ZBA Approves 134-Room Hotel in North End
A 134-room hotel on Cross Street in Boston’s North End won approval from the Zoning Board of Appeal, a week after a state Land Court judge dismissed an abutter’s lawsuit challenging the $80 million project.
A 134-room hotel on Cross Street in Boston’s North End won approval from the Zoning Board of Appeal, a week after a state Land Court judge dismissed an abutter’s lawsuit challenging the $80 million project.
Construction of an $80 million hotel next to Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway is being challenged by a North End neighbor who argues that an enclosed roof deck would exceed maximum zoning heights.
Development of an $80 million hotel in the North End received approval from the Boston Planning & Development Agency over objections from Boston city councilor and state Sen. Lydia Edwards.
Responding to objections from North End residents and a city councilor, the developer of a proposed 140-room hotel unveiled redesigns and a restriction that only hotel guests be allowed to use the 285-seat rooftop restaurant.
A proposed 134-room hotel in Boston’s North End is drawing objections from City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who says the 80,824-square-foot project would erase the neighborhood’s benefits from the removal of the elevated Central Artery.
While hotel occupancy rates in Boston have cratered during the pandemic, developers are taking the long view with plans for a 134-room hotel project in the North End.
A developer is proposing to redevelop a North End parking lot and single-story commercial building as a 135-room hotel.