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Proposed changes to one of the last big development frontiers in Boston’s Seaport District include replacement of warehouses and parking lots with eight new buildings, including 1.3 million square feet for research and development tenants and 205 housing units.
Oxford Properties Group unveiled the proposed 1.7 million-square-foot Reserved Channel redevelopment of nearly 13 acres off Pappas Way and E Street. The commercial buildings would be designed for a variety of uses ranging from life science to robotics, developers said in a project notification form submitted to the Boston Planning & Development Agency.
The project replaces a Yankee Line bus storage yard, a UPS warehouse and surface parking. Proposed buildings include:
- A pair of 6-story residential buildings facing West First Street including 205 housing units;
- An 11-story research-lab buildings north of the residential buildings;
- A 10-story research-lab building west of Pappas Way;
- A 5-story commercial building along Pappas Way and a 1-acre waterfront park;
- A 4-story research-lab building at West First and E streets;
- A single-story civic pavilion along a new extension of F Street.
The Canadian developer is partnering with business park owner Pappas Enterprises on the project, which spans both privately-owned parcels and 5.2 acres leased from Massport. The development plans don’t include 29 acres that have commercial tenants with long-term leases, including the W.B. Mason headquarters.
Potential ground-floor tenants include a neighborhood grocery store, restaurants and fitness centers, developers said.
The proposal retains 2.4 acres of open space, including the 1-acre waterfront park on the Reserved Channel.
