects bigger - but that's just what Cresset Development was told to consider for a development project in South Boston.
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http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news148039.html
 
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The approval comes after the developers reached a mitigation agreement with tenants of a seven-story condo building next door at 437 D St. Some of the lower-level unit owners were concerned the new construction would block their views.
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Where's the Condo building down there? I thought the brick building (that appears to be 437 D Street) was an office building that JP Morgan got a ton of tax breaks to move into.
 
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Mmm. There are multiple buildings. 437 D Is a 42-unit condo building.

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Developer blocks Seaport apartment project
By Herald Staff
Wednesday, August 22, 2012


Two real estate firms are locking horns in Massachusetts Land Court over development rights next to the convention center in South Boston.

Conroy Development of Stoughton filed a lawsuit in June challenging the city approval of Hub-based Cresset Development’s apartment complex at 411 D St., a few blocks from the waterfront, according to court records.

Conroy owns land next door that’s currently used as a parking lot but could someday become a building project that would compete for views and access.

“Despite these concerns, the best scenario is for both owners to support each other’s development,” Conroy said in a statement. “We proposed many months ago to Cresset that we agree not to sue each other. They refused.”

The Boston Redevelopment Authority approved Cresset’s $60 million project in April. Two buildings with 197 units would replace a warehouse and parking lot facing D Street.

A Cresset executive could not be reached for comment.

A BRA spokeswoman said the city is “confident our zoning decision will be upheld in court. This project will have a tremendous economic impact on our city, and we hope the lawsuit is expeditiously resolved.”


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Mike said:
Two buildings with 197 units would replace a warehouse and parking lot facing D Street.
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Would this be the Bowne building and lot? I was always thinking this was the vacant lot next to it, but obv there is no warehouse there.
 
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It is the Bowne building.
Land next to it is the plot that BCEC is taking by "friendly" eminent domain for two hotels.
 
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Demolition of the Bowne building has begun. Jersey barriers in place along D Street.


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