AC Hotel Boston Downtown

New-construction AC Hotel Boston Downtown opens at Ink Block in South End

The newly built AC Hotel Boston Downtown, a 205-room boutique hotel located at the South End’s Ink Block development, has opened. Construction is complete, and the hotel's AC Lounge cocktail bar and lounge and AC Kitchen restaurant are now serving food and drinks. AC Hotel Boston Downtown features amenities including a 24-hour fitness center and yoga studio, an indoor pool and meeting/event space, and is located minutes from the Financial District, the Seaport District and Logan Airport. The following is a photograph of AC Hotel Boston Downtown:

AC Hotel by Marriott at Ink Block now open! Great addition to our Ink Block collection. @InkBlockBoston @sienainkblock @nationaldevelop @UndergroundINK_ pic.twitter.com/r9ejjjhh4F

— Ted Tye (@tyeguy44) March 4, 2018

Finishing touches underway at AC Hotel Boston Downtown, opening early 2018

Finishing touches are underway at AC Hotel Boston Downtown, a new 205-room boutique hotel opening in the first quarter of 2018 located adjacent to the South End’s Ink Block development. Black exterior finishes, windows and signage have been fully installed along the hotel’s facade. Inside AC Hotel Boston Downtown, the construction team is putting finishing touches on the hotel’s rooms and common spaces. When completed, AC Hotel Boston Downtown will feature amenities including a 24-hour fitness center and yoga studio, an indoor pool, the AC Lounge cocktail bar and lounge, the AC Kitchen restaurant offering European-inspired breakfast and meeting/event space. The following is a photograph of AC Hotel Boston Downtown:

Facade installation complete at AC Hotel South End, opening this Fall at Ink Block

Windows and finishes have been fully installed along the facade of AC Hotel South End, a contemporary hotel opening later this year at Ink Block in the South End. Finishing of the building’s 200 guest rooms is now underway; plastering of rooms is nearing completion, and luxurious finishes are being installed throughout. Amenities at AC Hotel South End will include a bar, a lounge area, a fitness center and an indoor pool. The following are photographs of AC Hotel South End:

Facade nearing completion, interior finishing underway at AC Hotel South End

Black and grey exterior finish panels have been installed along large sections of AC Hotel South End's facade, and are just about fully installed along Albany Street. Windows have been fitted along all sides of the building, and weatherproofing is fully in place. Inside AC Hotel South End, individual hotel rooms have been framed, and state-of-the-art modern finishes are being installed. Opening this Fall, AC Hotel South End will feature 200 guest rooms with high-class contemporary amenities including a bar, a lounge area, a fitness center and an indoor pool. The following are photographs of AC Hotel South End:

Facade finishing underway at AC Hotel South End, opening this Fall at Ink Block

The first exterior finishes have been installed at AC Hotel South End, a trendy boutique hotel that will open this Fall at Ink Block in the South End. Windows and fireproofing have been installed along nearly the entire building, and individual hotel rooms have been framed inside. In the coming months, the facade will be completed, and the hotel’s interior will be appointed with modern, luxurious finishes. AC Hotel South End will feature 200 guest rooms with desirable amenities including a bar and lounge area, a fitness center and an indoor pool. The following are photographs of AC Hotel South End:

Window installation underway at AC Hotel South End

Window installation is well underway at the new AC Hotel South End, and fireproofing is being installed along the building’s façade. Inside AC Hotel South End, metal framing is being installed to partition individual hotel rooms. Opening later this year, AC Hotel South End will feature 200 guest rooms located adjacent to the Ink Block development. The following are photographs of AC Hotel South End:

AC Hotel South End tops off, weatherproofing underway

AC Hotel South End’s 6-story frame has topped off, and weatherproofing is underway along the facade. The building's first windows have been installed along Albany Street. Opening later this year at the Ink Block, AC Hotel South End will feature 200 hotel rooms, a bar and lounge area, a fitness center, an indoor pool and conference rooms. The following are photographs of AC Hotel South End:

