Troy Boston (formerly Albany St Hotel) | 275 Albany Street | South End
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The BRA says construction will begin 1st qtr 2012, completion 1st qtr 2014. I interpret to mean if financing is available and there is demand. I have the feeling, hope, that developers have learned to get all the approvals in advance and then build when the economy is good. I've seen too many proposals announced during a boom only to disappear in the following recession because the process takes so long.
The extended stay hotel will target exhibitors at the convention center who need to be in Boston to set up before the show and stay after to dismantle their exhibits.
The BRA says construction will begin 1st qtr 2012, completion 1st qtr 2014. I interpret to mean if financing is available and there is demand. I have the feeling, hope, that developers have learned to get all the approvals in advance and then build when the economy is good. I've seen too many proposals announced during a boom only to disappear in the following recession because the process takes so long.
The extended stay hotel will target exhibitors at the convention center who need to be in Boston to set up before the show and stay after to dismantle their exhibits.
http://bostonredevelopmentauthority...08/125-million-new-408-room-hotel-coming.html
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Me too actually... more excited to see this go up than Liberty Mutual.
Me too actually... more excited to see this go up than Liberty Mutual.
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I don't know. This development is limited by the fact that it's surrounded by an elevated highway, a huge gas station and Boston's homeless capital. No matter how well it's designed, at street level it will always be compromised by the groups of tweakers milling around outside looking for their next fix.
I don't know. This development is limited by the fact that it's surrounded by an elevated highway, a huge gas station and Boston's homeless capital. No matter how well it's designed, at street level it will always be compromised by the groups of tweakers milling around outside looking for their next fix.
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I feel like Normandy is taking a big gamble here, and that makes the project more exciting. Lending is tough, the neighborhood still has issues, and the design is modern (it will bookend the McAllen on the other side of 93 quite well). I have to give them huge points for taking the chance here, and to bridge some of the gap between Southie and South End. Maybe more will follow their lead if successful?
Counter that with Liberty who is building Saltonstall 2013, taking huge tax breaks to do it, and dosn't really contribute anything new, or vital, to that neighborhood.
I feel like Normandy is taking a big gamble here, and that makes the project more exciting. Lending is tough, the neighborhood still has issues, and the design is modern (it will bookend the McAllen on the other side of 93 quite well). I have to give them huge points for taking the chance here, and to bridge some of the gap between Southie and South End. Maybe more will follow their lead if successful?
Counter that with Liberty who is building Saltonstall 2013, taking huge tax breaks to do it, and dosn't really contribute anything new, or vital, to that neighborhood.
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There is no gamble here. This is the next big area to be developed, tons of empty lots and few owners. That's why the BRA is studying this area:
http://www.bostonredevelopmentautho...nitsIndividual.asp?action=ViewInit&InitID=135
I've attended every meeting so far
There is no gamble here. This is the next big area to be developed, tons of empty lots and few owners. That's why the BRA is studying this area:
http://www.bostonredevelopmentautho...nitsIndividual.asp?action=ViewInit&InitID=135
I've attended every meeting so far
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Odd comment. They've been calling the Seaport the "next big area to be developed" for 30 years. Literally. It's on the water, close to downtown, on the highway, minutes from the airport. And we've got a couple ugly boxes and a hotel that is so successful that the city wants to subsidize the next one. That's how little a gamble it's been.
Odd comment. They've been calling the Seaport the "next big area to be developed" for 30 years. Literally. It's on the water, close to downtown, on the highway, minutes from the airport. And we've got a couple ugly boxes and a hotel that is so successful that the city wants to subsidize the next one. That's how little a gamble it's been.
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This area has all the same issues as North Point only with the added bonus of the Pine Street Inn's overpopulation milling about. Somehow I think other often ignore areas of the city are going to experience a yuppie gentrification boom before this forlorn area ever does.
This area has all the same issues as North Point only with the added bonus of the Pine Street Inn's overpopulation milling about. Somehow I think other often ignore areas of the city are going to experience a yuppie gentrification boom before this forlorn area ever does.
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Isn't it more between the South End and Chinatown or the South End and South Boston? And even that's being generous because you've got to go over the Pike to get to Chinatown and under I-93 then over the rail depot to get to Southie. But I do agree that it will benefit from it's association with the South End.
Isn't it more between the South End and Chinatown or the South End and South Boston? And even that's being generous because you've got to go over the Pike to get to Chinatown and under I-93 then over the rail depot to get to Southie. But I do agree that it will benefit from it's association with the South End.
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SoWa seems to do fine with the Pine Street Inn in its midst, but this Albany Street area also has the additional blighting influences of the elevated I-93, very busy on- and off-ramps, and railroad yards. That's a lot to overcome.
SoWa seems to do fine with the Pine Street Inn in its midst, but this Albany Street area also has the additional blighting influences of the elevated I-93, very busy on- and off-ramps, and railroad yards. That's a lot to overcome.
Re: new hotel proposed- 275 Albany St
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...sJDR2iXfENaFRZDzK/story.html?s_campaign=sm_tw
http://boston.curbed.com/archives/2012/08/habemus-details-the-10block-lot.php
A New Jersey developer is proposing to build an apartment tower and hotel next to the former Boston Herald headquarters, one of several large-scale projects that would transform a scrubby section of the South End.
