Allston Square Public Meeting

Aug 06, 2018

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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  • Contact Name:

    Lance Campbell

  • Contact Email Address:

    [email protected]

  • Type:

    Public Meeting

  • Location:

    Jackson Mann Community Center
    500 Cambridge Street
    Allston, MA 02134

  • Contact Phone:

    617.918.4311

Description:

A new six-building mixed-use development with 334 residential units, 237 associated parking spaces, and 22,145 square feet of office space. The proposed development is situated around the prominent intersection of Cambridge Street and Harvard Avenue, historically known as Allston Square, within the Allston neighborhood of the City of Boston. This intersection acts as the gateway to the Allston-Brighton neighborhood from the City of Cambridge to the West and is also situated along the Massachusetts Turnpike where the sites are highly visible from vehicular traffic entering and leaving the City of Boston.

The Proposed Project will redefine an abandoned industrial corridor and transform the neighborhood by creating new housing stock which will bring residents to the area and will increase daily activity by providing a new, invigorating commercial environment. The Proposed Project will allow for residents to live, shop and dine all within Allston Square.

The Proposed Project includes a revitalization of the Project Site by replacing the existing auto shops, commercial uses and mixed-use buildings with five new buildings and the restoration of the existing Allston Hall building. The Project also includes vehicular and pedestrian access measures and improvements. The current estimated cost of this Project, based upon the most recent plans, is approximately $127,000,000.

City Realty’s goal when conceptualizing this Project was to revitalize the section of the Allston neighborhood by replacing the existing outdated commercial uses and mixed-use buildings with new buildings that will add new housing units to the increasingly popular Allston community. As part of the community benefits related to the Proposed Project, the existing and unsightly commercial buildings will be demolished, and will be replaced with new aesthetically- pleasing, energy efficient, residential buildings.