Hood Business Park | 480-570 Rutherford Avenue | Charlestown

I wonder if it would be possible in the future to demolish the garage and replace the garage floors in the tower with office floors and retrofit the bottom half of the tower.
 
Hate to bump, but I don't usually pass by this in the dark/evening light - this building is still completely empty. There doesn't appear to be a single tenant in this. Can't imagine they're faring well on the financials here...
 
I see this building relatively often, and I honestly thought it was incomplete. Hopefully the parking-garage heads at that development company are losing their shirts!
 
The pic above is a little deceptive due to the distance/lighting. I know it's a box shape, but I think the building is actually pretty cool - the way the light reflects off the facade is cool. Waves of orange and black. And the owner has done a nice job of activating that area with new businesses like Landry's bike shop, some restaurants, and Urban Wild (bowling + live music venue + restaurant/bar with multiple different sections including a nice outdoor area - tons of families there with kids during the earlier hours and then young adult crowd after so they've successfully marketed themselves to multiple types of crowds). Most new developments try to build a couple big restaurant spaces on the ground floor and lease them to generic chains. Getting a great bike shop to go in as well as a venue space was pretty cool.
Longfellow said:
I see this building relatively often, and I honestly thought it was incomplete. Hopefully the parking-garage heads at that development company are losing their shirts
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Rhino said:
The pic above is a little deceptive due to the distance/lighting. I know it's a box shape, but I think the building is actually pretty cool - the way the light reflects off the facade is cool. Waves of orange and black. And the owner has done a nice job of activating that area with new businesses like Landry's bike shop, some restaurants, and Urban Wild (bowling + live music venue + restaurant/bar with multiple different sections including a nice outdoor area - tons of families there with kids during the earlier hours and then young adult crowd after so they've successfully marketed themselves to multiple types of crowds). Most new developments try to build a couple big restaurant spaces on the ground floor and lease them to generic chains. Getting a great bike shop to go in as well as a venue space was pretty cool.
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I also like it. When you're in the Sullivan square area all you see is the top half and the way the facade changes as you move is cool. The new lab in this development is surprisingly visually pleasing too. With a few more buildings and a redo of Rutherford with green space this area will really add to Charlestown. Hoping they build a good walking connection.
 
real_EthanHunt said:
more activation:

Boston's Wicked Haunt Fest | Halloween

www.bostonswickedhauntfest.com www.bostonswickedhauntfest.com
winter market is planned for next
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Yep, they do lots of activation and that halloween event is a great example. Also recurring outdoor movie nights. Even turning one of the parcels planned for temporary development into a huge dog park was a great move - benefits the community and brings more people over there. The new children's store there was another great retail lease signing - beautiful store that brings families there.
 
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