Midtown Hotel Redevelopment | 220 Huntington Avenue | Back Bay

kz1000ps said:
Same as it ever was

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Northeastern website still lists it as an option for student housing and the Midtown Hotel website says all rooms occupied through at least summer 2025.
 
GreenLineEnthusiast said:
Northeastern website still lists it as an option for student housing and the Midtown Hotel website says all rooms occupied through at least summer 2025.
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It has now been removed from the Northeastern housing website (8 years after admin said it was a temporary 1 year thing), however the updated hotel website now says closed for renovations and reopening as a hotel later this summer. Guess the Midtown has a few more years left in it if they're bothering to renovate.

www.midtownhotel.com

The Midtown Hotel MOD Collection by Sonesta- Boston Back Bay Hotel

The Midtown Hotel MOD Collection by Sonesta, recently re-opened, offers an exceptional stay in Boston’s Back Bay. Steps from Hynes Convention Center and the Christian Science Center, enjoy a prime location for business or leisure. Book your group today.
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Just noticed the Midtown hotel has repainted and repaired their sign. I thought this was odd until I saw the earlier post on this thread about the change of plans. Also, over the past month or so we have seen activity there (renovating rooms, repointing and delivering a lot of mechanical equipment). Our neighbors said that the plan to demolish and turn it into apartments is on a long-term hold (5 to 10 years)! In the interim, it's coming back as a hotel.
 

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St. Botolph Street said:
Just noticed the Midtown hotel has repainted and repaired their sign. I thought this was odd until I saw the earlier post on this thread about the change of plans. Also, over the past month or so we have seen activity there (renovating rooms, repointing and delivering a lot of mechanical equipment). Our neighbors said that the plan to demolish and turn it into apartments is on a long-term hold (5 to 10 years)! In the interim, it's coming back as a hotel.
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I've always really liked this building, especially the sign. Yes, it's not the highest use for this location, and I realize brutalist fans are a minority, even at ArchBoston, but the Midtown really evokes a certain time and place that is fading away.
 
HenryAlan said:
I've always really liked this building, especially the sign. Yes, it's not the highest use for this location, and I realize brutalist fans are a minority, even at ArchBoston, but the Midtown really evokes a certain time and place that is fading away.
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Ugh. Don’t start talking like this or we’ll neeeeever get rid of it!
 
Blackbird said:
Ugh. Don’t start talking like this or we’ll neeeeever get rid of it!
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Don't get me wrong -- I favored the proposed development. But I'd rather it be something that retained at least some small element of the Midtown in the design.
 
Swung by here yesterday...it looks like ownership installed a new entrance canopy and added a decorative painting scheme to a small portion of the exterior. I don't know what the lobby looked like previously but at the very least it looks to have been refurbished. The desk clerk confirmed that the plan to demolish the building is now dead, but didn't give any further details.





 
mssrro said:
Swung by here yesterday...it looks like ownership installed a new entrance canopy and added a decorative painting scheme to a small portion of the exterior. I don't know what the lobby looked like previously but at the very least it looks to have been refurbished. The desk clerk confirmed that the plan to demolish the building is now dead, but didn't give any further details.





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Nice mid-century modern. Not a lot of those around.
 
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