The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) plans to develop a 432-space parking facility under an elevated portion of the I-93 Southeast Expressway in Boston.

MassDOT yesterday issued a Request for Information (RFI) from businesses, non-profit institutions, real estate developers and community organizations interested in utilizing 10 or more of the parking spaces currently under construction.  

The parking facility is being developed on approximately eight acres of property bound by Albany Street and Frontage Road and adjacent to the South End neighborhood of Boston to the west, the Fort Point Channel and South Boston to the east. MassDOT previously used the property for construction staging and storage.  

Phase 1 of the project, scheduled for completion in December 2013, includes construction of 235 parking spaces accessible from Albany Street, improved pedestrian conditions, additional lighting and other improvements to the site. 

 Phase 2, scheduled for completion in December 2014, will include construction of approximately 192 parking spaces accessible from Traveler Street, a new multi-modal path connecting the South Bay Harbor Trail to Kneeland Street and a new, transportation-themed public space that extends the Boston Harborwalk along the Fort Point Channel.

The RFI will be available for download on the MassDOT website. Responses are due by Nov. 26 at 2:00 pm.