286-290 Tremont Street

BPDA Approves 290 Tremont Street

The Boston Planning Board has approved the mixed-use project on Parcel P-12C in Chinatown. The Tremont Street project will include a total of 168 affordable units, 63 condos & 105 apartments and 200 hotel rooms. The project will also include 2,500 square feet of retail space and 8,000 square feet of community space, that will be used for a branch of the public library. Currently, Chinatown is the only neighborhood in Boston that does not have a permanent branch of BPL. Numerous members of the community came out in support of the project and the approval vote was met with a round of applause from the crowd.

31 Story Tower Under Review for 290 Tremont St.

The 31-story, 426,500 square foot mixed-use tower proposed at 286-290 Tremont Street in Chinatown is officially under review. Plans call for a 100% income-restricted residential tower with up to 171 affordable units a mix of rentals and condos, a hotel with up to 200 rooms, up to 340 off-street vehicle parking spaces, 2,500 square feet of retail/cafe space, and approximately 8,000 square feet of community space. Approximately 110 units at 290 Tremont are a direct result of the IDP requirements in the Winthrop Center project.

The development team, of Millennium Partners, in partnership with Corcoran Jennison, Asian Community Development Corporation, and Tufts Shared Services, Inc. hopes to commence construction in the second quarter of 2021, with initial occupancy by the second quarter of 2023.

LOI Filed for Millenium Partners Tremont Street Project

Millennium Partners, Asian Community Development Corporation (CDC), Corcoran Jennison Companies and Tufts Shared Services have officially filed a letter of intent to construct a 31-story, $174 million tower at 286-290 Tremont Street in Chinatown, replacing a City-owned surface parking lot.

The tower would contain 171 affordable apartment and condominium residences, a 140-room expansion of the adjacent Doubletree Hotel, a 264-space expansion of the adjacent Tufts Shared Services parking garage and 8,000 square feet of ground-floor community space.

Residences would include 45 apartments and 126 condominiums, and would represent Millennium’s affordable housing contribution for the upcoming 115 Winthrop Square tower. Corcoran Jennison owns the adjacent hotel, and Tufts owns the adjacent parking garage. Asian CDC recently completed the 21-story One Greenway mixed-income housing tower in partnership with New Boston Fund.

31-story mixed-use tower proposed in Chinatown

Millennium Partners, Asian Community Development Corporation (CDC), Corcoran Jennison Companies and Tufts Shared Services propose to construct a 31-story, $174 million tower at 286-290 Tremont Street in Chinatown, replacing a City-owned surface parking lot. The tower would contain 171 affordable apartment and condominium residences, a 140-room expansion of the adjacent Doubletree Hotel, a 264-space expansion of the adjacent Tufts Shared Services parking garage and 8,000 square feet of ground-floor community space. The four proponents were the only respondents to a City request for proposals (RFP) to develop the parcel.

Residences would include 45 apartments and 126 condominiums, and would represent Millennium’s affordable housing contribution for the upcoming 115 Winthrop Square tower. Corcoran Jennison owns the adjacent hotel, and Tufts owns the adjacent parking garage. Asian CDC recently completed the 21-story One Greenway mixed-income housing tower in partnership with New Boston Fund.

The proposed tower’s ground floor could contain a new Chinatown branch for the Boston Public Library. New outdoor public space would be constructed at the tower’s ground floor as well. The City of Boston is now reviewing the proponents’ proposal which, if officially selected, would require additional design review. The proponents hope to begin construction of the tower in December 2018, with completion expected in December 2020.

City seeks development team to construct mixed-income housing on Chinatown parcel

The Boston Development & Planning Agency (BPDA) is seeking development proposals for the 0.67-acre City-owned parcel at 290 Tremont Street in Chinatown, aiming to create a mixed-use development up to 360 feet tall with housing for a range of incomes. Any development would be required to have a housing component, of which at least 50% would need to be designated affordable. Rental units would need to target households earning 30-60% of the area median income (AMI), and condominiums would need to target households earning 60-100% of AMI, not averaging more than 80%. The BPDA is offering the parcel through a long-term ground lease. Buildings would be limited to a height of 360 feet and a floor area ratio (FAR) of 20.