The Kensington
Currently, there are some twenty-six new projects in the works in and around our great city of Boston, this according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Furthermore, an additional forty-five have already had their plans approved with even five more that are currently under review. Evidently, the Boston skyline in the next decade will look drastically different to what we see today, and this is certainly a wonderful thing.
Across the country there has not been as much activity in the construction industry as there has been here at our local level. Of course, many factors contribute to this that we constantly have discussed. From our blog detailing the increased need for banks to flock to Boston, to another blog discussing our economy or even one about the state of our booming Real Estate market, there is much optimism piping throughout the Hub.
So out of all of the large projects mentioned above, which are the ones thought to be the most influential? Well, the Boston Business Journal recently released their opinion of the top ten developments out of the some seventy-six or so that are in the works that they believe are sure to reshape the way in which we look at our city for the prolonged future. Have a look to the list below (in no specific order or ranking) and a gander at the link at the base of this blog for the renderings of these projects.
- The Kensington, 659 Washington Street. 488,000 square feet. Estimated cost: $170 million.
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 800 Huntington Ave. 90,000 square feet. Estimated cost: $75 million.
- Charlesview Residences at Brighton Mills. 553,000 square feet. Estimated cost: $207 million.
- Charlesview Residences at Brighton Mills. 553,000 square feet. Estimated cost: $207 million.
- Longwood Center, 1 Joslin Place. 350,000 square feet. Estimated cost: $300 million.
- Jackson Square, 225 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain. Undetermined square footage. Estimated cost: $250 million.
- Ink Block South End, corner of Herald Street and Harrison Avenue. 85,000 square feet. Estimated cost: N/A.
- Liberty Mutual, 157 Berkeley Street. 590,000 square feet. Estimated cost: $300 million.
- 45 Stuart Street. 480,000 square feet. Estimated cost: $125 million.
- Harvard Business School Tata Hall, Soldiers Field Road. 165,000 square feet. Estimated cost: $100 million.
More Information: Boston Business Journal
