Rio Grande

Project Site The Rio Grande Tower (the “Project”) will be located at 2343-2345 Washington Street in the Roxbury Neighborhood of Boston. The project will occupy much of the block bordered by Washington, Roxbury and Marvin Streets and Shawmut Avenue. Existing buildings on the site to remain and are part of the project are the former Roxbury Institute for Savings Building, and the former Boston Consolidated Gas Company Building. A surface parking lot supporting the 2343-2345 building completes the site. The combined parcel has a total area of approximately 34,220 square feet. The project site is in the Dudley Square Commercial District, an important commercial and cultural center for the Roxbury community. To the south-west is 37-51 Roxbury Street, a mixed use residential/commercial building. To the north-west across Shawmut Avenue is the US Post Office and Madison Park Village. To the north-east across Marvin Street are the offices for Greater Boston Elder Services and to the south-east across Washington Street is the MBTA Dudley Terminal bus station and the newly constructed City of Boston Bolling Municipal Building utilized primarily for the Boston School Department. Project Description The proponent plans to develop a mixed-use retail, office and residential complex. The former Roxbury Institute for Savings Building and the former Boston Consolidated Gas Building are contributing structures to the Dudley Station Historic District and are key components of the project. In addition to these two structures a third component of the project is a new 25 story primarily residential tower to be constructed an existing surface parking lot: