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Two developers have submitted proposals for mixed-use projects including offices, labs, performing arts space and a grocery store on 6.2 acres of Massachusetts Convention Center Authority-owned property in South Boston.
Boston Global Investors put together a team with RISE Together, Bastion Cos. and Walker Group with a 54 percent minority ownership component, responding to the MCCA’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
The second submission came from Boston-based Cronin Group, best known as developer of the new St. Regis Residences Boston condominium tower on Seaport Boulevard.
A third developer, Related Beal, submitted its proposal after the MCCA’s noon deadline on Dec. 21 and will not be considered, MCCA spokesman David Silk said.
Boston Global Investors proposes three buildings totaling over 550,000 square feet, according to a summary letter submitted to the MCCA.
The first project, located on the 371 D St. parcel, would be a 200,000-square-foot commercial building, including two floors of R&D space and 50,000 square feet of core-and-shell space on the fourth floor for the MCCA. The building would include a 2-story, 590-space underground garage.
The second building, at 351 D St., would include a 64,000-square-foot grocery store, 150-space underground garage and 35,000-square-foot green roof, including an urban farm. Building C would include 350,000 square feet of R&D and biomanufacturing space and 179 below-grade parking spaces.
Cronin Group did not respond to requests for comment, but the Boston Business Journal reported the developer proposed four towers totaling 1.9 million square feet including office and lab space, food hall and performing arts hall, a grocery store and landing pad for air taxis.
The MCCA offered the three parcels at 371 D St., 510 and 520 E St. to developers interested in developing commercial projects that “stimulate corporate and leisure demand critical to the economic survival” of the nearby Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, according to the request for proposals. The requirements also seek projects that serve neighborhood businesses and residents.
The requirements also include 50,000 square feet of office space for the MCCA and up to 12,000 square feet of community space.
The MCCA listed an asking price of $5 per square foot of development under the terms of a 99-year ground lease.
Local elected officials, including Boston City Council President Ed Flynn and state Sen. Nick Collins, recently criticized the MCCA for pursuing projects not directly related to the convention center’s operations, such as hotels.
A selection committee will review the proposals before a review by the MCCA board of directors, Silk said.
