Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

Vivanna said:
Wow, that's a big vote of confidence in the economy, Covid be damned!
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Low interest rates, and the stock market is doing fairly well.

Still office space, retail, and hotel are the last things that i'd expect developers to be building right now.
 
How hard would it to be repurpose commercial real estate as residential in says 2 years time mid-construction if say it doesn't look like the office market is recovering? Obviously you'd have to run it through the city permitting process.
 
I'm floored that this is happening. Article and the render both indicate it will include the west-side entrance to Hynes station. I'm curious if that will include elevator access to the station as well.
 
I mean, when is this going to open? 2022? Later? I don’t think Covid is going to be a significant factor by the time this is done. The financing seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Skate to where the puck is going to be...right? Hotels are in trouble today, but probably not years down the line. The commercial component might be iffy, but I’m not sold on the WFH thing. If commercial space clears out of companies that don’t benefit from being in the CBD, there are other companies lined up to pounce on the available space.
 
I'm surprised this thread isn't getting more posts. This is great news for the local economy in light of the everything that has occurred the past 6 months. I like the scale of the project and the design / renderings of the buildings as well. Very excited to see this one get started.
 
Trees are all cut down and you now can realize how big the site is. Already feels much more urban with no trees!
 
did they cut down the ones in the sidewalk planters? Hopefully not
 
cjbski said:
Trees are all cut down and you now can realize how big the site is. Already feels much more urban with no trees!
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I have half a mind to ride down there and take some pictures! Can't wait to see.
 
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JeffDowntown said:
This is going to be one of the most impactful streetscape changes in decades in Boston.
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I've always felt like this really should be one of the premier "squares" in the city once parcels 12, 13 (Viola) and eventually 15 close off the highway (would love to see Berklee bring back their concept for something at the southeast corner of the intersection and added excited if something cool comes to the Hynes parcel!). Intersection of two of the major commercial streets in the area, point where Fenway, Back Bay and to some extent South End neighborhoods meet, significant transit station and on top of all that its right in between Newbury street shopping corridor and the Prudential Center. This area has great potential and I'm very excited to see this project start to move forward. The square itself doesn't really have a defining name but the location is incredible.
 
While I'm over the moon to see this project go up, Parcel 13 will really need to materialize for this location to feel like a proper square imo. The noise and ambiance from the Pike is too damn strong from both sides here. Has there been any movement on that?

I too see the huge potential for a new premier location. My pipe dream would be to see Mass Ave get a street car line running down it from Central to Symphony at least. Clear up the bus stop clog that occurs there now. Honestly would love a full on replacement of the 1 Bus with a new transit line because it's such a major artery in the area. And the bigger dream of a true urban ring to fix the N-S divide seems too impossible.
 
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Deetroyt said:
The square itself doesn't really have a defining name but the location is incredible.
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A name can always be given once all the projects are completed. “Mel King Square”, “Menino Square”, “Ortiz Square”, or “Obama Square” maybe? The Hynes station could be renamed to match the square especially since the convention center may be sold by the time the square is built out.
 
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