Design Commission Wants Changes to Lansdowne Block
Boston Civic Design Commissioners pressed developers for changes to a building that would kick off the 2 million square-foot Fenway Corners project.
Boston Civic Design Commissioners pressed developers for changes to a building that would kick off the 2 million square-foot Fenway Corners project.
These days everyone seems to have a side hustle going. Apparently, that also includes the fabulously wealthy owners of Boston’s pro sports teams, all of whom have made real estate a second career of sorts.
Transformative projects reshaping the Dorchester waterfront and streets surrounding Fenway Park cleared their biggest hurdles at Boston City Hall in 2023, but a challenging development climate points to a reduced presence of cranes on the skyline.
A development project including lab buildings that could bring thousands of biotech workers to the Fenway got the green light from Boston Planning & Development Agency directors along with a Back Bay hotel tower and an Allston apartment tower.
Fenway Corners developers agreed to increase multifamily housing to 266 units, include smaller retail spaces for independent shops and delay review of the project’s final phase to coordinate with a city-sponsored transportation study.
Developers released updated plans for the 2-million-square-foot Fenway Corners project including new details on changes to the streets surrounding Fenway Park, and a reduction in retail space and the height of the tallest building.