AC Hotel South End nears topping off

The six-story, 200-room AC Hotel South End’s superstructure has reached five stories high and will soon top off. Four stories of wood framing have been constructed above the building’s steel-framed podium. Carpenters are hard at work finishing installation of the wood framing’s prefabricated stud walls and flooring. A brick finish section has been installed at AC Hotel South End’s base. AC Hotel South End is scheduled for a late 2017 opening. The following are photographs of AC Hotel South End:

Superstructure rising at AC Hotel South End

AC Hotel South End's six-story structural frame is now rising above the hotel's completed foundation. Steel framing has risen one story above grade and will contain the future hotel's bar and lounge area, fitness center, indoor pool and conference rooms as well as part of the at-grade parking area. Opening late 2017, AC Hotel South End will be a 200-room AC Hotel by Marriott located in the South End adjacent to the Ink Block development. The following are photographs of AC Hotel South End:

AC Hotel South End concrete foundation pouring underway

Pile driving is complete at AC Hotel South End, and concrete is being poured to construct AC Hotel South End’s foundation. J. Derenzo Companies is performing foundation excavation. The hotel’s basement level has been built, and concrete foundation walls and footings are being constructed throughout the construction site. AC Hotel South End will be a 200-room AC Hotel by Marriott located in the South End adjacent to the Ink Block development. Guest amenities will include a bar and lounge area, a fitness center, an indoor pool and conference rooms. 63 surface parking spaces will be constructed adjacent to the hotel. The following are photographs of the AC Hotel South End site:

Pile driving underway at AC Hotel South End

Pile driving rig

Precast concrete piles ready for driving

Partially driven piles

View of AC Hotel South End site looking towards Troy Boston

Pile driving rig (at left) with partially driven piles (at right)

Partially driven piles

Partially driven piles

Tips of shortened piles; piles at AC Hotel South End will average 100 feet long

More information about AC Hotel South End is posted below.

J. Derenzo Companies completes demolition, starts excavation at AC Hotel South End

J. Derenzo Companies’ JDC Demolition has fully demolished two former structures at the AC Hotel South End site, and demolition debris has been fully cleared. Work has begun on AC Hotel South End’s foundation; J. Derenzo Companies has started initial excavation and pre-trenching to prepare the site for pile driving.

View of AC Hotel South End site looking towards Downtown Boston

View of AC Hotel South End site looking towards Troy Boston

Backhoe (at left) and excavator (at right) used for initial excavation and pre-trenching

Demolition nearly complete at AC Hotel South End

J. Derenzo Companies' JDC Demolition has nearly fully demolished two low-rise buildings on the AC Hotel South End site. Construction of the future hotel's foundation will soon commence with initial excavation and pre-trenching to prepare the site for pile driving.

View of AC Hotel South End site looking towards Downtown Boston

Soon-to-be-demolished foundation of a former building

Demolition debris

Demolition debris

View of AC Hotel South End site from Ink Block

View of AC Hotel South End site from Ink Block

J. Derenzo Companies commences demolition at AC Hotel South End

J. Derenzo Companies' JDC Demolition has commenced demolition on the AC Hotel South End site! Work began on Thursday; today, J. Derenzo Companies is demolishing the former taxi dispatch building on site. We are very excited to watch J. Derenzo Companies prepare National Development's AC Hotel South End site for a distinctive building that will bring new energy to a rapidly growing corner of Boston's South End.

View of demolition from Ink Block

Piece-by-piece demolition

Piece-by-piece demolition

Demolition close-up

Water spraying during demolition

Partially demolished building

Demolition debris

View of site towards Downtown Boston

View of site towards Troy Boston

Initial work at AC Hotel South End starting within next 30 days

Construction fencing installed at AC Hotel South End

Construction fencing has been installed surrounding the AC Hotel South End project site. Demolition of the existing buildings on site is anticipated imminently to make way for the construction of a new 200-room hotel. The AC Hotel South End site is located on Albany Street adjacent to the Ink Block development. Both projects are developed by National Development.

View of AC Hotel South End site towards Downtown Boston

View along Albany Street towards Downtown Boston

View from Albany Street towards Ink Block

View along Albany Street towards Downtown Boston

The following are pre-construction photographs of the AC Hotel South End site taken in January 2016:

View of AC Hotel South End site towards Downtown Boston

View along Albany Street towards Downtown Boston