Samuels & Associates

$201M Permit Pulled for Boylston St. Air Rights Project Samuels & Associates has pulled a building permit valued at $201,061,707 to kick off construction for the Parcel 12 Air Rights project at the corner of Mass. Ave & Boylston Street. Plans call for a 325,000 square foot office building and a 150,000 square foot hotel rising from a podium with around 70,000 square feet of first and second-story retail and restaurant space. The project will also include the renovation and reopening of the Hynes Convention Center MBTA stop and pedestrian tunnel improving access and safety.  

Demo Progressing at 201 Brookline Ave Demo is progressing at 201 Brookline Avenue in Fenway to make way for a new 14-story office/lab building. The upcoming 500,000 square foot project already has 2 tenants lined up, cancer drug maker Tango Therapeutics and investment firm Third Rock Ventures. Construction is expected to last through 2022.

$1.7M Plumbing Permit Pulled for 201 Brookline Ave Cannistraro has pulled a permit valued at $1,723,350.00 for the install of plumbing piping and fittings at 201 Park Drive.  The upcoming 14-story building will feature 506,000 square feet of office and laboratory space along with above ground-floor retail. Construction is expected to last through 2022.

Tango Therapeutics & Third Rock Ventures Lease Space at Upcoming 201 Brookline Ave With a $160M building permit pulled earlier this month, Samuels & Associates announced that cancer drug maker Tango Therapeutics and investment firm Third Rock Ventures will lease space in 201 Brookline Ave. The upcoming 14-story building will feature 506,000 square feet of office and laboratory space along with above ground-floor retail. Construction is expected to last through 2022.  

$1.1M Permit Pulled for Target Fenway Renovations Although it has only been open for about 5 years a permit has been pulled for a $1.1M interior renovation of the Fenway Target store. The 170,000 square foot outpost of the retail giant is located on the ground level of the Van Ness development which also includes 172 residential units and 237,000 square feet of office space.

$160M Permit Pulled for New Construction Phase of 401 Park Suffolk Construction has pulled a permit valued at over $160M to begin work on the 14-story new construction building at 401 Park. An existing non-historic building and parts of the garage will be demolished. The 506,000 square foot building will feature office and laboratory space above ground-floor retail. This phase of the project will also create a new public plaza at the southwest corner of Brookline Avenue and Fullerton Street. 

Samuels & Associates Pull Permit for Renovations to 120 Brookline Ave Samuels & Associates has pulled a permit valued at $1.2M for renovations to 120 Brookline Avenue. The project will include renovations to the core and shell along with updated landscaping. The work will prepare the first floor for a future retail tenant. 

NPC Approved for Washington Village The Boston Planning Board has approved the Notice of Project Change for Washington Village in South Boston. The new plans call for the construction of 1 building in place of the two buildings originally planned as Building A & B. The new building will contain 214 residential units, 20,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and 58 parking spaces. The Project’s public outdoor space will continue to include a landscaped park area known “The Green”  however this space will now be relocated to the west of the new building. 

The large building complex is undergoing demolition and construction to create 550 new apartment residences; 1,500 new parking spaces, and new office and retail spaces. The parking garage on the south side of the complex is fenced off and is in the early stages of demolition.

Notice of Project Change Filed for Washington Village Samuels & Associates and DJ Properties have filed a notice of project change for Washington Village in South Boston. The change would result in an additional 90 residential units and around 15 parking spaces while retail space would be reduced by approximately 16,600 square feet.  New plans would replace approved Buildings A & B with one single building to include 214 residential units, 20,500 square feet of retail space and around 58 parking spaces. An increase in ground floor ceiling height and addition of one partial residential floor would increase the building height for this new building by around 15 feet.  The project change also proposed to move "The Green" to the west of the new building. The relocation of The Green will result in more activation of the streetscape along Damrell Street. The filing also notes changes to construction phasing on the project. According to the document, the first phase will include only this new building plus around 115 temporary surface parking spaces on the Buildings E and G sites. The development team now expects construction to begin in the 2nd quarter of 2020 with the remaining buildings to be constructed in future phases depending on market conditions. 

Take a Sneak Peek Inside the Trillium's New Fenway Location Trillium's first ground-up construction project -- the 1,500 square foot structure is designed by Studio Troika with a greenhouse-inspired feel. Sip beers on the open-air patio in the summer and watch the snow shimmer through glass windows in the winter. Trillium was born in Boston, and its newest space in the city will allow the roots to grow deeper. Photos Courtesy of Trillium Brewing Company

Orfano Opens at Pierce Boston Restaurateurs Tiffani Faison and Kelly Walsh open their highly anticipated Orfano tonight. Guided by the whimsy of “sorry Nonna,” Orfano is a subversive Italian-American restaurant that does not bow to traditions – its orphan spirit breaks away from regions and rules, conventions and expectations. The opening marks Tiffani and Kelly’s fourth restaurant and it solidifies that even their greatest fans cannot predict what they are capable of. As their most upscale concept yet, Orfano, as Tiffani so aptly puts it, “has moves.” The moves extend from the bar to the service to the décor, and underlie Tiffani’s unique ability to translate her own sharp humor into a dining experience that bestows guests with much more than just her gastronomic talent. A culinary maverick, Faison’s special sauce is in her ability to respect a cuisine’s roots while also fearlessly taking it apart and putting it back together in a way that only she could. With Orfano, she delivers next level Italian – delicious, elegant, humorous; distinctly different than anything else in Boston.     Orfano seats 96 in total: 16 at the bar, 20 in the café and 60 in the dining room. The café and bar are open to guests without reservations. Reservations are suggested for the dining room. Orfano is located at 1391 Boylston Street Boston MA - on the ground floor of Pierce Boston in the Fenway.