Substantial mixed-used development approved in Charlestown

100 Hood Park Drive will transform an approximately 98,150 square-foot surface parking lot within the twenty acre site known as Hood Park in the Charlestown to a seven-story mixed-use building that will include a five-level parking garage, approximately 40 bicycle storage spaces, and 75,000 square feet of first and second floor restaurant, retail, laboratory office, or other active use space.

The development will be transited-oriented, located within an eight-minute walk from MBTA bus and Orange Line subway service.

The garage component of the project is designed as a flat plate structure with exterior permeability to comply with open-air ventilation type garage requirements. The floor to floor heights in the garage is approximately thirteen feet, which in combination with the flat plate system will allow for future conversion to office space or other none-parking uses should demand for parking decline sufficiently in the future.

The project will include the creation of new sidewalks, street lighting, and landscape, and will employ energy and water efficient features for mechanical, electrical, architectural, and structural systems, assemblies, and materials, where feasible. Sustainable design elements relating to building energy management systems, lighting, recycling, and conservation measures will also be incorporated. The project will also contribute $20,000 to the Parks and Recreation Department to support local open space.

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