0 Demolition to Begin on Filene’s in Downtown Crossing

Demoliton on old Filenes building in downtown crossing

Credit: City of Boston (via BBJ)

More changes this week for Filene’s at Downtown Crossing. Parts of the historic structure will be incorporated into a new community park.

“On Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21st, workers from Suffolk Construction will demolish the remainder of the 1905 Jones, McDuffee and Stratton Co. building at the corner of Franklin and Hawley streets that housed Filene’s for many years…The new $615 million Millennium Tower will include 600 condominiums and apartments, up to 218,000 square feet of office space and 231,000 square feet of retail.”

Additional details are provided in the BBJ’s full article

old photo of Filene's in Downtown Crossing in Boston

Photo courtesy of Robert LeClair


 

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