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Mayor Menino Celebrates Groundbreaking at InkBlock in the South End
Apr 11, 2013
Today Mayor Thomas M. Menino celebrated groundbreaking on
Ink Block
, a new mixed use development in the New York Streets area of the South End. The
first phase of the $200 million project
will include 315 rental housing units, including 41 affordable units across 3 buildings
. The project also includes
85,000 square feet of retail space, including a flagship 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market
that will be the chain’s largest location in Boston and the first-ever full-size grocery store in the South End. Phase Two, anticipated to break ground in late 2013, will add
160 more units of housing bringing the total number of units in the project to 475
.
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“This Ink Block site has reinvented itself many times throughout Boston’s history,” said Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. “As part of the ongoing transformation of the South End, this project will grow the neighborhood’s vitality with its diverse housing mix, new pedestrian activity and retail energy.”
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Ink Block is the first project in the Harrison Albany Corridor to break ground following
the adoption of progressive new zoning
that encourages mixed use development, density and growth in the New York Streets area of the South End.
Mayor Menino celebrated the groundbreaking alongside BRA Director Peter Meade, National Development representatives, public officials and long-time
Boston
Herald
columnist Joe Fitzgerald.
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“We are thrilled to officially begin construction on what we are proud to say will become the new center of gravity for life in the South End,” said Ted Tye, Managing Partner, National Development. “INK BLOCK will transform this currently underutilized block by adding stylish neighborhood-focused, trend-setting housing, restaurants, exciting shops and entertainment options, making this the newest location for 18-hour living in Boston.”
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Ink Block is located at the corner of Harrison and Traveler Streets and will replace the former
Boston Herald
headquarters. The project
creates 400 construction jobs and 100 permanent jobs
. The development team includes developer National Development,
Cranshaw Construction
is the general contractor, E
lkus Manfredi Architects
is the architect, and
The Dartmouth Company
is the retail leasing broker. The project is
slated for occupancy in early 2015.
Ink Block Details
Units ranging from
studios to three-bedrooms
located above retail space and underground parking in three separate buildings.
1 INK will be an eight-story building comprised of 91 apartments, a management office on the mezzanine level and 11,000 square feet of best-in-class amenity space.
2 INK will include 134 units, consisting mostly of studios and one-bedroom apartments in a five-story building with a rooftop pool, the 50,000-square-foot flagship Whole Foods Market, and approximately 5,500 square feet of retail space
3 INK will face Harrison Avenue and provide for 90 apartment units and approximately 11,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space
An additional residential and retail building at the corner of Harrison and Traveler Streets, have not been announced, but construction on the building is scheduled to start in late 2013.
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Ink Block Rendering[/caption]
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Cranshaw Construction
Dartmouth Company
Elkus Manfredi Architects
Ink Block
National Development
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