Thursday, August 25, 2016

New Construction Projects Getting Underway in East Boston

Everyone knows that East Boston is undergoing dramatic changes, in part, because of a plethora of long-awaited development.  For several years, buyers and renters have been moving over to Eastie to escape higher costs elsewhere in the city, and soon, these five new developments will get underway to welcome even more new residents to the neighborhood.
 




Clippership Wharf
25 Lewis Street
Boston, MA 02128


Clippership Wharf is a mixed-use waterfront development in East Boston that will include 492 apartment and condominium units along with lots of retail space.

It will also have 300 plus parking spaces and flourishes such as a fitness center and a canoe/kayak-rental.

To further sweeten the deal, Cassin/Winn Development plans to add 1,381 feet of promenade along the Harbor.





 

Loftel Boston
175 Orleans Street
Boston, MA 02128

 
Plans for the Loftel Boston include rehabilitation of a long-vacant six-story building in the Jeffries Point neighborhood, building a two-story addition, then creating 150-room loft style boutique hotel with parking for 65 vehicles.

Boston developer Heath Management plans a “modestly priced” hotel where rooms would average $200 a night or less.

Redevelopment of the historic structure at 175 Orleans Street will cost approximately $20 million.




 

Hodge Boiler Works
111 Sumner Street
Boston, MA 02128


East Boston waterfront is undergoing a dramatic transformation, and this big project will only enhance that change.

DeNormandie Companies plans to redevelop the old Hodge Boiler Works site on the East Boston waterfront and create 95 rental apartments as well as a six-room bed and breakfast and a new marina building.

Plans also call for a café, a 30-slip marina, a new Harborwalk and a parking garage for 75 vehicles.

The developer of agreed earlier this winter to scale back his plans from 119 apartments to 95, thereby knocking off about 80,000 square feet.



 

135 Bremen Street

Boston, MA 02128


Last year, the Boston Redevelopment Authority approved construction of a 94-unit apartment complex at 135 Bremen Street, between Grove and Porter Streets in the East Boston neighborhood. Rental units will range from studios to 3-BRs.

Plans for the 127,000 square foot complex include 110 vehicle parking spaces, space for 100 bicycles along with landscaped public space.

The six-floor development is due to have a dozen apartments designated as affordable, as well as 8,300 square feet of commercial space along the ground floor near the Greenway.

Construction is expected to start late this summer, and another 12 to 14 months before completion.



 

One Fifty One Liverpool
151 Liverpool Street
Boston, MA 02128

 
Cedarwood Development's plans for 151 Liverpool Street include construction of a new five story residential building with 24 apartments and 35 parking spots at grade-level.

The 38,000-square-foot project will rise a few blocks from the Maverick Blue Line stop and include three apartments designated as permanently affordable.