1241 Boylston Street

Construction of proposed Fenway gateway hotel would begin Q3 2018

OTO Development aims to start construction of its’ proposed hotel at 1241 Boylston Street, located across from the Emerald Necklace park at the gateway to the Fenway neighborhood, in the third quarter of 2018 per newly revealed project plans. OTO’s proposed hotel would open by the end of 2020 and feature 184 rooms as well as a 4,600-square-foot ground-floor restaurant. The hotel would be located in a rapidly transforming corner of the Fenway neighborhood, across from the recently completed Viridian luxury apartments and next to Boston Arts Academy, a school dedicated to the arts that will demolish its’ existing building in Fall 2018 and construct a new, state-of-the-art facility. OTO has revealed a new rendering of its’ proposed hotel, which would feature a varied materials palette in tune with the Fenway’s multifaceted architecture; the rendering is posted above. OTO has submitted a Project Notification Form (PNF) to the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) formally proposing the hotel; the BPDA is now reviewing the proposal.

184-room hotel proposed on Boylston Street in Fenway

OTO Development, who entered a ground lease option for the 0.5-acre Shell gasoline station at 1241 Boylston Street in the Fenway last Summer, proposes to construct an eight-story, 184-room hotel with a ground floor restaurant on the property. Located next to Fenway Park, the hotel would contain amenities including meeting space and lounges, as well as 82 on-site parking spaces in an underground garage.

The proposed hotel follows Mark Development and Buckminster Annex Corporation’s recent proposal to construct two hotel towers containing 763 rooms in the Fenway’s Kenmore Square. OTO has filed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) formally proposing the hotel, kicking off the project’s official review process. OTO’s ground lease for 1241 Boylston Street is contingent upon OTO securing approval to construct a hotel on the site.

National hotel developer eyes Fenway gas station for development

National hotel developer OTO Development has entered a ground lease option for the 0.5-acre gas station property at 1421 Boylston Street in the Fenway, contingent upon OTO securing approval to construct a hotel on the site. The hotel would be located steps from Fenway Park, and would join seven hotels currently located in the Fenway neighborhood and Longwood Medical Area; the district has the highest year-to-date hotel occupancy rate in Boston and Cambridge, standing at 78.8%, according to Pinnacle Advisory Group. OTO develops upscale Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton and Starwood select-service and extended-stay hotels across the United States. The company has developed 530 hotels and counting, with 64 properties under OTO’s management.