Normandy Real Estate Partners is finalizing plans for 220 apartments and 325 hotel rooms on the rectangular lot at 275 Albany St. The apartment tower could be as tall as 18 stories, adding a new level of height to the area that would also offer views of the downtown skyline and the Seaport District. The hotel, whose operator has not been named, would be 11 stories.
Normandy’s proposal, which includes retail stores at ground level, revises a prior plan to build 408 hotel rooms on the property. The land is situated in 10-block area between Washington and Albany streets that has attracted other redevelopment proposals. Normandy, which previously developed the Ames Hotel in Downtown Crossing and several other projects in the region, said its proposal will bring pedestrian traffic and even outdoor dining to desolate sections of Traveler, East Berkeley, and Albany streets.
“The project will energize and enliven the area,” the company wrote in a project outline obtained by the Globe. “It will also serve as a buffer between the imposing hulk of the Southeast Expressway and the historic South End neighborhood.”
The project still needs approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority, which recently revised building guidelines in the area to encourage high-density redevelopment with a mix of stores, residences, and offices. Normandy hopes to begin construction in the first half of 2013.
‘The proximity to public transportation and now a supermarket makes it very attractive location.’
The project is adjacent to the former Herald property, where National Development is planning to build a mixed-use complex called the Ink Block. That project will include 475 apartments, a 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods grocery, and other shops and restaurants.
Several other building proposals are also beginning to take shape in the surrounding area. Nordblom Co. of Burlington is planning the construction of a residential and retail complex at a 2-acre site on Harrison Avenue previously occupied by Graybar Electronics. At the corner of East Berkeley and Washington streets, developer Ronald Druker is considering a project that could include residences, office space, and retail shops.
“The future is very, very bright in this part of the South End,” Druker said Wednesday. “The proximity to public transportation and now a supermarket makes it very attractive location.”
The Normandy project would include the reconstruction of sidewalks around the circumference of the property, adding landscaping and additional room for cafe tables, benches, and other upgrades. The buildings would wrap around a 165-space parking garage.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...sJDR2iXfENaFRZDzK/story.html?s_campaign=sm_tw
http://boston.curbed.com/archives/2012/08/habemus-details-the-10block-lot.php
A New Jersey developer is proposing to build an apartment tower and hotel next to the former Boston Herald headquarters, one of several large-scale projects that would transform a scrubby section of the South End.
Normandy Real Estate Partners is finalizing plans for 220 apartments and 325 hotel rooms on the rectangular lot at 275 Albany St. The apartment tower could be as tall as 18 stories, adding a new level of height to the area that would also offer views of the downtown skyline and the Seaport District. The hotel, whose operator has not been named, would be 11 stories.
Normandy’s proposal, which includes retail stores at ground level, revises a prior plan to build 408 hotel rooms on the property. The land is situated in 10-block area between Washington and Albany streets that has attracted other redevelopment proposals. Normandy, which previously developed the Ames Hotel in Downtown Crossing and several other projects in the region, said its proposal will bring pedestrian traffic and even outdoor dining to desolate sections of Traveler, East Berkeley, and Albany streets.
“The project will energize and enliven the area,” the company wrote in a project outline obtained by the Globe. “It will also serve as a buffer between the imposing hulk of the Southeast Expressway and the historic South End neighborhood.”
The project still needs approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority, which recently revised building guidelines in the area to encourage high-density redevelopment with a mix of stores, residences, and offices. Normandy hopes to begin construction in the first half of 2013.
‘The proximity to public transportation and now a supermarket makes it very attractive location.’
The project is adjacent to the former Herald property, where National Development is planning to build a mixed-use complex called the Ink Block. That project will include 475 apartments, a 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods grocery, and other shops and restaurants.
Several other building proposals are also beginning to take shape in the surrounding area. Nordblom Co. of Burlington is planning the construction of a residential and retail complex at a 2-acre site on Harrison Avenue previously occupied by Graybar Electronics. At the corner of East Berkeley and Washington streets, developer Ronald Druker is considering a project that could include residences, office space, and retail shops.
“The future is very, very bright in this part of the South End,” Druker said Wednesday. “The proximity to public transportation and now a supermarket makes it very attractive location.”
The Normandy project would include the reconstruction of sidewalks around the circumference of the property, adding landscaping and additional room for cafe tables, benches, and other upgrades. The buildings would wrap around a 165-space parking garage.
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OUCH...
Looking the other way isn't as bad...
OUCH...
Looking the other way isn't as bad...
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looks like everything else thats being built nowadays!
looks like everything else thats being built nowadays!
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Blank wall for elevators on prominent elevation - check.
Glass storefronts with limited access from street - check
Subtle little angle to break up the squareness of it all - check
Little awning on the penthouse to add flair - check
Yup pretty much.
Blank wall for elevators on prominent elevation - check.
Glass storefronts with limited access from street - check
Subtle little angle to break up the squareness of it all - check
Little awning on the penthouse to add flair - check
Yup pretty much.
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I don't think it's so bad. I think the massing melds quite well with some of the brick and beam buildings further up Berkeley.
I don't think it's so bad. I think the massing melds quite well with some of the brick and beam buildings further up Berkeley.
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^ Value engineering!!
^ Value engineering!!