0 Boston Garden Gets Design Approval

BP is on the march in North Station area of Boston with approvals Boston Civic Design Commission.

Boston Garden project rendering

Credit: Boston Business Journal

From Bizjournals’s Boston vertical:

When fully built out, Boston Garden will be a 1.87 million-square-foot mixed-use development with a residential tower and an office tower sitting atop a multi-level podium connecting North Station and TD Garden to Causeway Street…The project’s first phase is a $285 million steel-and-glass podium named “Champions Row.” Beyond creating a transportation hub for North Station commuters as well as crowds at TD Garden, the “Champions Row” podium is slated to include a Star Market grocery store; a 20,000-square-foot sports bar that can hold up to 500 patrons; a 50,000-square-foot entertainment venue that could seat up to 1,000 people; a movie theater; a bowling alley; and additional retail space.

0 Multiple Projects from Boston Properties Progressing

Boston office development north station

Credit: Boston Herald

Boston Properties is bullish on Boston with projects underway or proposed from Back Bay, Financial District and North Station.

·         888 Boylston has seen the crane arrive and has announced is major tenant Natixis Global Asset Management
·         100 Federal Street is looking to add more retail on the Congress Street side of the project

From the Boston Herald:

“In 2015, we estimate we could move approximately $1 billion in pre-development projects into our active development pipeline,” CEO Owen Thomas said. “Before launching any of these projects, we need to complete the entitlement and planning process and, in most cases, some level of pre-leasing.”

0 North Station Offices to Resemble ‘Old Boston Garden’

rendering of North Station office development

Credit: Banker&Tradesman

Boston Properties is on the move in North Station with a $10.9 million new site at 80 Causeway Street. Boston Properties plans to build 2-million square feet including low-rise offices with a familiar facade.

Banker & Tradesman reports “new renderings by Gensler Architects show a pair of office buildings facing Causeway Street including one with oversized windows resembling the exterior of the old Boston Garden, which was demolished in 1998…Boston Properties is partnering with the Jacobs family, owners of the TD Garden and Boston Bruins, on the mixed-use project.”

You can read more on the North Station Development on B&T.