8 Proposals Presented for West End Library Redevelopment

Eight development teams have presented proposals for West End Library Redevelopment after the City opened an RFP for the site this past April. The 22,210 square foot parcel is located in the Beacon Hill/West End neighborhoods, the current site of the West End Branch Library. The property is being offered as-is, through a 99-year ground lease with the City of Boston. Details on each proposal & project team are found below.

Proposal #1

Beacon Communities & Caribbean Integration Community Development with Davis Square Architects & NEI
100% affordable senior housing to include 84 1-bedroom residences
20K SF for new library & new public plaza along Cambridge street
Passive House

Proposal #2

Urban Edge & Evergreen Redevelopment with Stull & Lee & John Ronin Architects
85 affordable residences
The building is designed around central library space with 28-foot tall ceiling for abundant natural light

Proposal #3

Planning Office for Urban Affairs & CSI Support & Development Services with The Architectural Team
Two-story, 19,500 SF library
97-unit affordable intergenerational housing development to include 32 units of family housing & 65 units of senior housing

Proposal #4

Pennrose with Dimella Shaffer & Mikyoung Kim Design
121 affordable units & a new library with protected open space
Passive House with Mass Timber

Proposal #5

Preservation of Affordable Housing & Caste Capital with The Architectural Team, MASS, Consigli & Smoot 
119 affordable units, 2-story library space as a civic anchor for West End
Passive House

Proposal #6

The Community Builders & JGE Development with SCB, Consigli & Smoot
87 affordable residences, library space with outdoor terrace, community garden

Proposal #7

Trinity Financial & Norfolk Design & Construction with CBT
180-unit mixed-income community, library space with cafe, Symbiotic relationships with Otis House, Old West Church and MGH

Proposal #8

The Michaels Organization with Shigeru Ban Architects & OTJ
107 residential units, 90 affordable, 19,000 SF library, community park
Would be the tallest Mass Timber building in Mass

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