Major Construction in the 1990's

special permit (sp), variance (var), building permit (bp)

Approved or in Approval Process:

0 Arrow Street

sp

51,000 sf office building

vacant lot

pending

630 Massachusetts Avenue

sp/var

40,000 sf retail/72 units

40,000 existing commercial

pending

181 Harvey Street

sp

32 units

demolition of existing industrial building

pending

187 O'Brien Highway

sp

121 hotel rooms

vacant lot

approved

331Putnam Avenue

var

40,000sf retail

demolition of car dealership

proposed

778 Memorial Drive

bp

285.000 sf R&D

some rehab, demo of R&D structures, new const.

pending

Under Construction

Winthrop Square

sp

29,000 sf retail/12 units

existing commercial demolished and reused

1008 Massachusetts Avenue

bp

67 units

vacant lot

1380 Massachusetts Avenue

sp

38,000 sf office/retail

partial demolition of 24,000 sf existing building

180 Sidney Street

bp

140,000 sf R&D

vacant lot

195 Binney Street

sp/var

189 units

conversion of industrial building

O'Brien Highway

sp/var

104 units

conversion of industrial building

2 Canal Park

sp/var

197,000 sf office

vacant lot

15 O'Brien Highway

sp

435 units

demolition of industrial warehouse

Pemberton Street

sp/var

20 units

demolition of industrial warehouses

Porter Square Shopping Center

bp

40,000 sf retail

vacant lot

20SidneyStreet

bp

210 hotel rooms/40,000 sf retail

vacant lot

350 Massachusetts Avenue

bp

80,000 sf office/retail

vacant lot

45/75 Sidney Street

bp

260,000 R&D

vacant lot

253 Norfolk Street

sp/var

21 units

conversion of industrial building

6 Cambridge Center

bp

221 hotel rooms

vacant lot

Recently Completed

258 O'Brien Highway

sp

112 hotel rooms

vacant lot

331 Putnam Avenue

var

14,000 sf retail

demolition of car dealership

600 Memorial Drive

var/sp

72,000 R&D

principally rehab of existing building

15 O'Brien Highway

sp

160,000 sf office

demolition of industrial warehouse

620 Memorial Drive

var/sp

91,500 sf office

principally rehab of existing building

Richdale Avenue

sp

43 units

demolition of industrial building

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