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188 High St, Boston, MA 02110 | MLS #72532920 | Zillow

188 High St , Boston, MA 02110 is a vacant lot listed for-sale at $4,000,000. The acres ( sq. ft.) lot listed for sale on. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. MLS # 72532920.
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Could not find a thread for this. Land for sale and it says it is fully approved for a hotel.

188 High Street is an approved, 14 story, 50 key hotel development opportunity located in the heart of Boston's Financial District. The project is approved by the Boston Planning & Development Agency and the City of Boston Zoning Board of Appeals. All appeal periods have expired. The premises currently consists of a vacant lot with approximately 1,090 square feet of land in a highly-commercialized section of Downtown Boston. The site is just steps away from the Rose Kennedy Greenway with numerous public transportation options, including the South Station transportation facility, within a short walking distance. The immediate area is lush with numerous institutions and large companies as well as tourist attractions within walking distance that are major demand drivers for additional hotel rooms.
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This thing has been out there for years. No one will be able to make the numbers work for a building of that size on a parcel that small, especially if it needs to be built and operate union.
 
Just got a facebook ad saying that this will be auctioned off. Not a great sign for this getting off the ground any time soon. Hopefully it'll get a redesign in the process
 

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This is a parcel 2 parking spots wide and about 4 spots deep? I'm thinking the owners of 190 High are the likely auction winners.
 
www.universalhub.com

Kansas developer enamored of Japanese capsule hotels wants to build one on High Street downtown

Update: The licensing board deferred its vote so it can take a look at last week's zoning-board extension on the project. The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let Chris Elsey, a developer from Manhattan, KS, build a 14-story hotel on what is now a tiny parking lot on High...
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Wharf District Council Meeting Reports: High St. Pod-Style Hotel, State St. Renovation, Pinnacle Project Update – NorthEndWaterfront.com

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Both the mayor's office and the office of City Councilor Ed Flynn opposed the proposal, citing concerns of members of the Wharf District Council. However, they did not specify what those concerns were.
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I swear we wouldn’t have electricity running to every home if NIMBYism and Thomas Edison had been contemporaries.
 
The universal hub article definitely didn't pick the most flattering screenshot to use for the guy. 😅

But anyway, I've paid like 1/3rd of that price tag or less to stay at nicer hostels..
 
The proposed developer has some unusual ideas.
www.dwell.com

In San Francisco, a Developer Proposes Packing People into Underground Pods

The 50-square-foot subterranean sleeping pods are expected to rent for $1,000 to $1,375 a month.
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^^^This was on the cusp of the pandemic, so I am quite certain the proposal has collapsed with collapsing rents in San Francisco.

His home town of Manhattan Kansas rejected a planned development.
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Anderson Village redevelopment proposal shelved - News Radio KMAN

A local developer has officially dropped plans for a multi-million dollar redevelopment of Anderson Village. Chris Elsey says the project, which would have included apartments, a hotel, retail spaces and a parking garage among other amenities is dead due to a lack of support from the City of...
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It appears he uses non-union labor. Walsh won't like that.
 
king_vibe said:
Getting rid of all these tiny parking lots is excellent!
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Agreed, great location for a hotel. For some reason I was originally thinking this was that random building next to the Mass pike vent building behind Verizon art deco tower.
 
This looks REALLY thin on Google Maps. I don't know how they can shoehorn a hotel at this location, but go for it.
 
Java King said:
This looks REALLY thin on Google Maps. I don't know how they can shoehorn a hotel at this location, but go for it.
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Seriously. I'm assuming the site cannot include the alley since the Chadwick Lead Works building has windows on that side instead of a party wall.

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From some Twitter feeds, it seems like this is currently under construction? Does anybody have a current photo?
 
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