Redevelopment of the state-owned Hurley-Lindemann complex in Boston’s West End was envisioned as a new, billion-dollar life science cluster before economic headwinds throttled down demand for lab space. Now, the Healey administration is relaunching its efforts to find a private developer for the 6.5 acre property, with a goal of creating “hundreds of housing units” including a potential office-to-residential conversion.
An expanded West End library branch will sit below a 12-story residential tower as Boston taps into the potential for municipal properties to accommodate housing development.
State real estate officials released their latest vision for a private redevelopment in Boston’s West End, which could result in construction of a 40-story tower and relocation of group homes and shelters for Department of Mental Health clients.
Time is of the essence for construction workers building MGH’s Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, a new inpatient tower designed to provide more single-occupancy rooms and clinical services.
The Healey administration abandoned plans for life science towers at a state-owned Brutalist landmark in Boston’s West End and pivoted to a new development plan prioritizing housing production.
Potential plans by a Newton developer for a skyscraper that would reshape the Boston skyline near North Station are prompting neighborhood associations to seek officials’ reaction to the scale of the project.
Long-stalled plans for a skinny hotel tower in Boston’s West End have new momentum with the acquisition of the property by a developer who is redesigning the building as the city’s tallest mass timber structure.
State real estate officials are beginning the formal marketing process for the 3.3-acre Charles F. Hurley office complex in Boston’s West End, which could generate a 400-foot-tall tower.
State officials say the potential demolition of the historically-protected Charles F. Hurley Building in Boston’s West End is still on the table, a month after publicly indicating the idea was a non-starter because of objections from preservationists.
