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Students part of one plan for Back Bay DOT site

United Kingdom Architecture News - Nov 11, 2014 - 14:47   2951 views

Students part of one plan for Back Bay DOT site

Cambridge Seven Associates

A Boston developer is proposing to build student housing, a hotel, and retail space as part of a sweeping redevelopment of a state-owned parcel at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street.

Boston Residential Group’s plan calls for three buildings that would rise to 24 stories along Boylston Street. The complex would be linked to a nearby MBTA station and include a public rooftop garden.

The company is one of three bidders seeking to redevelop a state-owned parcel that sits partially on air rights above the Turnpike. Also bidding are Trinity Financial, of Boston, and Peebles Corp., a Florida company.

Boston Residential’s proposal features an elegant design by Cambridge Seven Associates, with a series of glass and masonry buildings that would bring a pop of modern architecture and new activity to an empty section of Boylston Street.....Continue Reading

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